Luxury sports car thief makes high-speed getaway

‘We didn’t make any attempts at a pursuit,’ police say, citing risk to public safety

Police are investigating after a daring sports car thief made a high-speed getaway Friday morning.

The drama started just after 10 a.m. after an unknown person hopped into a brand new Porsche at the CN railway yard at 50 Ave. and Barlow Tr. S.E. and made away with the luxury sports car.

Calgary police Det. Travis Ibach said the thief eluded officers through sheer velocity, and was observed fleeing the scene at a high rate of speed.

The bright green 911 Turbo tore north onto Deerfoot Trail at Peigan Trail, dangerously weaving through the late-morning traffic at speeds often approaching 200 km/ h.

Followed north out of the city by Calgary’s HAWCS police helicopter, Airdrie RCMP took over tracking the stolen car.

“We didn’t make any attempts at a pursuit,” said RCMP spokesman Cpl. Curtis Peters. “The speeds were too high, there was too much of a risk to public safety.”

Travelling north on Hwy. 2 out of Airdrie, the suspect turned around at Hwy. 72 near Crossfield and proceeded to travel south again, cutting west at Hwy. 567 and then south back into the city via Symons Valley Road

Anybody with information on the theft should call Calgary police at 403-266-1234, or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-TIPS.