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Phone Thieves Target Stampede Festivals | Calgary News
Calgary police are hunting down slick phone thieves targeting Stampede and festival crowds—three phones stolen so far, with two at Nashville North and two at Badlands. Thieves use distractions to snatch devices, so Acting Sgt. Jon Pierce urges you to trust your gut: if something feels off, act fast. One victim, Jaiden Hein, says her phone vanished at Nashville North and heard others had similar luck. Losing your phone means losing your data—Hein’s device pinged near a Cochrane hotel, prompting cross-jurisdictional police work. Both festivals are on alert, urging attendees to secure phones in…
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