What started as a neighbourly dispute ended with one of those neighbours “tunnelling” into the unit of the other, according to Calgary police.
Police say a woman had been having ongoing issues with the neighbour living directly below her unit on the 6400 block of Coach Hill Road S.W.
She came home after being away to discover her door was still locked, but there was now a large hole in her floor.
It was reported to police as a break-and-enter on Sept. 5, 2025.
Police executed a search warrant and say the downstairs neighbour “tunnelled” a hole from his unit into hers through an open space behind a fireplace.
Images released by police show the wall beside the fireplace knocked out, and a ladder resting against the wall underneath a hole in the unit.
A 46-year-old man is charged with one count of break-and-enter with intent to commit criminal harassment, mischief to property over $5,000, and two counts of disobeying an order.
The police statement did not elaborate on what they believe the man’s intentions were.
In a statement, Insp. Keith Hurley called it a “deeply disturbing violation of personal space and security.”
“The idea that someone would go to such lengths to gain unauthorized access to another person’s home is not only alarming, but it also shatters the fundamental sense of safety we all deserve in our own residences.”
