Shahin Mehdizadeh -- LNN

By Connor Gunn

New Police Chief announced for City of Lethbridge

Jun 29, 2020 | 4:49 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB– After months of searching for Lethbridge’s new Chief of Police, the search is over.

Shahin Mehdizadeh will take the post as the new chief on August 31st, 2020.

The Police Chief position was left vacant following the resignation of Chief Rob Davis in July of last year.

Chief Davis was replaced by Interim Police Chief, Scott Woods in October, 2019.

“We are thrilled that Mr. Mehdizadeh has accepted the position of our new Police Chief,” says Simon Griffiths, Chair of the Lethbridge Police Commission.

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“We are very fortunate to have his leadership and vast experience coming to our police service and we are confident he will serve our community well.”

The Commission says he’ll be right for the job as he’s an accomplished Police Executive with more than 30 years of experience with the RCMP and has worked across four provinces in various policing disciplines.

“I’m looking forward to joining a strong team at the Lethbridge Police Service and working together to build on the great works that is already happening,” says Mehdizadeh.

“It is important to me that our members are healthy and happy in their work and that they are encouraged to be innovative. Taking ideas from both inside the police service and from our community will help enhance public safety and bring the best service to Lethbridge residents.”

Mehdizadeh is currently serving as the RCMP Chief Superintendent, for the Central Alberta District where he is responsible for a large area that has 24 detachments, including the City of Red Deer and numerous First Nations communities.