Two teens facing charges after police chase involving electric dirt bikes

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Momney, C. (2026, August 20). Two teens facing charges after police chase involving electric dirt bikes. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12027819/two-teens-facing-charges-police-chase-electric-dirt-bikes/

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Global News · collected 2026-08-20 · by Craig Momney

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Two teenage boys are facing charges under the Criminal Code of Canada after leading police on a high-speed chase in southwest Calgary early Tuesday morning. The teens were operating electric dirt bikes and evaded police and HAWCS through residential neighborhoods before being arrested. According to police, electric dirt bikes are illegal to ride on public roads and sidewalks in Calgary. Police are still searching for the third rider involved in the incident.
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Two teens, still unidentified due to one remaining at large, were charged under the *Criminal Code of Canada* for their involvement in a police chase through residential neighborhoods in southwest Calgary. The incident occurred early Tuesday morning when officers responded to reports that three teens were performing stunts on their electric dirt bikes and riding dangerously. After being approached by police, the trio led both police and HAWCS (a helicopter unit) on a chase through residential areas before two of them were arrested. Two riders are now facing charges for *dangerous operation of a vehicle* and *flight from police*. Police have emphasized that electric dirt bikes are not allowed on public roads, sidewalks, pathways, or parks due to their high speeds, which is becoming an increasing problem as more people try to evade law enforcement on these devices. The province has indicated interest in revising the Traffic Safety Act to address this issue and create a safer transportation system.

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📰 Police Chase Involves Electric Bikes
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Craig Momney
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🔮 They would not only learn that their contractor never put in an order for supplies, but his name wasn’t even Ralph. Get daily National news His name is Omar Ghandour, said the Calgary Police Service.
🔮 “In the past it would be ‘oh I’m sorry I didn’t realize this couldn’t be ridden here and off they go, but (now) we’re seeing an increasing number of people trying to flee from the police on these devices and the biggest challenge (is) they’re capable of incredible speeds.”
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Calgary Coach Hill HAWCS the Calgary Police Traffic Division the Criminal Code of Canada

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HAWCS ORG · 2× Bobby Kooner PERSON · 1× Calgary GPE · 1× Coach Hill GPE · 1× Creekside GPE · 1× Evanston GPE · 1× Evanston Creekside Community Association ORG · 1× Mike Stiles PERSON · 1× Rob Patterson PERSON · 1× the Calgary Police Traffic Division ORG · 1×

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A spokesperson in the Office of the Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors says the province is looking at amending the Traffic Safety Act “to build a modernized and safer transportation system that supports drivers, commercial carriers, and alternative transportation users.”
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-08-20
🔮 “In the past it would be ‘oh I’m sorry I didn’t realize this couldn’t be ridden here and off they go, but (now) we’re seeing an increasing number of people trying to flee from the police on these devices and the biggest challenge (is) they’re capable of incredible speeds.”
2026-08-20 · Global News
Two teens facing charges after police chase involving electric dirt bikes · assertive framing

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Two teens are facing criminal code charges after leading police and HAWCS on a chase early Tuesday morning in southwest Calgary. asserted
teens → face → Calgary
Police say they were called to the community of Coach Hill around 1:30 a.m. after getting reports that three teens had been “performing stunts and operating their electric dirt bikes dangerously.” asserted
teens → say → bikes
When officers tried to stop the three riders, police say the trio took off and continued to evade both police and HAWCS through residential neighbourhoods. asserted
trio → try → neighbourhoods
Police did arrest two of the riders and have since charged them with dangerous operation of a vehicle and flight from police, under the Criminal Code of Canada. asserted
Police → arrest → Canada
Police are still looking for the third teenager. asserted
Police → look → teenager
“There are people that are wanting to flee,” says acting superintendent Rob Patterson with the Calgary Police Traffic Division. asserted
Patterson → be → Division
“In the past it would be ‘oh I’m sorry I didn’t realize this couldn’t be ridden here and off they go, but (now) we’re seeing an increasing number of people trying to flee from the police on these devices and the biggest challenge (is) they’re capable of incredible speeds.” asserted
they → ’m → speeds
Police say electric dirt bikes are illegal to ride on public roads, sidewalks, pathways and parks. asserted
bikes → say → roads
Get daily National news The Communities of Evanston and Creekside have seen their fair share of incidents. asserted
Communities → get → incidents
Evanston Creekside Community Association president Mike Stiles says kids riding electric dirt bikes have been an issue at Evanston Park since October. asserted
kids → say → October
They say what’s likely attracting them to the park is the number of hills that are there, and these kids are using them like it’s their own “personal pump track.” asserted
it → say → them
“These kids as young as 10 have been driving around our park, causing havoc in our community, cutting through the park’s pathways, lane splitting, popping wheelies along Simon’s Valley Parkway.” asserted
kids → drive → Parkway
He says the complaint he gets most often is regarding the number of times these bikes nearly hit someone at the park or toddlers at the nearby daycare. asserted
bikes → say → daycare
“We want to get the education out to the parents who may be buying these bikes without knowing that they’re not legal within city limits,” says Kooner. uncertain
Kooner → want → limits
“We don’t want to be the fun police, so we would love for the city to do something about making a designated area where they can go ride, but until that happens, you know we want stepped-up enforcement. asserted
we → want → enforcement
A spokesperson in the Office of the Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors says the province is looking at amending the Traffic Safety Act “to build a modernized and safer transportation system that supports drivers, commercial carriers, and alternative transportation users.” asserted
that → say → drivers
“As part of these amendments, Alberta is considering a provincial framework to support the safe and consistent use of personal micromobility devices, such as e-Scooters and similar small devices, where municipalities enforce and choose to allow them,” says the spokesperson. asserted
spokesperson → consider → them
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