LPS sees four years of change and progress

Lethbridge Police Service has been under major transformation since 2020 when Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh began as the city’s police chief. On Thursday, Mehdizadeh, who has more than 35 years of national and international police experience, chatted in the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA), presentation session about the key challenges he faced when he came to the institution.

Mehdizadeh began his policing career with the RCMP in 1989, and his experience includes general patrol duties, major crimes, drug and organized crime, covert operations and national security.

Heidi Echavarria

Heidi was born in Bogota, Colombia and lived there until she was 18, then she moved to Caracas, Venezuela where she finished her bachelor's degree in journalism. Since 2010 she covered political issues related to the government of former president Hugo Chávez and his political opponents, management, death and transition to a new government. Likewise, Heidi did research, wrote chronicles, reports and news in the social, community, and cultural areas. In 2019, Heidi, along with her husband and three children, moved to Aurora, Ontario where she worked at Teen Challenge Canada. In September 2023, she moved to Lethbridge, Alberta. Heidi also has a diploma in Addictions and Community Health. In 2024, she joined at Bridge City News team as a Video Journalist to produce a wide range of stories including those which are faith based glorifying Jesus Christ.

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