Dangerous situation safely defused by police
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A man has been taken into custody and is awaiting formal criminal charges following a brief standoff with police in an isolated area south of Smelter Avenue and Factory Street on Monday afternoon.
At approximately 9:30 a.m., Medicine Hat Police Service received a report of a male in distress who was a possible danger to himself and others. MHPS located the male inside a structure at around noon and contained the isolated area, then after making several unsuccessful attempts to communicate, the MHPS tactical team and crisis negotiators were called to the scene.