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The Calgary Police Service was founded on February 7, 1885, [1] and initially consisted of two constables led by Chief Jack Ingram. [2] On October 8, 1993, Constable Rick Sonnenberg was preparing a spike strip to stop a stolen vehicle when he was struck by the fleeing motorist and killed. [3] In the wake of his death and fundraising from the ...
The Alberta Provincial Police (APP) was the provincial police service for the province of Alberta, Canada, from 1917 to 1932.The APP was formed as a result of the Royal North-West Mounted Police (RNWMP) leaving the prairie provinces during the First World War due to a lack of sufficient resources in light of its increased responsibilities for national security and reluctance to again enforce ...
1885 – Calgary Police Service established. 1886 – The Calgary Fire of 1886. 1888 – Anglican Diocese of Calgary established. 1891 – Calgary and Edmonton Railway opened. 1894 – It was incorporated as "The City of Calgary" in what was then the North-West Territories. [3] 1900 – Downtown East Village, Calgary established.
Colonel James Walker (1846-1936) was an influential pioneer, military officer and founding citizen of Calgary, Alberta. He was a leading figure in the founding days of the North-West Mounted Police and a leading pioneer in Calgary's early history. His contributions to the growth of Calgary from a collection of huts outside a fort, to a thriving ...
Alberta Sheriffs Branch. The Alberta Sheriffs Branch [1] is a provincial law enforcement agency overseen by the Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Services [2] of the province of Alberta, Canada. Under the authority of the Peace Officer Act, Alberta Sheriffs are provincial peace officers with jurisdiction over the province of Alberta.
Artur Pawlowski (born March 28, 1973) is a Polish-Canadian evangelical street preacher and political activist. He is pastor of the Cave of Adullam congregation in Calgary and previously led the Kings Glory Fellowship (KGF). Pawlowski is also founder and pastor of Street Church Ministries (SCM), a group no longer recognized as a religious or ...
Killing of Latjor Tuel. Latjor Tuel was a black man fatally shot by Calgary police on February 19, 2022, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [1] Tuel refused to drop his knife, and stabbed a police dog in the neck, during a lengthy confrontation with police.
Christine E. Silverberg. Christine E. Silverberg (born 1949) is a Canadian lawyer who was the first female Chief of the Calgary Police Service [1] and later practiced law alongside Hersh Wolch, who famously won David Milgaard 's wrongful conviction case. [2]