Lethbridge Safe Swap

This is a fantastic idea Lethbridge Police Service!

For 8 months now Wi West Wireless Repair, with the Lethbridge Safe Swap program has offered it's Technicians for free to take a look at your electronic devices which you're buying or selling to give you peace of mind and make sure that you are not getting a lemon or a phone reported as lost or stolen.

Available any time the stores are open.

The Lethbridge Police Service has implemented a Safe Exchange Zone to provide extra security for online buyers and sellers meeting in person to exchange goods.

Two parking spaces in the front lot of the police station, 135 1 Avenue South, have been designated as a safe zone and police are encouraging members of the public to use them.

“We have always advised people to meet in a public place to complete transactions that have been arranged online, as opposed to inviting a stranger to their home or workplace,” said Cst. Steve Baker, Community Liaison Officer. “Now that most of the construction on our building has been completed, we’re able to provide a safe zone that is accessible and CCTV monitored.”

In addition, the safe zone can also be used in custody situations where parents require a neutral location to exchange children.

Police recommend that anyone meeting face-to-face to complete an online transaction should do so in a public place, be accompanied by another person, inspect the item before exchanging any money or in-kind goods and do not give personal or banking information over the internet.