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Calgary police will be closing the Market Mall community station at the end of June.

The decision follows a review into the number of calls for service at the station, located in the mall at 3625 Shaganappi Trail N.W., which showed call volumes didn’t warrant having full-time positions at the location.

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Calgary police say the closure was necessary due to the evolution in the way crimes are reported, including the online options people are increasingly using.

A district office is also located at 11955 Country Village Link N.E. within District 7, where members of the public often go instead of the mall community station.

Positions will be temporarily reallocated to support District 7, which includes Market Mall and the surrounding area, after the station’s closure on June 30.

Volunteers at the station will also be moved to other volunteer opportunities within the police service.

Last year, Calgary police also announced the closing of the Victoria Park satellite station. Chief Roger Chaffin said at the time the move was part of a larger strategy to consolidate its leased spaces and put that money to better use.

“When you’re asking are we doing our best to provide service to Calgarians, how well do bricks and mortar serve that purpose?” he said.