Lethbridge Police have charged two 16-year-old males with arson in connection with a business fire on September 1st that caused $500,000 in damage.Read More
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Lethbridge Police has charged 28-year-old Corbin John Maxwell with attempted murder after he broke into a women’s apartment and attacked her while she was asleep.Read More
Lethbridge Police held an information session, late Monday, to talk to the community about its intelligence led policing information. Lethbridge Police Chief, Shahin Mehdizadeh, says the ongoing effort by the LPS will help to reduce Read More
Lethbridge Police Officers unveiled their brand new Armoured Rescue Vehicle. The unit is replacing a 30-year-old converted truck that police were using for the past six years. The old vehicle did not meet safety standards Read More
The pause on the provincial gas tax is scheduled to come to an end at the end of next month. That would make life much for expensive for Albertans. We asked Alberta’s Affordability and Read More
Over 80 per cent of respondents say they are satisfied with the Lethbridge Police Service. That’s according to the Lethbridge Police 2023 Community Survey. It was completed over the summer and information from residents was collected Read More
Lethbridge Police are investigating an armed robbery at Frank’s Deli & Convenience store. On September 10th around 7:35 p.m. police were called to a report of a robbery at the store. An unknown man Read More
A Lethbridge woman who is accused of setting fire to the Mayor Magrath Holiday Inn Hotel back in February has elected to be tried without a preliminary inquiry. Kerissa Rikki Plume faces various charges including Read More
A Lethbridge woman who stabbed a hostage multiple times last year was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Lethbridge court. In July of 2022 Courtney Louise Shaw went into Lethbridge Legal Guidance and asked to speak Read More
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and the Affordability and Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf, took part in the annual Whoop Up Days parade. Video Journalist Micah Quinn caught up with both to discuss some big issues impacting Read More
A Lethbridge father will spend the next seven years behind bars after brutally assaulting his six-week-old baby girl that left her with extensive injuries she will likely have for the rest of her life. BCN’Read More
A couple from Brooks, A.B. say they don’t know why they were a target after their home was completely vandalized from top to bottom. The couple has since moved to Drumheller and continue Read More
The rankings are out for the Crime Severity Index, and the city of Lethbridge now sits at number three. We have seen a 16 per cent decrease over the last couple of years. Back in 2021, Lethbridge Read More
The Alberta government announced $4.4 million for a gang suppression and firearms investigation unit to help tackle gang and illegal gun violence in the province. It came a day after the government introduced legislation aimed at Read More
Lethbridge City Council voted this week on allocating 325 thousand dollars toward an overnight comfort centre at Streets Alive Mission. The funds would help many of our most vulerable during the cold winter months. The vote Read More
A Lethbridge man has recently graduated from the Lethbridge Drug Treatment court program. It is a government funded initiative that is an alternative to jailtime for offenders. The man who is now clean and sober Read More
A Lethbridge homeless advocate in our city says he was arrested earlier this week. Chis Rowley says it took place during the tent encampment clean-up near the Civic Centre Track in our city on Wednesday. Read More
Lethbridge East MLA, Nathan Neudorf, explains how many family physicians are on their way to Lethbridge and why he is throwing his support behind UCP leadership candidate Danielle Smith. MLA Neudorf explains in this one-on-one Read More
A lot of Canadians are concerned about their safety especially when it comes to protecting their families and properties in rural areas. Cor De Wit is with Alberta Rural Crime Watch and Rural Crime Prevention. Read More
BCN’s Hal Roberts chatted with UCP leadership hopeful and Fort McMurray/Lac La Biche MLA, Brian Jean, about what he would bring to the table as Alberta Premier. They discussed crime, opioid crisis, agriculture, Read More
Once again Lethbridge is number one but it’s not for a good reason. The 2021 Crime Severity Index report is in, and Lethbridge again scored the highest. Lethbridge’s score in 2021 was 128.65 with a seven Read More
A 40-year-old woman who is charged with attempted murder following a hostage situation that took place in downtown Lethbridge last week made her first court appearance this morning. BCN’s Angela Stewart is covering this Read More
A new phone survey to showcase what Lethbridge’s most pressing issues are was presented at a Governance Standing Policy Committee Meeting on Thursday. The results will be presented to Lethbridge City Council at a Read More
Two Alberta cities have landed in the top 100 when it comes to crime. According to a report done by Numbeo, Lethbridge placed 56th on the list and Red Deer ranked 67th. The worst of the Read More
The RCMP is asking Albertans to protect their homes and properties from any spring break and enters. They are offering some tips on how to do so. Last year 10,529 break and enters were reported to Read More
A problem property in Lethbridge has now been shut down for 90 days due to drug activity. The Safer Community and Neighbourhoods, or SCAN unit, of the Alberta Sheriffs obtained a court order to shut down Read More
Members of the Lethbridge community gathered at the Galt Museum on Tuesday evening to ask questions and voice their concerns to members of the Lethbridge Police Service and the Lethbridge Police Commission. The information will Read More
The anonymous crime tip line Crime Stoppers has now made its way to the Blood Tribe. Crime Stoppers is a nonprofit agency that allows you to provide confidential tips on crime. If a tip leads Read More
Scammers are all around us and the Better Business Bureau has released a report to help protect Canadians. The Scam Tracker Canadian Risk Report highlights the top 10 scams you can watch out for. Staff say Read More
A number of cities across Canada are still dealing with an opioid crisis. Sadly many who are addicted to drugs turn to a life of crime to help feed their habit. We recently chatted with Read More
