Officer’s plea entry delayed once again

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 6, 2026.

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A scheduled plea entry for a Medicine Hat police officer has been postponed for a second time.

Const. Noel Darr of the Medicine Hat Police Service was scheduled to enter a plea in provincial court Thursday for charges of obstructing justice.

The case was adjourned to Mar. 26 to accommodate the availability of Darr’s counsel.

Court documents show Darr faces charges that he unlawfully and willfully attempted to “obstruct, pervert, or defeat the course of justice” by dissuading a witness from giving evidence by “threats, bribes, or other corrupt means.”

Darr’s criminal charges were laid in July following an investigation by the Edmonton Police Service.

Darr is also named as a defendant in a $1.85-million lawsuit filed by former Medicine Hat police chief Mike Worden.

Files related to the lawsuit also accuse Darr of providing false information about Worden to former Medicine Hat journalist Tiffany Goodwein.

Neither the civil nor criminal allegations have been proven in a court of law.

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