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* Community participation,
* Partnerships, &
* Excellence in service delivery.

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Police Commission

The Lethbridge Regional Police Service (LRPS) was established February 1, 2004 by a community driven initiative to amalgamate the police services of the Town of Coaldale and the City of Lethbridge. The Service is accountable to the citizens of Lethbridge and Coaldale through the Lethbridge Regional Police Commission that consists of nine persons, three council members and six citizens selected from the community. The Commission is responsible to ensure an adequate and effective regional police service is maintained by overseeing the police service, allocating funds provided by both councils, and establishing policies that provide for efficient and effective policing. They are also required to issue instructions to the Chief as required and ensure that sufficient persons are employed by the police service for the purpose of carrying out its mandate of sustaining safe communities.

In addition to meeting Provincial standards, the Lethbridge Regional Police Service is accredited by The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). The CALEA accreditation process involves a comprehensive agency self-assessment and on-site assessment of the 436 key standards. The Lethbridge Regional Police Service recently underwent a third accreditation.

Contact the LRPS Police Commission
Chairperson: Doug McLaughlin
Phone: 403-320-4998
Public Complaints Monitor: Alex Hann
Phone: 403-308-6709
lrpc@police.lethbridge.ab.ca

This email address is not an email address to the Lethbridge Regional Police Service.  Only inquiries for the Police Commission should be sent to this email.  The Police Commission is independant of the police service. Information for regular police business should be directed to Lethbridge Regional