Man charged with stealing $46K in equipment from southeast Calgary construction site

The shoulder patch of a Calgary Police Service officer is pictured in Calgary, Friday, July 4, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Calgary police say they’ve charged a 42-year-old man believed to be responsible for the theft of more than $46,000 worth of construction equipment from job sites in the city’s southeast.

Police say officers were called to reports of a break-and-enter from a job site at 6127 Barlow Tr. S.E. for an incident believed to have occurred between 2:30 p.m. on April 22 and 7 a.m. on April 23.

They say a suspect entered the site, tampered with CCTV equipment and vandalized the area before taking off with stolen tools in a truck officers believe was stolen from the same site.

A review of surveillance footage from neighbouring businesses showed two men transporting the stolen items north of 61 Avenue S.E., police say.

Police say they canvassed the area and found a large bin and a snowblower hidden in nearby trees. They also recovered the stolen truck near an encampment area at 5910 50 Ave. S.E.

Those items were returned to their owners.

On April 28, police say they saw someone near the recovered truck who matched the description of one of the suspects, who they arrested without incident.

The accused is charged with possession of stolen property and failure to comply with a release order.

He is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.