🔵 CHARGE LAID 🔵 We have arrested a man & charged him with child abduction, more than 2 years after he’s believed to have fled Calgary with his son. 📍 A man is suspected of taking his five-year-old son, without permission or authority, on Dec. 3, 2023 & travelling from Calgary to Montreal, then on to Turkiye. The suspect then immediately cut off all contact with his son’s mother. Evidence gathered after the man left appeared to show the abduction had been extensively planned, with the suspect

Recovery Alberta & the Calgary Police Service have partnered to form the Police & Crisis Team (PACT) as a solution to help alleviate increasing pressure on hospitals & frontline responders by diverting individuals experiencing mental health & addiction crises away from the justice system & emergency rooms. PACT pairs an officer & mental health clinician to case manage high-risk mental health patients, triage complaints, offer advice & deliver a collaborative approach to patient care. 🌐 For more