Crime & Courts

Additional victims come forward in Lethbridge human trafficking investigation

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- It was anticipated there could be more victims in the recently announced LPS human trafficking investigation and, indeed, they are coming forward. Earlier this month, police arreste...

Aug 19, 2021

LPS charge driver of stolen vehicle involved in injury collision

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- A 22-year old Blood Reserve man faces multiple charges in relation to a two vehicle collision that resulted in serious injuries to another driver. The incident happened around 8:30-...

Aug 19, 2021

ALERT unit recovers close to $1M worth of stolen property

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Two Medicine Hat men have been charged after nearly $1 million in stolen property was recovered, including 13 holiday travel trailers.Many of the recovered trailers and campers were...

Aug 17, 2021

Two men wanted in LPS human trafficking investigation now in custody

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Two men wanted in relation to charges against ten individuals, related to a city human trafficking investigation are now in custody.Meriton Krasniqi and Khaled Alsaid turned themsel...

Aug 16, 2021

LPS lay charges in south side commercial break and enter

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- A 31 year old man has been charged relation to a commercial break and enter in the 3100 block of 32 Street South. The incident took place on July 26, 2021, when several pieces of pr...

Aug 06, 2021

Madu’s town hall brings debate on provincial police to forefront

REDCLIFF, AB - A few dozen Redcliff and Cypress County residents packed into the Redcliff Senior Citizen Centre as part of a town hall tour by provincial Justice Minister Kaycee Madu.The topic at hand...

Jul 23, 2021

New Provincial court judges appointed, including one for Lethbridge

EDMONTON, AB. -- Minister of Justice and Solicitor General, Kaycee Madu, has appointed eight new judges to the Provincial Court of Alberta, with one from Lethbridge.Madu noted the group of appointees ...

Jul 08, 2021

Alberta RCMP warn of social media extortion trend

Alberta RCMP say they have received a number of reports throughout central and southern Alberta where social media platforms were used in an effort to extort money from individuals. In a number of cas...

Jun 29, 2021

Mounties say teen charged after 12-year-old shot, injured in central Alberta

SADDLE LAKE - RCMP in central Alberta say a 14-year-old has been charged in the shooting of a 12-year-old boy.Mounties say it appears the shooting on Friday at Saddle Lake Cree Nation was targeted.The...

Jun 29, 2021

Police K9 killed during ongoing incident northwest of High Prairie

GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. -- Alberta RCMP say a police service dog has been killed in the line of duty in an ongoing police operation near Winagami Lake Provincial Park, northwest of High Prairie, as office...

Jun 18, 2021