Calgary police say 18 people were arrested, 91 warrants were executed and more than $3,000 in outstanding fines were paid during a co-ordinated enforcement initiative with the Alberta Sheriffs’ Fugitive Apprehension Sheriffs Support Team. The initiative ran Aug. 5 and Aug. 6 in downtown Calgary and surrounding areas, targeting individuals wanted on outstanding criminal and non-criminal warrants. Of the 91 warrants executed, 77 were criminal and 14 were non-criminal. Police say many of the warrants were related to offences including assaulting peace officers, resisting arrest, possession of dangerous weapons and assault with weapons. “This work does not stop here,” said Sgt. Chelsea Karpenko of the Calgary Police Service. “Investigators from CPS and Alberta Sheriffs continue to actively pursue additional wanted individuals using intelligence gathered throughout this operation.”
