Today marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorating 81 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Nazi Germany’s largest death camp, by Soviet troops on January 27, 1945. The day, established by the United Nations, honours the millions of Read More
A Lethbridge man is facing charges in relation to sexual assault, exploitation and human trafficking. BCN’s Naveen Day has more details.Read More
Lethbridge Police are warning retailers and individuals to be on the lookout for counterfeit currency, after a man attempted to purchase a cell phone with fake 100-dollar bills. Police say on January 9th they responded Read More
The Lethbridge Police Service have charged a 23-year-old Edmonton man with drug trafficking offences after he was arrested in back-to-back incidents in late December. On December 30, 2025, the Crime Suppression Team observed a subject in a Read More
A 27-year-old ride-share driver has been charged by Lethbridge Police after the driver allegedly assaulted his passenger after she arranged a ride home, back in November. The suspect reportedly left Canada as LPS attempted to Read More
Lethbridge Police have charged a 39-year-old woman with drug trafficking offences after they discovered drug paraphernalia at a tent, located in an encampment. Police approached a woman on January 1st that was known to have Read More
A 12-year-old boy accused of stabbing his seven-year-old brother last summer in Lethbridge has pleaded guilty to attempted murder. The plea was entered Wednesday in Lethbridge youth court. The stabbing happened back on August 24th Read More
The Better Business Bureau is getting out the reminder for people to exercise caution this holiday season as fraud and scams are at their seasonal high. The BBB released their list of the Twelve Scams Read More
Brooks RCMP are investigating multiple occurrences of graffiti sprayed across the city showing white supremacist and anti-immigrant messaging. RCMP say between October 1st and November 26th they have responded to nine separate incidents of hate-motivated Read More
Lethbridge Police have charged a 21-year-old Cardston man with the attempted murder of his twin brother. On Saturday night, police responded to a report of a stabbing at a home along Lakemount Boulevard South. When Read More
A man from Delta B.C. has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged financial scam involving a victim from Lethbridge. Last November a 59-year-old man from Lethbridge reported to police that he Read More
Lethbridge Police have charged two men in connection with an assault last Saturday morning. Police responded to a report on November 29th at 9:30am of multiple people fighting with weapons in the 700 block of 3rd Read More
Medicine Hat Police have charged a 19-year-old man with multiple offences, including assault with a weapon following a dispute last Thursday evening at a residence in the 600 block of 8 Street southwest. Police were told a Read More
The man charged with attempted murder after he drove through multiple pedestrians back on October 10th had his court appearance adjourned today. Forty-seven-year-old Christopher Hegg of Calgary faces multiple counts of attempted murder after he Read More
Last year in Canada, over a billion dollars in insurance claims were filed in relation to auto thefts. And the Équité Association, which researches insurance fraud and crime, has released its report on the most Read More
The Better Business Bureau is amplifying a warning from the head of BMO’s financial crimes unit regarding a multitude of scams that are targeting holiday shoppers this season. The various scams include the use Read More
The Blood Tribe Police are seeking witnesses from an event in October where multiple pedestrians were left seriously injured in a hit and run in Standoff. The incident occurred on October 10th near the Trading Read More
A bail hearing was held Wednesday for a 12-year-old Lethbridge boy who is facing an attempted murder charge. It’s alleged the boy tried to kill his 7-year-old brother last August. According to police, the Read More
Alberta Sheriffs closed a problem property where criminal activity had prompted more than 60 calls to police since 2021. SCAN which is The Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods unit obtained a court order against the property owner of 1025 12Read More
ALERT in Medicine Hat says the search of a suspected drug production house has led to the arrests of two people and the seizure of a substantial amount of illicit drugs. About $135,000 dollars worth of Read More
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on Thursday over tougher bail rules, a local criminal defence lawyer is calling this new measure “problematic” as it pertains to the rights of her clients. The Deputy Chief Read More
A Calgary man has been charged by Lethbridge Police with multiple counts of attempted murder after appearing to deliberately run over a group of pedestrians last week in a parking lot. The first of multiple Read More
ALERT’S Internet Child Exploitation unit has made multiple arrests across Alberta and here in Lethbridge over what they’re calling “vast collections” of alleged child sexual exploitation material. Operation ICE Storm, which began in Read More
A 36-year-old man from Lethbridge has been charged by police in connection with the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of a woman last week. Police say just after midnight on October 3rd, they responded to Read More
The Lethbridge Police Service announced a new Integrated Offender Management program on Wednesday that aims to reduce recidivism in the community. The IOM will be a one-year pilot project that will work in conjunction with Read More
While national attention remains focused on the tragic act of violence at a Latter-day Saint chapel in Grand Blanc, Michigan, the shockwaves of the incident have reached into the LDS here in Lethbridge. As details Read More
Lethbridge Police were on scene once again outside of Immanuel Christian Elementary School along 5 Avenue North investigating a suspicious package. Members of the Explosive Disposal Unit were deployed, a police drone was monitoring the Read More
A Lethbridge man has been charged with multiple offences including arson after a townhouse fire occurred over the weekend. Police and firefighters responded to a report that a man, armed with a knife, entered a Read More
Last week, the public assassination of Charlie Kirk, the Christian and conservative commentator, shook North America and continues to reverberate around the world. Since then, numerous actions have been held to show support to Kirk’Read More
Some movie goers in Lethbridge had a bit of a scare over the weekend after police locked down the Galaxy Cinemas in our city due to a weapons theat. According to the Lethbridge Police Service, Read More
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