Routine Requests for Information

• To act on behalf of your client/insured, an insurer or law firm must provide a signed Authorization to Release Information/Consent to the Disclosure of Individually Identifying Information from your client/insured  
  
  • Authorizations must be dated within 90 days of the request 
  • Exception - the insureds named insurance company, if verified in the police file
    
    
• To request police records on property related incidences, complete and submit the Insurance/Law Firm/Other Routine Request Form
  
  
• Mail the completed forms with a certified cheque or money order payable to "The City of Lethbridge," to the following address:   

Access and Privacy Unit
Lethbridge Police
135 1 Avenue South
Lethbridge, AB T1J 0A1

• Requests are processed once forms and supporting documentation are received in good order and applicable fees are paid-in-full

• To request your own information regarding police reports from property offence incidents, witness statements or certificates of analysis, complete the Request for LPS Files Form
  
  
• Arrange for proof of identification by showing or photocopying one (1) valid piece of government-issued photo identification
  
  • Examples of photo identification (this list is not exhaustive):
    
    • Driver’s Licence or Identification Card
    • Passport
    • Nexus Card
    • Permanent Residence Card
    • Indian/Metis Status Card
      
      
• Submit the completed package using one (1) of the following options: 
  
  • Attend the front desk at the Lethbridge Police Service (135 1st Avenue South) during business hours (Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 4:00 pm. Closed weekends and statutory holidays), or 
  • Mail the package to:
    Access and Privacy Unit
    Lethbridge Police
    135 1 Avenue South
    Lethbridge, AB   T1J 0A1
    
    
• Requests are processed once forms and supporting documentation are received in good order and applicable fees are paid-in-full

• Own Witness Statement - No Charge
  
  
• "Driver's Copy" of a Collision Report - No Charge
  • Expedite your request by accessing the Government of Alberta's Online Collision Report System
    
    
• Routine Request for Information - $57.75 per occurrence
  • Full Collision Report, disclosable file reports or Confirmation Letter if the file is active before the course or still under investigation
    
    
• Production of Multimedia - $55 per media file
  • Audio (excluding witness statements)
  • Photobook
  • Video 
    
    
• Copy of Certificate of Analysis - $20 per occurrence
  
  
• Collision Technical Reports - Varies
  • Email the Access and Privacy Unit directly for more details

Costs are listed in Canadian dollars and include taxes and processing fees, when charged. 

• Requests made in-person:
  • Cash or debit
    
    
• Requests made via mail:
  • Certified cheques or money orders made payable to "The City of Lethbridge"
     

Please note that personal cheques CANNOT be accepted.