Calgary police asking public's help to locate stolen medical equipment worth $28K

The Calgary Police Service is asking the public for information regarding highly specialized cardiac equipment stolen from northwest Calgary.

On Sept. 14 at approximately 2 a.m., a suspect broke into a 2020 Porsche Macan S parked on the street in the 4700 block of 19th Avenue N.W., police said in a Friday news release.

Several items were taken from the vehicle, including cardiac surgery equipment worth approximately $28,000.

Police say the stolen equipment is “highly specialized and mainly used for minimally invasive cardiac surgeries performed by only a handful of surgeons in Canada.”

Anyone with information or CCTV footage related to this incident is asked to contact police at 403-266-1234. Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers.