Stolen cards used in booze spending spree after Calgary woman’s car broken into
Posted Mar 13, 2026 5:07 pm.
An afternoon walk in the park turned into a costly ordeal for a Calgary woman after her car was broken into and her partner’s stolen credit cards were used to buy hundreds of dollars’ worth of alcohol.
Cassandra Bullis says she and her partner were attending Edworthy Park on March 3 when thieves shattered her car window and made off with a bag containing ID, bank cards, medications, a water bottle, and even a cane.
When they returned to the vehicle, she says they found a pile of broken glass.
“They used like a crowbar and popped the window out,” Bullis said. “We came back into the pile of glasses… didn’t realize it was my car. It’s still a bit of a mess.”
Calgary police say the stolen cards were used almost immediately at two nearby liquor stores, where the suspect purchased eight to nine bottles of vodka.
One store provided CCTV footage showing the suspect and the vehicle involved. Police confirm the person in the footage is the theft and fraud suspect and say investigators are now working to identify the vehicle.
Bullis says the financial hit has been significant.
“She just went and bought a bunch of alcohol with it… having a party on my partner’s dime,” she said. “I work three separate jobs, so having to replace all this stuff… the window alone is $1,400. My deductible went up to $1,800, so it’s all out of pocket.”
She adds the experience has shaken her sense of safety at the popular southwest Calgary park and she just wants the suspects arrested and her belongings returned.
Calgary police continue to review the footage and are asking anyone with information to come forward.
