Olivier Primeau’s pizzeria still targeted, a suspect arrested

A man was arrested in Sainte-Thérèse on the night of Thursday to Friday, when he was caught with his acolytes setting fire to the Slice Gang pizzeria, targeted for the second time in less than 24 hours.

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Off-duty plainclothes police noticed around 12:30 a.m. a fire started in the business belonging to Olivier Primeau, located on rue Turgeon, near rue Roux.

On sight of the police, the suspects who were in front of the pizzeria immediately fled, leaving incendiary material behind, but the damage to the business was minor.

Pursuing them, the police managed to arrest one of the suspects, a man in his forties, originally from the South Shore of Montreal.

The suspect who remains detained will be questioned by investigators during the day, said a spokesperson for the Régie intermunicipale de police Thérèse-De Blainville.

It is not known at this time if the suspect has any connection with the priority of the trade, Olivier Primeau, or if he has a criminal record.

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Targeted twice in less than 24 hours

This is the second time in less than 24 hours that this banner belonging to the owner of the Beach Club has been targeted by arson.

This is the third incident targeting the businessman this week, as shots were fired at his condo earlier this week.

Questioned by TVA Nouvelles, Stéphane Wall, retired sergeant of the Montreal Police Service, makes several assumptions as to the reasons for these multiple crimes.

“It can be a question of a contract that is not respected or that does not seem to be respected according to one of the partners, it can be a transaction that has gone wrong, it can be revenge or a question of debts”, he said. -He suggests.

“When organized crime decides to send messages like that, it’s often a warning and there are always steps that follow,” he added.