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CALGARY Charges have been laid against a 54-year-old man in connection to an incident where a firearm was allegedly pointed at officers in Medicine Hat on Monday. Dale Melbourn has been charged with two counts of possession of a weapon, two counts of assault with a weapon, two counts of pointing a firearm, and a breach of previous release conditions. Reports came in at around 9:30 a.m. of a male in distress who was suspected of posing a danger to himself and others and that he may have been armed with a weapon. At approximately noon, members of the Medicine Hat Police Service located Melbourn in an industrial area near the intersection of Smelter Avenue and Factory Street S.E.
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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.
Chouteau County âShop with a Sheriffâ program is going strong
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GREAT FALLS â Ten-year-old Oliver Deighan of Floweree is standing in front of the Subway inside the Walmart on Smelter Avenue patiently waiting for his heroes to arrive. Theyâre all very nice because they give this stuff for us children,â Deighan said.
Moments later, the heroes arrived: fully uniformed Chouteau County Sheriffâs deputies, 9-1-1 communications officers, a Fort Benton police officer, and a detention officer ready for a day of Christmas shopping
Itâs all part of the annual âShop With A Sheriffâ event, created and hosted by the Chouteau County Sheriffâs Department. Itâs a chance for underprivileged children to pair up with law enforcement officers for a $100 shopping spree at Wal-Mart.