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The Medicine Hat Police Service will be conducting an over dimensional load escort on April 7, 2025, starting at 10:00 am.  The over dimensional load will be starting at 2230 9 Ave SW to 4990 Box Springs Road NW. Traffic will be affected in both the East and West bound lanes on highway #1, the SW industrial Area, Broadway Ave. NW and Box Springs Road NW due to counterflowing of the over dimensional load.  Please avoid these areas if possible and arrange to take alternate routes, please be patient and follow all police/pilot vehicle directions.

On the morning of April 11, 2025, members of the Medicine Hat Police Service’s Patrol Section conducted a vehicle stop on the Trans Canada Highway after observing that the licence plate on the vehicle did not match the registration records.

During the interaction with the driver and passengers, officers observed contraband cigarettes and drug paraphernalia in plain view.  A subsequent search then located fentanyl inside the vehicle as well.

Resulting from this investigation, three occupants of the vehicle, all from Winnipeg, Manitoba, including a 34-year-old woman, 36-year-old man, and a 50-year-old man were arrested and charged with the following.

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession of unmarked cigarettes

All three individuals are currently being held for a Judicial Interim Hearing to speak to their release.

Media Contact:

S/Sgt. Trevor Humphries
Patrol Section
Medicine Hat Police Service
Ph: 403-529-8461

On the evening of April 12th, the Medicine Hat Police Service responded to a disturbance at a residence on the 2600 block of 21 Avenue SE. Upon arrival, officers discovered that the windows of the house had been smashed by the suspect. It was determined that the suspect, a 54-year-old Medicine Hat woman, had assaulted her roommate with a knife and threatened him. Patrol officers successfully negotiated with the suspect and took her into custody without further incident.

The woman was held for a bail hearing and remanded in custody on the following charges:

• Uttering threats (two counts),
• Breach of court order,
• Assault with a weapon,
• Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public.

The roommate was unharmed, and no physical injuries were sustained as a result of this incident.

The accused was held for a Judicial Interim Release hearing and remains in custody pending her next court appearance on April 15, 2025, in Medicine Hat Provincial Court.

Media Contact:

S/Sgt. Darcy Brandt

Patrol Section

Medicine Hat Police Service

Ph: 403-529-8461