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Bike equipment violation stop turns into drug bust
By Kuhl, Nick on February 4th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald A 44-year-old Lethbridge man is facing charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking after more than two dozen pre-portioned bags of methamphetamine were seized by police. On Saturday at approximately 1:30 a.m., an officer on patrol conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of 1 Avenue and 13 Street North for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Praise for police programs
By Kalinowski, Tim on February 4th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A suite of new policing programs brought in during the last year seem to be doing the job Lethbridge citizens want of them, says Lethbridge Police Service Chief of Police Scott Woods. Woods had praise for The Watch, the Community Peace Officers and the Police and Crisis Team (PACT) during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three-week dangerous offender hearing begins
By Kuhl, Nick on February 4th, 2020
Nick Kuhl Lethbridge Herald nkuhl@lethbridgeherald.com A convicted sex offender who was sentenced in 2019 to nearly seven years in a federal prison could be designated a dangerous offender. A three-week hearing began Monday in a Lethbridge courtroom to determine whether Trevor Philip Pritchard should be given the designation. Should the judge agree with the Crown’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dog poisonings investigated by police
By Kuhl, Nick on February 4th, 2020
Nick Kuhl Lethbridge Herald nkuhl@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Police are investigating a report that two dogs died last weekend after being poisoned in a southside yard. On Sunday, the owner of two large-breed dogs reported the animals had been poisoned in their yard along the 400 block of 28 Street South sometime during the night, police said ... Read More »
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