LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has arrested a person, and seized a firearm throughout a site visitors cease.
On September 23, 2023 at roughly 11:30 p.m., Alberta Sheriffs noticed a automobile dashing alongside Metis Trail close to Jerry Potts Boulevard and carried out a site visitors cease.
Police stated the motive force confirmed indicators of impairment and refused to go away the automobile. LPS was contacted for help and confirmed the motive force was topic to a lifetime firearms and weapons prohibition.
At the scene, officers noticed a rifle case within the automotive and the motive force was arrested. An additional search resulted within the seizure of a rifle with an overcapacity journal, a whole lot of rounds of ammunition, a ballistic vest, a baton, handcuffs and a balaclava.