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Update on Suspicious Device Found
On July 25, 2017, members of the Medicine Hat Police Service
responded to the area of Southridge Drive and Sage Road after a 9-1-1 call was
received reporting a suspicious device.
The package was…
Sudden Death Investigation
Update July 21, 2017
The results of the autopsy have been
received and the victim of the fire has been positively identified. The investigation has determined the cause of
the fire is not a criminal…
Sudden Death Investigation
On Monday July 17, 2017, the Medicine
Hat Police Service began an investigation into the sudden death of a
56-year-old male.
As the circumstances around the death
were not known and there were no…
Child Pornography, Firearms Charges Laid in Medicine Hat Arrest
A 32-year-old man has been arrested and
charged with several firearms- and child pornography-related offences following
the execution of a search warrant in Medicine Hat.
The
warrant was carried out by ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE)…
2016 MHPS Annual Report
The Medicine Hat Police Service in partnership with the
Medicine Hat Police Commission is proud to present the 2016 Medicine Hat Police
Service Annual Report.
The report includes a review of operational highlights as
well as…
Public Service Announcement: Local Business attacked by Ransomware
On the 5th of July 2017, the Police Service
received notice from a local company, that their computer systems had been
compromised by ransomware. The message
for the victim was to pay $200,000.00…
Break & Enter/Weapon Offences
In the early morning hours of July 1, 2017,
Police were called to the 800 block of 8th Street SW on a complaint
of a home invasion. Upon arrival Medicine Hat Police located two
person’s matching the…
Vehicle Theft and Mischiefs
During the evening of June 28 and
early morning hours of June 29 approximately 30 vehicles were damaged by
2 male suspects. Windows were smashed out of the vehicles and in some cases,
property stolen from within.…
Break and Enter
On June 29
at approximately 11:45 p.m. police responded to a report of a suspicious male
in the Dr Ken Sauer School construction site at 20 Terrace Dr NE.
Police arrived and searched the site, a 52…
High Visibility Response Team 2017 Season
The Medicine Hat Police Service High Visibility Response
Team (HVRT) season will begin on June 30, 2017 and will operate until late
August. The HVRT will consist of five
members of the MHPS Community Safety Unit, who…