Lethbridge Crime

• Alberta teen accused of ‘764’ terrorism, sexual extortion and animal cruelty crimes

  Predators with the 764 network routinely lure youth and encourage them to commit sexual acts, child sexual abuse and exploitation, self-harm, and the torture of animals.

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  Sep 28
  
• Family friend of 2 young girls charged with sexual assault in Lethbridge: Police

  A 30-year-old man has been charged after Lethbridge police received reports of sexual assaults and interference involving two young girls. 

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  Sep 4
  
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• No prison absences for man who murdered 5-year-old Jessica Koopmans in Lethbridge

  At his parole hearing, Anthony Gallup said he was worried about being exposed as a pedophile and smothered Jessica Koopmans in a state of panic 25 years ago in Lethbridge.

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  Aug 27
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• Hundreds of weapons seized during Lethbridge drug trafficking investigation

  Dozens of guns, knives, swords, brass knuckles and even a set of Freddy Krueger-like claws are among the items seized during an investigation into drug trafficking in Lethbridge.

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  Jul 30
• 5 charged with 1st-degree murder of Lethbridge man who was confined, assaulted to death

  In the hours before his death, LPS said several people went to the apartment, where the man was "forcibly confined, assaulted and choked, ultimately succumbing to his injuries."

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  Apr 9
• Alberta boy, 13, sentenced to intense rehab program for trying to murder brother

  A 13-year-old who tried to kill his brother has been sentenced to three years in an intense rehab program for youth with mental health issues who are convicted of violent offences.

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  Feb 11
• Accused in Lethbridge sex trafficking case breaches conditions, re-arrested: police

  A man accused of drugging and pimping a teenage girl was barely out of handcuffs when he was re-arrested Tuesday for breaching his conditions, Lethbridge police said.

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  Jan 14
• 12-year-old Alberta boy pleads guilty to attempted murder of little brother

  A 12-year-old in Lethbridge has pleaded guilty to attempted murder after stabbing his seven-year-old brother multiple times and then lying about it back in August.

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  Dec 10, 2025
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• Lethbridge man, 21, accused of trying to murder twin brother

  Evidence was obtained indicating the accused stabbed the victim multiple times and believed he had killed him, Lethbridge police said.

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  Dec 8, 2025
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• Calgary man ordered kept in custody on 5 counts of attempted murder in Lethbridge

  A 47-year-old Calgary man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court in Lethbridge on Friday, charged with five counts of attempted murder.

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  Oct 24, 2025