Suspect arrested after 3 Calgary Transit drivers assaulted at bus loop

CBC News

· Posted: Jun 19, 2025 3:39 PM EDT | Last Updated: June 19

Calgary constabulary arrested a antheral connected Thursday greeting aft being called to a autobus loop successful the city's northeast connected reports that idiosyncratic had assaulted 3 Calgary Transit autobus drivers.

Officers responded to the autobus loop adjacent the intersection of Centre Street and 78th Avenue N.E. astatine 10:45 a.m., according to police.

It was reported that an intoxicated antheral assaulted 3 Calgary Transit drivers who were extracurricular of their vehicles, lasting astatine the autobus loop.

Shortly aft arriving astatine the scene, officers took 1 antheral into custody.

"This does look to beryllium a random onslaught connected the autobus drivers connected transit property," said Staff Sgt. Jordan Nolan.

"We volition enactment with our partners astatine Calgary Transit to guarantee the information of our autobus drivers arsenic good arsenic the offender is dealt with and charged appropriately."

Nolan said the fishy has had interactions with police respective times successful the past.

No limb was utilized successful the battle and the victims suffered insignificant injuries, constabulary said.

Last month a metropolis autobus operator was the unfortunate of an onslaught that enactment him successful infirmary successful life-threatening condition. The driver was attacked aft helium refused a request to deviate from the designated autobus route.

Two men were charged successful that erstwhile incident.