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Tragedy for a family in Calgary’s northeast just weeks before Christmas is shedding light on the restrictions police face when conducting welfare checks.

A man was found dead in a Taradale home on Tuesday, which was discovered to have very high levels of carbon monoxide, but there are questions as to why police didn’t enter the home when they were called the day before.

“I think people will say, ‘Well, why didn’t they go in right away?’ and doing all that and the reality is the police cannot go into a home without cause,” said Doug King, a professor of justice studies at Mount Royal University.

According to emergency crews, a family member called 911 on Tuesday afternoon, and when emergency crews arrived, they discovered high levels of carbon monoxide.

Carol Henke with the Calgary Fire Department said the levels read 90 parts per million upstairs and over 270 parts …

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