Police look to identify man suspected of smashing Peace Bridge's glass panels yyc
Police say the suspect entered the bridge from the south at Eau Claire Park around 4 a.m. Sunday,with bricks, a hammer and potentially a piece of rebar. They say he was last seen heading into an alleyway at 1st Avenue N.W. and 2nd Avenue N.W., and police believe he was walking near the area of 8th Street N.W. and 9th Street N.W.
Police described the man as around 50 to 60 years old, with a full mustache, 5’6″ to 5’9″ tall, with a slim build, weighing approximately 150 pounds. He was last seen wearing a dark-coloured baseball cap with a white logo, blue sweater with white or reflective stripes on the shoulders and jeans. Ruan Piennar said he and his wife Simone Wentzel have come to the bridge quite frequently since emigrating to Calgary from South Africa in 2019. On Monday afternoon, he brought his parents, visiting from South Africa, to see the staple piece of Calgary architecture only to find shattered glass and construction cones.Article content
According to the city, an average of six panels need to be replaced yearly due to damage, costing the city in excess of $500,000 since the bridge was finished in 2012. That cost was mitigated slightly, as the city had been using spare panels it had on hand following the bridge’s construction and others it
Damage at the Peace Bridge near downtown Calgary on Sunday, July 24, 2022. Multiple panels have been shattered, causing thousands of dollars of damage.Buhler said she doesn’t believe the recent act was an adverse effect of that campaign; however, she does think it played a part in the quick police response.
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