Lethbridge Police offer a look inside renovated headquarters
LETHBRIDGE – The Lethbridge Police Service opened their doors to the public Thursday, Dec. 7, giving the community a look at the renovation and expansion project that had been underway since 2014.
Insp. Tom Ascroft met with the media before the start of the community tours, explaining that the $28-million remodel left virtually no space untouched.
“The original building was built in 1996, we outgrew it quite a while before the addition was able to be completed,” stated Ascroft. “It runs 365 days a year, 24-hours a day, so it wears out three times faster than a regular building that’s only used Monday to Friday, 8-4.”
Among the big highlights for officers, was the addition of underground parking – Ascroft pointed out that the new technology in their vehicles doesn’t work as well when it gets extremely cold – and a new combatives training space.