Two west Lethbridge homes heavily damaged in fire

A pair of homes on the west side caught fire on Saturday, April 12, 2025.

Few details have been released by the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) and Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES) at this time.

They say it occurred on the 1200 block of Pacific Close West in the Garry Station neighbourhood.

Smoke was heavily visible throughout west Lethbridge.

Several commenters on social media said that nobody was in either home at this time. Official details have not been released.

This article will be updated when more information is made public.

High-risk offender Brent Miles Hansen released in Lethbridge

The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is advising the public that a person who has been designated a “high-risk offender” is out in the community.

Brent Miles Hansen, 29, has been released from custody and is continuing to serve a three-year sentence in the community for sexual assault.

“Hansen has a history of sexually offending against females that he has opportunistically met using dating apps and social media. Police believe he poses a significant risk of harm to the community,” says LPS. “He is bound by conditions not to own, use or possess any technological device that would allow access to the internet, unless approved.”

They say Hansen has been assessed as an above-average risk to re-offend and is being monitored by the LPS High Risk Offenders Unit.

He is described as a Caucasian man, approximately 5’7″, 146 lbs, and has short brown hair and hazel eyes.

“The Lethbridge Police Service is issuing this information and warning after careful deliberation of all related issues, including privacy concerns, in the belief that it is clearly in the public interest to inform members of the community of the residency of Brent Hansen. Police believe there is a significant risk to public safety.”

The public is asked to take suitable precautionary measures when it comes to Hansen and to not engage in any form of vigilante action.

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