Crime & Courts

Resolution expected in Douglas Bagnall case this spring

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 63-year-old man charged in the death of a 42-year-old Pikanii Band Councillor, educator, and sobriety advocate, will likely have his case resolved later this spring; nearly two year...

Jan 13, 2020 Members of the Provost family outside of the Lethbridge Courthouse in early 2019

"Looking back, I should have stopped"- testifies 32-year-old Michael White Quills as trial concludes

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 32-year-old man from Cardston testified in Lethbridge Provincial Court Friday (Jan. 10) that not only was he speeding and not paying attention to the road in front of him, but that ...

Jan 10, 2020 Lethbridge Courthouse

Two-day trial underway for man accused in 2018 fatal hit and run

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The trial for a 32-year-old man charged with one count of failing to stop/remain at the scene of a collision causing death, got underway in Lethbridge Provincial Court Thursday, Jan. ...

Jan 09, 2020 Lethbridge Courthouse

Piikani RCMP find stolen hay bales, then turn up cache of firearms, ammunition and drugs

BROCKET -- There was quite the haul for Piikani Nation RCMP on Monday (Jan. 6). Around 3:30 that afternoon, officers located hay bales that had been stolen from Pincher Creek, at a residence near Broc...

Jan 08, 2020 14 Firearms seized from Brocket area home -- Piikani RCMP

Man charged with stealing valuable ammonite fossil pleads not guilty

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A trial date is expected to be set in late January for one of two men accused of stealing an ammonite fossil from a mine site last July. 26-year-old Logan Heavy Shields pleaded not gu...

Jan 08, 2020 Brian David Fyfe (left) and Logan Heavy Shields (right)

MHPS, Blood Tribe & Taber cadets about to put skills to the test

MEDICINE HAT - An air of nervous excitement was palpable at Medicine Hat Police Service (MHPS) headquarters on Tuesday (Jan 7) morning.Inside the station's boardroom sat a dozen fresh faces, who will ...

Jan 08, 2020 MHPS, Blood Tribe & Taber cadets - Scott Roblin

Teen charged in north Lethbridge swarming attack pleads not guilty

LETHBRIDGE, AB - UPDATE: Styra was sentenced August 31 2020, on the following charges: Charge 1. Aggravated Assault. (480.0 days jail, 2.0 years probation after release, Lifetime firearm prohibition.)...

Olivia Thorington Jan 08, 2020 A Facebook photo of Alexander Roxby Styra

29-year-old charged in connection with stabbing near SCS released on bail

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 29-year-old Lethbridge man, charged in connection with an alleged stabbing outside of the Supervised Consumption Site last September, has been released on $100-dollars cash bail. Na...

Jan 07, 2020 Lethbridge Courthouse

Third Lethbridge drug house in one year shut down by Alberta Sheriffs' SCAN unit

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Safer Communities and Neighborhoods (SCAN) unit of the Alberta Sheriffs has shut down another Lethbridge drug house- this time on the city's west side. The home, located on Assini...

Olivia Thorington Jan 07, 2020 SCAN unit shuts down suspected drug house at 82 Assiniboia Way

Trial delayed for Lethbridge man already serving Federal prison time for 2018 west side shooting

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A second trial for a Lethbridge man already serving time in a federal prison has been delayed because a key witness can not testify at this time. 34-year-old Robert John Sheppard was ...

Jan 07, 2020 Lethbridge Courthouse