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
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It’s been 36 years since the deadly shooting at École Polytechnique in Montreal. Today the University of Lethbridge commemorated the 14 women who were gunned down on December 6, 1989, in a targeted act of gender-based violence. This 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
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
As part of an enforcement initiative targeting crime, disorder, and open drug use downtown, the Lethbridge Police Service arrested 32 people and seized illicit substances. The project is one of several operations conducted throughout the year 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
An attack on a woman last Tuesday in Lethbridge has police reminding residents to take precautions to stay safe. The woman was attacked at Galt Gardens. Fortunately, two passers–by intervened. Police are asking any Read 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
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
A couple from Edmonton have been charged by Lethbridge Police with the theft of more than 47 thousand dollars’ worth of gold chains. The break-in at the Park Place Mall happened on August 23rd at about 5:30 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
Lethbridge Police have charged a 12-year-old boy with the attempted murder of his younger brother. Back on August 27th at 4:30 P.M, police were called to a northside townhouse, after a father came home and Read More
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
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
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
A Lethbridge woman was sentenced Wednesday for criminal negligence after her 13-year-old son was found dead near Mayor Magrath Drive back on December 26th. 39-year-old Blanche Isobel Irene Fick was sentenced at the Lethbridge courthouse 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 have been on scene at a residence on 5th ave N during a high-risk incident on Monday. Immanuel Christian Elementary School was locked down temporarily, but details of the incident remain unclear.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
