A 30-year-old Lethbridge man faces a charge of criminal harassment after an investigation into multiple reported incidents. (Photo: LNN)

By Christian Oldale

Lethbridge man charged with criminal harassment

Apr 20, 2024 | 11:31 AM

The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has charged a 30-year-old man in connection with a harassment investigation.

Between April 9 and 15, 2024, LPS responded to multiple complaints involving an unknown, suspicious male who allegedly approached young girls and women and asked them to hang out, attempting to persuade them to enter his vehicle.

10 victims between the ages of 11 and 45 came forward, saying they declined the man’s advances, but he continued to persist, either repeating or restating his solicitations multiple times.

Five of the incidents occurred on the westside and one on the southside. In one instance, police say he was reported soliciting staff and customers inside a grocery store where he was recorded on video surveillance.

LPS arrested a suspect after multiple posts were shared on social media.

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Yahya Mehmet, 30, of Lethbridge, is charged with criminal harassment. He was released from custody with multiple conditions, including no contact with the victims, a weapons prohibition and no contact with any person under the age of 16 with the exception of customers at his workplace or those employed at other places of business.

Mehmet will appear in court on May 17.