Traffic stop leads to several charges against Taber man
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Do you think fan attendance will be allowed at sporting events such as Lethbridge Bulls games this year?
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By Lethbridge Herald on December 22, 2020.
A traffic stop Saturday by Lethbridge Police resulted in multiple drug and weapons charges against a Taber man. With the assistance of the Downtown Policing Unit and Canine Unit, police stopped a suspicious vehicle about 5 a.m. in the 400 block of Mayor Magrath Drive North. The driver was arrested for multiple breaches of an earlier release order. A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed a machete, airsoft handgun, bear spray and drugs valued at more than $3,000 including fentanyl, methamphetamine, crack cocaine and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.
MADD using alternative methods to deliver message
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The Lethbridge and Area chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is continuing to work through the challenges of COVID-19 restrictions to get its annual message out, and raise funds for services. With many community charity events being cancelled due to provincial restrictions, MADD’s annual Operation Red Ribbon was no exception and had to find alternatives to spread their message and connect with the community. “Right now we’re in one of our biggest campaigns that we usually do called Operation Red Ribbon and we run it from Nov. 1 until Jan. 4, and during that time we put our coin boxes in stores,” said local president Anita Huchala. “However, due to different restrictions due to COVID-19 we haven’t put any of our boxes in stores because a lot of the stores are asking people not to spend cash, as well as the worry for our volunteers to collect the funds. Then we are handling the money, so it puts us
Check Stop campaign begins
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The Lethbridge Police Service held its first Christmas Check Stop of the campaign on Saturday. The volume of traffic passing through the Check Stop was consistent with previous years, LPS said in a news release. Officers issued one impaired-driving sanction under the new provincial impaired-driving legislation that came into effect on Dec. 1. In addition, one driver refused to stop at the Check Stop and another was found to be a suspended driver. There were also eight violation tickets (learner drive with no supervisor (two); expired licence plate; driver’s licence not in possession (two); drive without subsisting licence (two); and cannabis within easy access.