Lethbridge police hosting Social Disorder and Urban Crime Conference [Video]

LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. –

Dozens of police officers and support workers have come to Lethbridge for the Social Disorder and Urban Crime Conference.

It’s the first time a conference like this has been held in Alberta. The event was proposed and organized by Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) Sgt. Ryan Darroch.

“My vision of the event was to bring together different police services to kind of walk through what’s working, what’s not working and learn from each other’s successes and failures,” said Darroch.

The goal of the conference is to share what has and hasn’t worked when dealing with addictions, mental health issues and crime.

Lethbridge has been hit hard by the opioid crisis. Despite a recent decline, the city leads Alberta in opioid deaths per capita with 64.7 per 100,000 population since the start of the year.

While Lethbridge may be impacted more than most municipalities, it’s an issue many communities in western Canada …