Police make arrests in high risk warrant in south Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE –    Police conducted three search warrants at three different locations in the city on Friday (Nov 5) evening for stolen property.

The people inside a home in the 1000 block of Elliot Road South refused to exit their residence as requested. As a result The Critical Incident Response Team was utilized to make the area safe.

Witnesses in the area reported loud flash bangs had been going off since around 6:00-pm.

On scene, police could be heard over a megaphone telling the residents to come out with their hands on their head, saying everyone was under arrest for possession of a firearm.