Etiket: SPVM
Port of Montreal | The SPVM and the CNESST investigate a fatal work accident
A man died at the Port of Montreal after an accident at one of its docks. Published at 1:20 p.m. A spokesperson for the Port of Montreal, Renée Larouche, indicated…
Sanctioned for initiating a prosecution | Grumbling among SPVM patrol officers
Montreal police officers received disciplinary sanctions in recent days for initiating a car chase following a fatal assault in a parking lot. The measure fuels discontent among SPVM patrol officers,…
Firearms and Narcotics | The SPVM torpedoes a Hells Angels supply line
Around twenty handguns including a submachine gun, thousands of rounds of ammunition, high-capacity magazines, more than 70 kilograms of cocaine, hundreds of thousands of methamphetamine tablets, tens of kilograms of…
Car theft | The OPP and the SPVM arrest 34 people in Quebec
Dozens of Quebec residents who thought they were safe from Ontario justice had a very unpleasant surprise this week: an operation by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Montreal…
Car thefts in Ontario | The OPP and the SPVM arrested 31 people in Quebec
(Hawkesbury) The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) say they have arrested 31 people in Quebec on outstanding warrants for car…
SPVM looks down
Icor, the SPVM mine-clearing robot, is suffering from age. The device is having more and more difficulty climbing stairs, now requires assistance to accomplish certain tasks, has vision problems with…
Israeli-Palestinian conflict | Voltage drop in Montreal, says the SPVM
The Montreal City Police Service (SPVM) notes a drop in the level of intercommunity tension in Montreal, as the war in Gaza enters its fourth month. Posted at 3:35 p.m.…
SPVM | Hiring hits recent high
Montreal ended 2023 with nearly 100 additional police officers, a recent peak in hiring, Chief Fady Dagher announced Tuesday. Published at 11:59 a.m. The head of the Montreal City Police…
Vehicle theft | The SPVM wants to create its specialized squad
In 2023, nearly 12,000 vehicles were stolen in the territory of the Montreal Police Department. To tackle this scourge, which several stakeholders describe as a “national crisis”, the SPVM took…
Montreal | The SPVM is investigating an arson attack targeting offices in Saint-Léonard
(Montreal) The Montreal Police Department (SPVM) is investigating an arson attack on an office building in the borough of Saint-Léonard. Posted at 7:18 a.m. Emergency services were notified on Saturday,…
The SPVM is investigating an arson attack targeting offices in Saint-Léonard
(Montreal) The Montreal Police Department (SPVM) is investigating an arson attack on an office building in the borough of Saint-Léonard. Posted at 7:18 a.m. Emergency services were notified on Saturday,…
The SPVM attributes the drop in murders in part to prevention
Montreal police say the year-over-year decline in the number of homicides in the city is a sign that strategies to prevent violence and fight crime are bearing fruit. Last year,…
Escape from legal custody | A man on the run wanted by the SPVM
The Montreal City Police Service (SPVM) is asking for the public’s help to locate a man who escaped from legal custody at Notre-Dame Hospital in Montreal. Published at 6:10 p.m.…
Major cryptocurrency theft | The SPVM brings back a suspect on the run to the country
By stealing an encrypted key, he allegedly stole millions of dollars in virtual money: Montreal police arrested an alleged cryptocurrency thief this week. After being on the run in Europe,…
Firearms | Important “net raid” by the SPVM
Montreal police say they dealt a “hard blow to an alleged network of firearms traffickers” on Tuesday evening after arresting seven people and seizing firearms, cash and precious metals. Published…
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve | A triplex targeted by a gunshot, the SPVM is investigating
An apartment building in the Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough was hit by at least one gunshot during the night from Saturday to Sunday, forcing Montreal police to launch an investigation. Posted at…
Ali Ngarukiye guilty of trying to kill an SPVM police officer
Radicalized in Ontario, Ali Ngarukiye had obviously planned everything to achieve his objective: killing police officers. His target, patrolman Sanjay Vig, came close to being killed. After five days of…
An SPVM executive in court after making a donation to the Freedom Convoy
An executive from the Montreal City Police Service (SPVM) is contesting in court a change of position that he describes as “disguised dismissal”, after being the subject of an internal…
A serial burglar arrested by the SPVM
Montreal police have caught a 26-year-old man suspected of stealing more than $105,000 worth of merchandise during at least ten break-ins in just two months. Posted at 4:53 p.m. The…
Festival organizers reject SPVM chief’s proposal
The idea launched by the director of the Police Service of the City of Montreal (SPVM), Fady Dagher, of charging major festivals and major events the cost of security services…