Lethbridge man charged in connection to hit and run, standoff with officers
LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has made an arrest in connection to a standoff with officers.
At approximately 4:30 pm on May 31, 2022, LPS was called to a hit and run along the 2300 block of 5A Avenue North.
The investigation determined that a parked vehicle was struck and that both the male driver and a female passenger in the offending vehicle fled the scene on foot.
When two witnesses tried to intervene, the man allegedly produced a knife and threatened them.