Originally published on January 28, 2021 8:22 am
This is the third story in the Mountain West News Bureau series Elevated Risk, a project powered by America Amplified, a public radio initiative.
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A windswept valley cuts through the heart of Lethbridge, Alberta, about an hour north of the border. That wind is what the small prairie city has long been known for. The local hockey team is called the Hurricanes.
But these days Lethbridge is known for something else too – crime. The city of 100,000 tops Canada s Crime Severity Index. And as the crime rate has risen, so has the police s use of force.
This is the third story in the Mountain West News Bureau series " Elevated Risk ." A windswept valley cuts through the heart of Lethbridge, Alberta, about