{"id":14686,"date":"2025-01-28T15:01:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T15:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/lethbridge-police-chief-receives-king-charles-iii-coronation-medal-lethbridge\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T15:01:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T15:01:15","slug":"lethbridge-police-chief-receives-king-charles-iii-coronation-medal-lethbridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/lethbridge-police-chief-receives-king-charles-iii-coronation-medal-lethbridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Lethbridge police chief receives King Charles III Coronation Medal &#8211; Lethbridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Descrease article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=cv3j60zbx#font-decrease\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--increase c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Increase Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Increase text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Increase article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=cv3j60zbx#font-increase\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Lethbridge <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/police\">Police<\/a> Service Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh received the King Charles III Coronation Medal at a ceremony held in his honour on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Presented by MLA for Lethbridge-East Nathan Neudorf, Mehdizadeh was recognized for his contributions to public safety, crime prevention and <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/community\">community<\/a> leadership, which have significantly impacted the city since he stepped into his role as chief almost five years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Neudorf says Mehdizadeh\u2019s community-forward approach has changed the way the public sees law enforcement throughout the city.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h3>Get breaking National news<\/h3>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s brought it back to where it\u2019s a service. It\u2019s not a police force, it\u2019s a service,\u201d said Neudorf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Lethbridge police] come and walk alongside the community, help members in trouble, and provide safety and security. Crime is down in many areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mehdizadeh says he\u2019s honoured to receive the award, and shares it with his employees, their families, his family, and all the citizens of Lethbridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about acknowledging the work that we\u2019ve done together over the years, and we will continue to do that work,\u201d said Mehdizadeh.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gg.ca\/en\/activities\/2024\/king-charles-iii-coronation-medal-ceremony\">King Charles III Coronation Medal<\/a> is awarded to individuals nationwide who have made a significant contribution to a province, territory or community in Canada. 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