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Medicine Hat police are cautioning the public after a man charged with attempted sexual assault was released on bail.

The 52-year-old Medicine Hat man faces four charges after he was arrested at the scene of an incident witnessed by officers in the parking lot of the city’s landmark Saamis Teepee.

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According to Medicine Hat Police Service major crimes unit Staff Sgt. Chad Holt, officers happened to be on scene about 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 21 when they observed the man forcibly grabbing a woman and pushing her into his vehicle.

“There was an officer who had observed these actions, had observed him grabbing this female and trying to force her into the vehicle, and it was really clear and evident to (the officer) that it was non-consensual and there was something wrong,” Holt said.

During an investigation of the man’s car, Holt says officers found alcohol as well as an unknown substance. After using a field kit, officers determined the substance to be GHB — a common date-rape drug.