On February 17th, 2022, at approximately 4:00 PM a MHPS patrol member observed a Jeep Compass travelling north bound on Parkview Drive NE at 123km/hr. At this time the officer turned around to apprehend the speeder however due to the driver’ s dangerous driving actions and road conditions, the officer chose not to continue their attempt to stop the vehicle in fear that it would only aggravate the suspect driver’s action which would further jeopardize the publics safety.

As a result of investigative efforts and assistance from the public, police were able to locate the vehicle at a local hotel. The driver was taken into custody and later identified as being a 37-year-old Medicine Hat man. In addition, a 40-year-old Red Deer woman was arrested, and a search warrant was subsequently executed on their hotel room. Both individuals were held in custody for numerous criminal offences. The driver has been charged with numerous offences including dangerous driving, flight from police, possession of stolen property under $5,000, theft under $5,000, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, drug offences, possession of stolen identity documents, and breach of numerous court orders. The female has also been charged with numerous property crime and drug offences.

Thanks again to all the members of the public who aided police in locating this suspect and keep the public safe!