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Man gets jail time for assault and resisting arrest
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 28-year-old Lethbridge man has been sentenced to a couple of months in jail for assaulting a woman and struggling with the police who arrested him. On Jan. 6 police received a call about a disturbance at the Southern Alcare Manor, a residential treatment facility in the 500 block of 7 Street South. ... Read More »
2 responsesMan gets jail for assault, breaching sentence order
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Andrew Albert Watson was already serving a 15-month conditional sentence when he was arrested and charged last month for assaulting a woman. Watson received the conditional sentence – which allows an offender to serve custody in the community, typically under house arrest and/or curfew – for charges of drug trafficking and possession of ... Read More »
1 responseMan takes the fall for break-in
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 20-year-old man arrested following a break-in to a city business earlier in the week was in the wrong place at the wrong time, a judge was told Thursday. At about 3:30 a.m. police responded to an alarm at Showcase Comics and Hobbies on 3 Avenue South and found a smashed window. No ... Read More »
2 responsesDeep freeze weather helps to open downtown rink soon
By Lethbridge Herald on January 11th, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com With unseasonably warm weather making it unrealistic, a decision was made earlier this week to abandon plans to set up an outdoor skating rink in Festival Square downtown. Until that weather changed and the temperatures began plummeting. And now that rink will soon be open for the public after it ... Read More »
1 responseMADD wraps up annual Project Red Ribbon campaign
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 11th, 2024
With another holiday season in the books, so too has MADD’s (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) annual Project Red Ribbon come to a close. Marking the end of the organization’s largest and longest running campaign, representatives from MADD, along with members of the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS), Alberta Sheriffs, and other law enforcement gathered at Cornerstone ... Read More »
1 responseSCAN shuts down house on city’s northside
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 11th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge-based Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods unit of the Alberta Sheriffs has shut down a property on the northside where drug activity and violence prompted numerous visits from police. SCAN obtained a court order against the owner of 1607 3 Ave. N. that gives investigators the authority to close the property for 90 ... Read More »
3 responsesBike lanes raise ire of downtown businesses
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 11th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com When the snow hit and temperatures plummeted on Wednesday morning, downtown business owner John Pyska spent part of it clearing with a shovel the new bicycle lane that runs past his book store on 7 St. S. Pyska and a staff member of an adjacent store were cleaning the lane in front of ... Read More »
2 responsesDog lice easy for pets to pick up in high-traffic areas
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 11th, 2024
Pet owners often take their four-legged friends out for a walk or better yet to dog parks where their dogs are able to play and socialize with others. However reports of dogs catching lice from each other at local parks have been increasing in frequency. Warnings have been made on social media outlets such as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City asks residents to conserve water
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 11th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With lower than normal water levels in reservoirs across southern Alberta, the City of Lethbridge is asking residents to be proactive and start conserving water now to avoid major consequences in the future. Director of Infrastructure Services Joel Sanchez spoke to reporters Wednesday afternoon and said the City is working with internal and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New pet store hosting workshops for fish owners
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 11th, 2024
An new store selling fish and reptiles downtown is hosting workshops for community members to participate in. “Here Fishy Fishy” recently opened its doors and hosted a fun build-your-own terrarium workshop on Sunday. Co-owner of Here Fishy Fishy Nadine Wehbe shared the plans they have for future workshops. “It’s actually the very first workshop in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused of assaulting police dog to stand trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 11th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 29-year-old Lethbridge man accused of injuring a police dog during a pursuit last year has rejected a resolution proposal from the Crown prosecutor and will stand trial, instead. Bernhard Geisbrecht Peters made a brief appearance in Lethbridge court of justice Wednesday, where an agent for his lawyer told the judge the accused ... Read More »
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