Crime & Courts

Homicide victim's sister accuses fugitive's dad of failing to take responsibility

The sister of an American tourist says the father of one of the British Columbia men named as a suspect in the woman's death isn't accepting his share of responsibility for her family's sorrow. Kenned...

Aug 12, 2019

Robert John Sheppard Sentenced to six years in prison in connection with west Lethbridge shooting

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 34-year-old Lethbridge man, convicted of eight offences, including discharging a firearm at a person with the intent to wound, maim or disfigure, carrying a concealed weapon, pointi...

Aug 09, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse (Lethbridge News NOW)

North-side neighborhood takes action for their own safety

LETHBRIDGE -- While City Council prepares for a Town Hall to discuss the ever-evolving drug and crime issues in the city, residents of one north-side neighborhood have had enough and are taking action...

Aug 09, 2019 Residents gather for a meeting in a north-side neigborhood - LNN

RCMP believe bodies of B.C. murder suspects found

WINNIPEG - RCMP say the bodies believed to be two British Columbia murder suspects have been found in northern Manitoba.They say the bodies were found this morning in dense brush near the shoreline of...

Aug 07, 2019 Murder suspects Kam Mcleod, 19 and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18 (Photo Credit: Canadian Press)

Charges laid after north Lethbridge stand off Tuesday night

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 30-year-old man from St. John New Brunswick, is facing several charges after a lengthy stand off took place in a townhouse on the city's north side Tuesday evening (Aug. 6). Police ...

Aug 07, 2019 Officers respond to high risk incident in Highland Park with guns drawn (Photo Credit: Brandyn Montgomery, LNN)

One man in custody after high risk north-side incident

LETHBRIDGE -- Police wrapped up a high risk incident in the 800 block of 20 Street North (Highland Park Townhomes), around 10:45 Tuesday (Aug 6) night, with one man in custody. A statement indicated c...

Olivia Thorington Aug 06, 2019 Critical Incident Response Team -- LNN

Stephan trial hears arguments to determine admissibility of medical examiner's testimony

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Calling Dr. Bamidele Adeagbo's testimony flippant and arrogant; at times defensive, rude, and unintelligible - Stephan Defense lawyer Ingrid Hess told Justice Terry Clackson those qua...

Aug 06, 2019 David and Collet Stephan

Manitoba RCMP find items linked to B.C. murder suspects

GILLAM, Man. - RCMP in northern Manitoba say they have found several items linked to two murder suspects from British Columbia. Mounties did not say what the items are but that they were found on...

Aug 06, 2019

Lethbridge woman pleads guilty to 12 fraud, forgery and stolen property charges

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A trial for Kristina Lucille Zinger that was supposed to begin Friday (Aug. 2), instead ended up with the 36-year-old Lethbridge resident pleading guilty to 12 charges. Zinger was ori...

Aug 02, 2019 U.S. One Dollar Bill (Photo Credit: Wikipedia)

Lethbridge man involved in violent downtown incident found not guilty of aggravated assault

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge judge has found a 30-year-old man not guilty of aggravated assault, but guilty of breach of recognizance instead. Back on December 10, 2018, William Fick and 26-year-old ...

Aug 01, 2019 Hand and Gavel (Lethbridge News NOW)