The Medicine Hat Police Service said Tuesday they responded to a disturbance on April 12. File Photo/CHAT News

By Eli J. Ridder

POLICE REPORT

Medicine Hat woman facing charges after threatening roommate with knife, police say

Apr 15, 2025 | 10:55 AM

A Medicine Hat woman faces several charges after allegedly pulled a knife on her roommate.

Police say they responded to a disturbance on the 2600 block of 21st Avenue Southeast on Saturday evening.

Patrol officers arrived to find the windows of a house smashed by the 54-year-old woman, the Medicine Hat Police Service said in a Tuesday news release.

Police said they determined the woman had assaulted her roommate with a knife and threatened him.

Officers successfully negotiated with the suspect and took her into custody without further incident, police said.

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The woman was charged with two counts of uttering threats, breach of a court order, assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public.

Police said she was held for a bail hearing and remained in custody pending a Medicine Hat provincial court appearance on Tuesday.