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Man in custody after stealing marked police car

Jan 21, 2019 | 3:00 PM

A man is in custody following the theft of a marked police car in southwest Calgary.

Police say the car was stolen this afternoon while an officer was responding to a report of a suspicious person.

The officer had stopped his vehicle on the side of the road near a group of people and briefly stepped out of his car to speak with them.

Police allege one of the individuals got into the police vehicle and drove away.