Charges laid following Balmoral Street standoff with police

On June 17^th, 2021, members of the MHPS attended to a residence located in the 900 block of Balmoral Street SE to conduct checks regarding compliance with release conditions and some concerns over the security of the residence. When officers attempted to speak with the subject of the investigation, she became resistant and made comments to officers about having a firearm and made threats to shoot police. The woman then retreated inside the residence and refused to exit.

After numerous attempts to negotiate with the woman failed, and following more threats being made, the MHPS Tactical Unit and was deployed. The TAC Unit continued negotiations for several hours before the woman was safely taken into custody.

The woman is currently held in custody awaiting a judicial intern release facing charges of; breach of release conditions x 3, utter threats, resist arrest, point firearm, possession of a weapon, and assault with a weapon.

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UPDATE 5:15 A.M.

City police advise the incident on Balmoral Street S.E. has come to a safe conclusion.

Major crimes has taken over the investigation, which police have confirmed was related to a call several hours earlier about a break and enter in progress in the same area.

More details are to be made public later today.

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MEDICINE HAT, AB — Medicine Hat city police issued a public advisory just before 4:30 a.m today, asking people to avoid the 900 block of Balmoral Street S.E.

They say they are dealing with a high profile incident and that more information will be forthcoming.

The calls for service page does show police were called to the same area just before 1 a.m. Friday to a report of a break and enter in progress, but it’s not known if the two incidents are related.

More details as they become available.

by Brian Konrad

Charges laid following Balmoral Street standoff with police

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