Police chase from downtown to Lasalle leads to three arrests

MONTREAL – Three people have been arrested by Montreal police after a high-speed chase from downtown to Lasalle.

The incident started around 12:15 a.m. when police received a 911 call about a car travelling at a high speed in the downtown core, near Crescent Street and René-Lévesque Boulevard.

Police chased the vehicle along the 720 and caught up to it at a condo building on Angrignon Boulevard, near Newman Boulevard.

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“While the man was waiting in front of the garage door, officers attempted to stop the driver,” explained Manuel Couture with Montreal police.

The driver ran over an officer’s foot while trying to get into the condo parking lot.

Once inside the garage, police arrested the 23-year-old male driver and two passengers, a 25-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman.

“Officers also found a firearm,” said Couture.

“He could face charges of reckless driving, driving while under the influence of alcohol, armed assault and possession of a firearm.”

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The two men are know to police as having links to “criminal goods.”