Crime & Courts

Lethbridge not alone with its opioid and crime issue, Red Deer also struggles

RED DEER -- Another Red Deer business is saying goodbye to the downtown in hopes of finding less trouble elsewhere.Tim and Julia Nelson, owners of Industry Skate and Snow, are moving their business fr...

Aug 31, 2019 Tim and Julia Nelson say the state of Red Deer's downtown is forcing them to relocate - Josh Hall

Former Bountiful leader James Oler handed one-year jail sentence and 18-months probation

CRANBROOK, B.C. -- An ex-bishop of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, from Boutiful, B.C., James Oler, will spend a year behind bars.Justice Martha Devlin handed down a on...

Aug 29, 2019 James Oler outside Cranbrook Courthouse -- The Canadian Press

Police caution businesses as counterfeit $100 bills being passed in the city

LETHBRIDGE -- Police have recorded more than a dozen incidents over the past two months of counterfeit $100 bills being passed or attempted to be passed at local businesses. The incidents began in ear...

Aug 29, 2019 Real $100 Bill -- released by LPS

Uttering threats and engaging in mischief results in charges for Lethbridge woman

LETHBRIDGE -- A 25 year old city woman has been charged in connection with a string of incidents where north-side crime prevention signs were damaged and a man was threatened. Around 1:00-am on Sunday...

Aug 28, 2019 North-side signs similar to the items ripped and defaced - LNN

Lethbridge police charge two city men in relation to a bike 'chop shop'

LETHBRIDGE -- The discovery of a bike "chop shop" has resulted in charges against two city men. An ongoing investigation into bicycle thefts across Lethbridge lead police to seek a search warrant for ...

Aug 27, 2019 LPS Station -- LethbridgeNewsNOW

Parole board recommends new criminal charge against Randall Hopley

VANCOUVER -- A 54-year old man convicted of abducting a young boy from his home in Sparwood, B.C. in 2011, is facing another criminal charge after a parole board recommended the charge for failing to ...

Aug 26, 2019 Randall Hopley -- Vancouver Police photo

Woman charged in robbery and arson: Police search for two male accomplices

LETHBRIDGE -- A 27-year-old Lethbridge woman faces charges in connection with an armed robbery and two arsons. An arrest warrant has also been issued for a 32-year-old man for his role in the robbery....

Aug 26, 2019 James Patrick Williams - released by LPS

Two Medicine Hat residents in hospital after Taber police attempt vehicle stop

TABER -- After witnessing a vehicle swerving along a lane around 4:18 Sunday (Aug 25) morning, a Taber police officer suspected an impaired driver and began following a truck on Highway-36, southwest ...

Aug 25, 2019 Taber Police vehicle -- LNN

LPS investigating incident outside of SCS early Saturday morning as mayor condemns violence

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are investigating an incident involving someone or some people shooting paintball guns early Saturday (Aug. 24) morning at those outside of the city's Supervised Con...

Aug 24, 2019 Picture of White Dodge outside of SCS early Sat. Aug. 24 (Photo Courtesy LPS)

Blood Tribe Police Charge man with cocaine possession, breach of conditions

MOSES LAKE, AB - Blood Tribe Police say a man is in custody after a search warrant and investigation on Wednesday, Aug. 22 at a home in Moses Lake turned up drugs and drug paraphernalia. Police have a...

Aug 23, 2019 Blood Tribe Police