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Police Officer Cadet Training Program
The Medicine Hat Police Service wants you to become a member of our team! We have an exciting opportunity for you to join a dedicated group of police professionals, serving and protecting our community with pride. As a member of…
NEWS
Update: Sexual Interference Investigation
The Medicine Hat Police Service is requesting the assistance of the public regarding the investigation of the sexual interference that occurred on January 4th, 2019 at the Medicine Hat Family Leisure Centre. Police are asking the public to help…
Home Invasion
On February 8, 2019 at approximately 4:15 am, several unknown males forced their way into a residence located in the Northeast Crescent Heights area of Medicine Hat.
Two of the offenders produced weapons and made threats toward the residents. Once…
MONTHLY ENFORCEMENT
February STEP: Distracted Driving
The Strategic Traffic Enforcement Program for the month of
February will focus on Distracted Driving, which continues to be a traffic
safety priority for MHPS.
The penalty for distracted driving in Alberta is a $287 fine
and three (3) demerit points, and applies to any vehicle in motion or stopped
in a driving lane.
Section 115.1 of the Traffic Safety Act restricts drivers
from:
- using hand held cell phones for calls, texting or emailing
or any other purpose. - using electronic devices like laptop computers, video games,
cameras, video entertainment displays and programming portable audio player
(MP3 players) - entering information on GPS units
- reading…
