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Calgary Youth Trio Detained After Knife-Point Bus Driver Robbery as Legal Paths Diverge

Investigators probing a linked Beltline liquor store theft highlight diverging legal outcomes for the suspects

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A bus at Erlton LRT station in 2011. On July 29, 2025 a bus driver at Erlton Station was robbed at knife point, allegedly by three youths.

Overview

  • Calgary police arrested three youths aged 11, 14 and 16 near 25th Avenue S.W. and Macleod Trail in the early hours of July 30.
  • The 11-year-old boy was released to a parent because Canadian law bars criminal charges for children under 12.
  • A 14-year-old girl faces charges of shoplifting and failing to comply with a release order.
  • Authorities have pending charges against the 16-year-old girl for her suspected role in the Beltline liquor store robbery.
  • Investigators continue examining evidence that the group stole more than $200 in alcohol shortly before the bus driver was threatened.