Weapons, stolen property recovered by Calgary police from encampment
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Calgary police have recovered a cache of weapons – including knives, Airsoft and replica guns, as well as real firearms – from two illegal encampments in the city over the past two weeks.
Calgary police have recovered a cache of weapons – including knives, Airsoft and replica guns, as well as real firearms – from two illegal encampments in the city over the past two weeks.
Officials said in a release that officers found one encampment, near 58 Avenue and Burbank Road S.E., on April 19.
At that location, which consisted of a makeshift living structure, they found:
In another investigation, police discovered more encampments while conducting patrols along the Bow River on the east side of Deerfoot Trail S.E.
"Officers located a beverage container hanging in the trees with holes consistent in size with rounds from a gun. The officers searched the area nearby and uncovered several encampments," police said in a release.
One shelter had a John Deere tractor and what authorities say was "a wire-stripping operation for the re-sale of stolen copper wire."
Police suggest the shelter was quite complex, possessing weather-proof sides, as well as a roof and window.
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