Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Lethbridge man charged with kidnapping, death threats to remain behind bars
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 54-year-old Lethbridge man facing six charges including assault causing bodily harm, kidnapping, threats causing death, intimidation and two counts of breach of conditions, will rem...
May 08, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse
Former Hutterite schoolmaster given conditional sentence for beating children with tree branches, belts and yard stick
LETHBRIDGE, AB - What was supposed to be a four-day trial in Court of Queen's Bench in Lethbridge for a former Hutterite Schoolmaster, ended up with a notice of re-election filed for Provincial Court,...
May 07, 2019 Waterton Bretheren Ministers and Elders leave Lethbridge Provincial Courthouse after Johan John Hofer's sentencing
Calgary police say bodies of missing mother and daughter found
CALGARY -- Police say they have found the bodies of a Calgary woman and her toddler daughter who disappeared last month. Investigators say a suspect, who was earlier questioned in the case, has been t...
May 06, 2019 The Canadian Press
Two Coaldale men charged in extensive graffiti mischief
COALDALE -- Thanks to media releases and information from the public, RCMP have laid charges in a run of mischief in Coaldale last week that resulted in significant graffiti damage to numerous buildin...
May 06, 2019 Suspects identified over the weekend
Sex assault trial to continue in June
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A four-day sex assault trial in Court of Queen's Bench in Lethbridge has been adjourned for more than a month, after the Crown concluded its case Thursday, May 2. A 75-year-old man fr...
May 03, 2019 Court of Queen's Bench
Staff at Lethbridge automotive shop beaten while on the job
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge business owner is upset, angry and fed up after two of his employees were beaten while on the job Wednesday morning at a local automotive shop.Mark Switzer has owned Swit...
May 03, 2019 Switzer Automotive, Stafford Drive North
$50,000 in stolen property recovered by Lethbridge Police
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 44-year-old man from Lethbridge has been charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000, possession of stolen property under $5,000 and possession of a controlled substance,...
May 02, 2019 Lethbridge Police Headquarters
Former Stirling School Secretary pleads guilty to theft over $5,000
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A former secretary at the Stirling pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 School pleaded guilty on Thursday May 2, to stealing nearly $90,000 in total in both school bank deposits, and charges ...
May 02, 2019 Stirling School Photo Courtesy: Google Maps
RCMP looking for suspects' identities after numerous buildings defaced by graffiti in Coaldale
COALDALE, AB -- Coaldale RCMP are looking for the public's help to identify a pair of suspects believed to be involved with graffiti incidents on Tuesday, April 30. With the assistance of a Coaldale b...
May 01, 2019 Photo Credit: Coaldale RCMP
Mom, ex-boyfriend both testify for Crown in sex assault trial
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Day three of a sexual assault trial in Court of Queen's Bench in Lethbridge, involving a 75-year-old man and a now 19-year-old young woman, saw the woman's mother and ex-boyfriend tes...
May 01, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse