During the afternoon of October 28, 2024, the Medicine Hat Police Service (MHPS) Patrol Section responded to a report of a dispute in the area of Thompson Crescent SE. Information received at the time indicated that a 33-year-old male, allegedly in possession of a firearm, had left the residence in a vehicle with a female acquaintance shortly before officers arrived.

The MHPS Criminal Investigation Section assisted Patrols with the investigation, locating the man in his vehicle shortly thereafter. When officers attempted a traffic stop, the man refused to pull over. Due to public safety concerns, officers did not pursue the vehicle at that time.

The vehicle was located later that day in a remote area on the west side of the city near the river.  It appears the man had driven the vehicle off-road, through a field and over an embankment on the south side of the river. With assistance from HALO, officers located and arrested the man. The man had sustained minor injuries from the collision and was treated at the hospital for those injuries.

Resulting from this investigation, Leonard Beaulieu, of Medicine Hat, AB has been charged with the following offenses:

• Uttering Threats
• Breach of Firearms Prohibition
• Possession of a Firearm in a Vehicle
• Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
• Unauthorized Possession of a Weapon
• Possession of a Weapon Dangerous to the Public
• Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle
• Flight from a Peace Officer

Beaulieu was held for a judicial interim release hearing and remanded into custody. He is scheduled to appear in Medicine Hat Provincial Court on October 30, 2024.

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Insp Jason Graham
Operational Service Section
Medicine Hat Police Service
Ph: 403-529-8416