Montreal Police

• Montreal police conducting searches in lead-up to teen’s death by South Shore police

  Montreal police say they are conducting searches in an investigation connected to the death of a teenager shot dead by police on the city's South Shore.

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  Feb 26
  
• Montreal police chief says Toronto officer arrests ‘sad moment’ for policing

  Montreal's police chief says the force isn't immune to such cases, citing examples of officers accused of selling information to organized criminals.

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  Feb 10
  
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• Montreal police launch initiative to tailor 911 responses for autistic people

  The SPVM and Giant Steps School have launched a pilot project that aims to improve interactions between officers and autistic individuals during interventions.

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  Jan 28
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• 3 Montreal police officers injured, man Tasered in UQAM intervention

  Police allege a 34-year-old man was acting aggressively toward officers and that they were not able to de-escalate the situation.

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  Jan 8
• Montreal mayor revives debate over police body-worn cameras

  New mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada says her team is working with the police department and the Quebec government to equip frontline officers — with well-established guidelines.

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  Dec 3, 2025
• Montreal police school presentation accidentally included explicit image

  Montreal police say it’s taking preventative measures after one of its officers accidentally showed explicit material during a school presentation on sexual assault and consent.

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  Nov 28, 2025
• Montreal police say 21-year-old man is city’s 30th homicide after shooting

  Montreal police said a 21-year-old man who was shot in the city's east end this past Friday died in hospital a day later from his injuries.

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  Nov 16, 2025
• Montreal police adopt new practices to support victims of strangulation

  The 18-month pilot launched in May 2024 in Montreal's east end handled 348 cases of strangulation. 

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  Nov 7, 2025
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• Montreal police execute multiple raids in cross-border tobacco smuggling probe

  Police carried out multiple raids in the Montreal area as part of a major investigation into cross-border tobacco smuggling between Canada and the United States.

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  Oct 29, 2025
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• Montreal police solve cold case from 2008 using genetic genealogy to track killer

  Catherine Daviau, 26, was found dead in her Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie apartment in December 2008.

  Crime

  Sep 18, 2025