An investigation conducted by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT), determined a member of the Calgary Police Service will not face criminal charges in connection to a 2013 arrest of a 70-year-old man.
On the afternoon of September 19, 2013, David Loeppky was approached outside of his northeast home by a woman wanting to sell him jewelry. Loeppky became suspicious of the woman’s motives and he called 911 from inside his home under the guise of collecting money to purchase the jewelry.
During Loeppky’s conversation with the 911 operator, the senior became agitated with the line of questions and suggested he could hold the suspected scam artist at gunpoint using his shotgun until police arrived.
The 911 operator dispatched police to Loeppky’s home to investigate a gun call involving a very upset woman.
Loeppky returned outside and told the woman he did not have the funds. The suspect left without incident and Loeppky left his home to run several errands.
Police contacted Loeppky by phone and he agreed to meet them for, what he thought would be, his take on the scam artist.
Following phone calls between Loeppky and the responding officers, the senior citizen was located in his truck in the parking lot of a northeast church.
According to ASIRT, Loeppky refused to follow police instructions to leave his truck. Officers became concerned the Loeppky was armed and a police service dog was deployed through the truck’s driver side window.
Loeppky suffered several bites and was transported to hospital where he received stitches.
CPS members did not locate a firearm inside Loeppky’s truck.
The ASIRT investigation into the events of September 19, 2013, determined the handler of the police dog will not face criminal charges in connection to his actions.
