Lethbridge budget talks approve recommendation to add 37 personnel to LPS

The Lethbridge Police Service could have more boots on the ground in a matter of months. City council, acting as the economic standing policy committee, unanimously approved a police commission recommendation to add 37 and a half positions to the force in the upcoming four-year operating budget. Deputy Chief Gerald Grobmeier said it's been over a decade since any new civilian positions were added and eight since new officers were sworn in. He also said a $1 million cut from city council in 2021