Lethbridge Police are updating another sexual assault case we first heard about back in June. LPS has added additional charges to a 37-year-old man after three more victims came forward to police. The investigation began Read More
Lethbridge Police have charged a 51-year-old man for stalking a woman and trying to force her into his vehicle. Police say on the evening of June 25th, an unnamed 47-year-old woman was walking near the 1000 Read More
Alberta RCMP’s Auto Theft Unit has busted an organized crime vehicle theft ring after a seven-month investigation. Seven people from Edmonton and High River are facing 99 criminal charges, after RCMP recovered nearly two-million-dollars in Read More
On July 23, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber will learn their fate at a sentencing hearing. Ottawa Crown prosecutors are seeking a seven-year prison sentence for Lich and an eight-year sentence for her co-accused Barber over Read More
Lethbridge once held the highest CSI rate in the country between 2019-2021 in part due to having twice the average national property crime rate. However, there has been a complete shift as the latest numbers Read More
A Lethbridge junior girls football coach has been arrested for multiple child sexual exploitation offences, including the allegation that he used A.I. to make child pornography. Justin Tillery was arrested by ALERT’s Internet Read More
One of the men convicted from the Coutts 2022 border blockade has been granted bail pending his appeal. Chris Carbert, has been serving a 6 1/2 year sentence for convictions of mischief over $5,000 and possession of a weapon Read More
ALERT Lethbridge, in partnership with Lethbridge and Taber Police Services, have uncovered an extensive drug trafficking operation that involved the arrests of nine suspects and the seizure of large amounts of cocaine and weapons and $2.5 Read More
Lethbridge Police have charged a 36-year-old man in connection with a sexual assault that allegedly took place 6 years ago. 36-year-old Landon Byron Kern Waters of Lethbridge has been charged with sexual assault and is scheduled Read More
Lethbridge Police have charged three people with kidnapping and assault, after a 39-year-old man was unlawfully confined in a residence in a dispute between known parties over money.Read More
Lethbridge Police say as crime trends continue to decrease since record high numbers in 2019, 2024 witnessed a significant drop in crime by 16% from 2023 alone.Read More
Hamilton Police recently uncovered a massive auto theft ring where criminals ship stolen vehicles to countries overseas. But as auto theft numbers decrease in Canada, Alberta now holds the highest per capita rate of thefts Read More
LPS have charged a 66-year-old man from Lethbridge after he sexually assaulted a 11-year-old boy at a local pool. During investigation, police say there may be additional victims.Read More
Patrick Rodney, convicted of possessing over one million dollars in drugs two years ago has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. He was said to possess mass amounts narcotics including meth, fentanyl and cocaine, as Read More
Residents of a north Lethbridge neighborhood were shocked this morning when police knocked on their door to tell them a body had been found in their alley. Lethbridge Police Service was on the scene between 1Read More
Lethbridge Police have charged 36-year-old Anthony Robert Small after he drove a women to an isolated place and sexually assaulted her inside his vehicle. He is due for a court hearing on the 21st.Read More
The mother of the victim of a homicide at a Lethbridge motel shared her thoughts with BCN after her daughter, 34-year-old Christina Webber was killed at a southside motel in late December.Read More
Lethbridge Police say the third suspect in a motel homicide in late December has turned herself in. All three suspects are charged with first-degree murder and arson.Read More
Lethbridge Police have charged three subjects and arrested two with first degree murder after a woman was found dead at a southside motel. LPS is still searching for the third subject.Read More
Lethbridge Police continue to investigate two separate cases; one involving the homicide of a woman at a local motel; and the other which saw the discovery of the body of a 13-year-old boy.Read More
Scammers never take holidays, and Christmas time is a busy season for fraudsters. BCN’s Naveen Day reached out to the Better Business Bureau to learn more about the scams that are currently trending. Read More
A prominent figure of the 2022 Freedom Convoy in Ottawa has been found guilty on five counts. A judge says Pat King is guilty of mischief, counselling others to commit mischief, counselling others to obstruct police Read More
The Alberta Sheriffs SCAN Unit have sealed off a third drug house in Lethbridge from the past year. Police have received more than 80 calls and complaints on the property since 2021.Read More
Lethbridge Police have reprimanded an officer in connection with improperly accessing information involving former Lethbridge MLA Shannon Phillips back in 2018. In 2020, a complaint was issued by Phillips that three Lethbridge Police officers and one civilian Read More
A former Lethbridge police inspector has pleaded guilty to Breach of Trust while he worked at the Domestic Violence Action Centre. Bill Kaye appeared in Lethbridge Provincial court Tuesday to make the plea, admitting to Read More
Lethbridge Police have charged a 41-year-old Justin Chad Leavitt with multiple charges, including sexual assault and uttering threats among others. Police responded to nine calls and complaints from a home on McGill Boulevard between August 6Read More
After a break-in at a downtown Lethbridge ice cream store, local business owners are clamoring for more support before they say are next.Read More
A man who died under Calgary Police custody after an altercation on September 17 has been identified as 42-year-old Jon Wells, a member of the Blood Tribe.Read More
Garry Dean Brown of Vulcan, Alta is charged with second degree murder after a 28-year-old Lethbridge woman was found dead near Oyen.Read More
Lethbridge Police have charged a 34-year-old man with drug and weapon offences following a traffic stop on September 18. Police say they stopped the man on a bicycle for equipment violations but then discovered that he Read More
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