Lethbridge Police Service

Throughout the month of June law enforcement agencies across Alberta are focusing on commercial vehicle safety.

Commercial vehicles are vital to keeping goods and services moving around the province and country. However, these vehicles are much larger and heavier than passenger vehicles and other drivers may feel intimidated by them.

To ensure road safety for everyone, drivers should be aware that commercial vehicles have large blind spots, require a wider turning radius, and take longer to stop than smaller vehicles. Always be sure to give commercial vehicles enough room on the road.

Alberta 2023 Traffic Collission Statistics:
🚚Truck tractors made up 2% of the total vehicles involved in casualty collisions and 10% of the vehicles in fatal crashes
🚚Compared to drivers of other vehicles, truck tractor drivers were more likely to run off the road or make an improper lane change. However, operators of truck tractors were less likely than other vehicle operators to follow too closely or make a left turn across the path of an oncoming vehicle
🚚Nearly 81% of Commercial vehicles inspected met the out of service criteria

Be patient. Stay alert. Share the road. Let’s all do our part to make Alberta’s roads safer.

Safe Kids Week is taking place from June 1-7 and is a great time to remind drivers to slow down, stay alert and be ready for our youngest and most unpredictable pedestrians.

This annual campaign, led by Parachute Canada, raises awareness about preventable injuries in children.

“Drivers can expect to see officers conducting enforcement in playground zones across Lethbridge,” says Tony Ramotowski, Sergeant of the Lethbridge Police Service Traffic Response Unit. “Our focus is on reducing speeds and increasing compliance in areas where it matters most for child safety.”

City of Lethbridge- City Hall
AMA - Alberta Motor Association

Kids move fast and unpredictably and drivers need to be ready.🚗

During Safe Kids Week (June 1–7), the City of Lethbridge, Lethbridge Police Service and AMA are reminding residents that keeping kids safe is a shared responsibility.🚸

Afternoons are when kids are most active — walking home, biking to parks and heading to activities. Slowing down gives you time to see, react and stop.🚲

Learn more 👉 https://www.lethbridge.ca/news/posts/slow-down-lethbridge-safe-kids-week-is-here/

Lethbridge Police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify a male subject in connection with an incident of mischief.

On May 14, at approximately 2:24 a.m., an unknown male was seen on video surveillance throwing an object through the window of a business located along the 200 block of 13 Street South. Damage is estimated at nearly $800.

The subject is described as an Indigenous male, approximately 5’8” to 5’10” tall, wearing a black t-shirt with a large graphic design, black pants, and grey shoes.

Anyone who recognizes the male or has information that could assist the investigation, is asked to call police at 403-328-4444 and reference file 26009166. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at www.p3tips.com or by calling 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers will pay cash for information leading to an arrest.