Crime & Courts

Judge rules against defense application to dismiss case against David and Collet Stephan

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Justice Terry Clackson has dismissed a defense application to have the case against David and Collet Stephan dismissed. Defense lawyer Jason Demers argued in Court of Queen's Bench Th...

Olivia Thorington Jun 20, 2019 David and Collet Stephan (Lethbridge News Now)

Teen arrested trying to sell stolen iPhone to undercover LPS officer at Safe Exchange Zone

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Safe Exchange Zone is just that - a place for online buyers and sellers to safely exchange goods directly in front of Lethbridge Police Headquarters. There are cameras and everyth...

Jun 20, 2019 Safe Exchange Zone (Photo Courtesy: Lethbridge Police Service)

Child abuse paediatrician testifies at Stephan retrial

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Compared with the testimony and cross-examination of most of the Crown witnesses, Dr. Jennifer D'Mello's time on the stand on Wednesday, June 19 was very brief.The paediatrician, clin...

Jun 20, 2019 David and Collet Stephan (Lethbridge News Now)

Preliminary inquiry set for man charged in death of Pikanii Band Councillor Barney Provost

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The frustration the Provost family and their close friends feel - attending provincial court in Lethbridge every few weeks - hoping progress is made in the Douglas Bagnall case - is e...

Jun 19, 2019 Provost family at Lethbridge Courthouse (Lethbridge News Now)

Stephan re-trial hears defense submissions on case elements

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Crown must prove not only endangerment, but that 19-month old Ezekiel Stephan would have survived had his parents taken him in for medical attention earlier than they did, argued ...

Jun 18, 2019 David and Collet Stephan

Lethbridge man charged after recovery of two stolen generators

LETHBRIDGE -- A 31-year-old Lethbridge man faces property crime charges after police recovered two stolen generators worth $80,000.Following an investigation into the theft of two generators from cons...

Jun 18, 2019 stolen generators - Photo credit to LPS

Two-year sentence handed down for Lethbridge's biggest ever drug bust

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 30-year-old man, originally charged with eight offences in relation to the biggest drug bust ever in Lethbridge, has pleaded guilty to one count of possession for the purpose of tra...

Jun 17, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse

TACKLING RURAL CRIME

RED DEER -- An Alberta MP is trying to create stiffer penalties for those convicted of a crime that takes place in a rural area.Red Deer-Lacombe's Blaine Calkins (Conservative Party of Canada) says ru...

Jun 17, 2019 Rural Crime Watch - RDNewsNOW

Pediatric intensive care specialist offers explanations for alleged missing AHS documents during Stephan retrial

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A pediatric intensive care specialist working at Calgary Children's Hospital offered up some explanations for Alberta Health Services (AHS) records David and Collet Stephan claim are ...

Jun 14, 2019 David and Collet Stephan in Lethbridge

CT scan of toddler's brain one of the "most devastating" PICU Dr. had ever seen

LETHBRIDGE - A Calgary pediatric critical care specialist testified Thursday, June 13, that a CT scan of 19-month-old Ezekiel Stephan's brain was one of the "most devastating" she had ever seen. Dr. S...

Jun 13, 2019 David and Collet Stephan