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Lethbridge Police arrest man under Mental Health Act

Oct 3, 2022 | 2:46 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has arrested a suspect that they say was “acting erratically and running in-and-out of traffic.”

Officers were called to an area of Highway 3 just east of the Oldman River on Sunday, October 2, 2022, at approximately 11:45 a.m.

According to police, a man was seen dodging traffic in the east and westbound lanes.

“He did not comply with commands provided by officers, and at one point attempted unsuccessfully to enter a private vehicle that had stopped at the scene,” reads a media release from LPS.