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Smile, you may soon be on camera |
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Written by Gerald Gauthier, Lethbridge Herald
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 |
In-car cameras are expected to be rolling in a select number of Lethbridge regional police cruisers by this spring.
Although cops in Taber and on the Blood Reserve introduced the devices several years ago, local police had panned them until recently because they considered them too costly.
Cameras are to be installed in about a half-dozen traffic unit cars, and police brass will monitor their value in terms of evidence gathering before deciding whether to expand their use to the service’s other 23 patrol cars.
“We’re starting slowly because we want to see how successful this is, whether there’s a benefit to this investment going forward,” said Insp. Colin Catonio, head of the community policing division.
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Accused’s mother offers alibi |
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Written by Delon Shurtz, Lethbridge Herald
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Tuesday, 16 February 2010 |
Brendan Mitchell Bear, accused of sexually assaulting two women in Lethbridge last summer, couldn’t have committed the crimes because he was at his aunt’s house at or around the time of the incidents, his mother testified Tuesday.
As the defence’s only witness, Denise Flamand told Lethbridge provincial court her son and his cousin arrived at her sister’s home on 5 Avenue and Stafford Drive North about 1:20 p.m. Aug. 1, only moments after the first assault reportedly occurred at the Lethbridge Centre mall.
That assault occurred, according to video surveillance, between 11:55 a.m. and 1:13 p.m. when a 15-year-old girl was assaulted in the womens bathroom and threatened with a knife. She managed to kick the man and escape before anything else happened.
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Is an arsonist at work in the city? |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Tuesday, 16 February 2010 |
Lethbridge regional police are investigating the possibility that one person may be responsible for a recent rash of arsons in the city.
Since last Thursday night, seven fires have been deliberately set around the city, causing more than $30,000 worth of damage.
“Police are investigating whether these fires could be the work of one person, however the possibility there are multiple suspects working together or alone hasn’t been ruled out,” said Kristen Harding, police spokesman.
“There has been considerable property damage, but fortunately no one has been injured.”
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Smith headlines SACPA session |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Tuesday, 16 February 2010 |
Are Albertans ready for a new government? One that’s more conservative than the Progressive Conservatives?
Danielle Smith, leader of the new Wildrose Alliance party, wants to tell a Lethbridge audience why voters are ready to switch. She’s also expected to outline her party’s policies Thursday, during a luncheon session of the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs.
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Good sports on Family Day |
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Written by Dave Mabell Lethbridge Herald
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Monday, 15 February 2010 |
It’s provided excitement and recreation far longer than the Winter Olympics.
So the Lethbridge Curling Club, founded in 1887, played host Monday to a hands-on celebration of the city’s sports heritage. So did volunteers at the Lethbridge Kyodokan Judo Club — launched in 1952 — and honoured members of the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame.
The free Family Day program, organized by the Lethbridge Sport Council, was part of a nation-wide celebration promoted by the Heritage Canada Foundation. Children and parents tried their hands at curling and judo, then met some Lethbridge Hall-of-Famers during a special event at the Galt Museum.
“This was really a great opportunity for families to try new things together,” said Kathy Franz, during a break at the curling club. “We’ve never done anything like this before.”
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