Category: Calgary police officer

Sentencing Arguments Begin for Calgary Youth Convicted in Police Hit-and-Run Death

April 26, 2023
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A prosecutor is calling on a judge to impose an adult sentence for a young offender found guilty of manslaughter in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer. Sgt. Andrew Harnett died in hospital on Dec. 31, 2020, after being dragged by a fleeing SUV and falling into the path of an oncoming car….

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Calgary Police Officer Charged With Assault Following Case of Road Rage

December 22, 2022
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A Calgary police officer faces two charges after an off-duty road rage case. Police say an altercation took place between two drivers in the northeast community of Skyview around 6 p.m. on Aug. 30. They say what started as a verbal dispute escalated when one of the drivers hit the other. The events were reported…

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Judge Denies Bail for Accused Teen in Calgary Officer’s Death

January 28, 2021
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CALGARY—A judge has denied bail for a young man charged with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer. The accused was 17 when he was arrested in the death of Sgt. Andrew Harnett on Dec. 31. He has since turned 18 but cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act….

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