1 arrested following incident at storm drain near Crowchild Trail: Calgary police

Calgary police on scene in a greenspace near Crowchild Trail and Nose Hill Drive N.W. on May 13, 2025. (CTV News)

Police were on scene near Crowchild Trail on Tuesday afternoon, trying to coax a person out of a storm drain who was believed to have barricaded themselves inside.

Officers and other emergency crews could be seen near a storm drain located in a greenspace near Crowchild Trail and Nose Hill Drive N.W.

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“The person is not believed to be trapped, they are believed to be using the tunnel as a shelter,” police said.

There was no ongoing safety risk, but the public was asked to avoid the area.

For hours, police tried to persuade the person to come out.

It turned out no one was inside.

Later in the evening, members of the public reported the person had returned.

The person was arrested shortly after.

There had been no word on charges at the time of this writing.