{"id":498118,"date":"2026-02-25T07:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/498118\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T07:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:59:08","slug":"two-men-charged-after-attempted-violent-kidnapping-in-downtown-calgary-calgary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/498118\/","title":{"rendered":"Two men charged after attempted violent kidnapping in downtown Calgary &#8211; Calgary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police arrested two men and laid charges after patrol officers interrupted an alleged violent assault and kidnapping in downtown Calgary.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Just before midnight on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, investigators said, a patrol sergeant working downtown saw three men assaulting a person near the intersection of First Avenue and 19 Street S.W.<\/p>\n<p>When the officer challenged the three men, they jumped into a Toyota Camry and fled the scene.<\/p>\n<p>The victim, a man in his 20s, was transported to hospital in stable condition and has since been released.<\/p>\n<p>Officers located a suspect vehicle a short time later and deployed a tire deflation device that brought the vehicle to a stop.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>Two suspects attempted to flee on foot but were taken into custody by patrol officers with help from the CPS Canine Unit.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Investigators believe the alleged assault and attempted kidnapping was a targeted incident and related to an organized crime conflict in Calgary.<\/p>\n<p>Following the arrests, police executed search warrants on multiple vehicles resulting in the seizure of 89 grams of substances believed to be powder and crack cocaine, with a total street value of $5,000.<\/p>\n<p>A 23-year-old Calgary man has been charged with one count each of kidnapping, assault, possession for the purpose of trafficking and obstructing a peace officer.<\/p>\n<p>A second Calgary man, also 22, has also been charged with one count each of kidnapping, assault, possession for the purpose of trafficking and obstructing a peace officer, as well as two counts of failing to comply with a release order.<\/p>\n<p>Following his arrest officers discovered he was also wanted on 40 outstanding warrants.<\/p>\n<p>Both of the accused are scheduled to appear in court next on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Edmonton police charge 9 more men in motorcycle gang organized crime case'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5P-MOTORCYCLE-GANG-CHAR_OM01NXST_thumbnail_1280x720_.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1:12<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEdmonton police charge 9 more men in motorcycle gang organized crime case\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police arrested two men and laid charges after patrol officers interrupted an alleged violent assault and kidnapping 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