Lethbridge police union sees potential in new arm's-length agency to better handle officer misconduct complaints

The head of the Lethbridge Police Association says a new civilian-led body will offer a “better way” to investigate misconduct allegations against municipal officers and speed up the process.

The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) said this week that one of its officers — identified as Const. Joel Odorski — received a reprimand related to 2018 allegations of improper data access involving former Lethbridge-West MLA and NDP cabinet minister Shannon Phillips.