Most Lethbridge and Coaldale residents feel safe and protected in their communities, according to this year’s citizen survey evaluating the regional police force.
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Three Edmonton community police stations closing their doors
EDMONTON – Edmonton police say the planned shuttering of three community police stations across the city will get officers away from the counter and back on the streets, but some critics worry the closures will do more harm than good.
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Sylvan getting more police
The Town of Sylvan Lake is bolstering its police force.
Council approved an RCMP request for two additional officers on Monday. A school resource officer and a constable that will focus on identifying crime trends and undertaking lengthier investigations were requested by detachment commander Staff Sgt. Gary Rhodes in a presentation to council.
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Edmonton police department open the doors to new southwest community station
City police will officially open the doors to the new southwest division station on Wednesday morning.
The station, located at 1351 Windermere Way, replaces the current cramped and aging station at 9710 51 Ave., which opened its doors in 1976.
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Homeowner frustrated over suspected drug house
A Calgary homeowner says she is frustrated that a suspected drug house continues to operate in her neighbourhood despite repeated complaints to city officials.
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Public perception differs with crime
Statistics show overall local crime is declining, but that’s not how many Lethbridge residents see it.
About 41 per cent of residents surveyed believe crime has increased in the past year, according to an April 16 survey of community leaders. After almost 200 people were invited to a town hall meeting on behalf of the Lethbridge Regional Police Service last month, about 68 people attended to offer their feedback on community policing. Those survey results were publicly released Wednesday.
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Cops launch project to tackle crime in Edmonton’s Mill Woods neighbourhood
Anybody who frequents the Mill Woods Town Centre will likely notice an increased police presence around the area for the next 16 weeks.
For the second consecutive year, the Edmonton police southeast division has launched a special project in the area to address crime and disorder.
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Police station ‘building for the future’
Medicine Hat’s new police station expansion will have meeting, interview and booking rooms, 23 cells in three pod areas, workspaces for Internet crime, priority street crime, major crime, bylaw and patrol sections.
But wait, there’s more.
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Contractor named for police station expansion
A Calgary construction company has been named to supervise a $26.4-million addition to the city’s police station.
Council approved Dawson Wallace Construction Ltd. – builder of the just-completed community arts centre – to lead construction under a “construction manager as constructor” contractor.
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Man charged in $1.5-million marijuana bust in N.E. Calgary
A Calgary man was charged after police dismantled a grow operation and seized marijuana plants worth about $1.5 million from a northeast home.
Officers executed a search warrant at a home on Whitehorn Road N.E. on Wednesday and discovered 1,194 marijuana plants, 528 grams of dried marijuana, growing equipment and $2,250 in cash.
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