Quebec police

• Man charged in Quebec Halloween sword attack was suffering from delirium: doctor

  Dr. Gilles Chamberland, who assessed Carl Girouard after the killings, said he believes the accused is on the autism spectrum and likely suffers from schizophrenia.

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  Apr 30
  
• Police breached accused Quebec man’s right to counsel, Supreme Court rules

  The unanimous decision comes Friday in the case of Patrick Dussault, who was arrested in 2013 for murder and arson in Gatineau, Que.

  Canada

  Apr 29
  
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• Quebec Association of Police Chiefs launches campaign to change image of policing

  Police brass say they want to counter what they say are misperceptions about law enforcement officers.

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  Apr 27
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• Quebec police watchdog investigating after police chase on highway ends in two deaths

  The independent investigation unit says the accident happened at about 1 a.m. Sunday as local police pursued the driver of an allegedly stolen vehicle.

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  Apr 17
• Quebec earmarks $3.1M for police forces in fight against domestic violence

  Quebec Public Security Minister Geneviève Guilbault said in a statement Monday that the money will specifically be used to improve support and care provided to victims by police.

  Canada

  Feb 21
• Quebec bill aims to modernize policing, rebuild public trust

  Under the proposed legislation, both the police watchdog and the ethics commissioner would be given more power to investigate more cases.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2021
• Quebec provincial police will train officers to deal with people in mental health crisis

  The training will aim to help officers change their response in situations involving people in mental distress and reduce the number of interventions that end fatally.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2021
• Quebec City police investigating two more violent arrests caught on video

  The SPVQ is investigating a total of four separate violent arrests since last weekend, when videos surfaced of officers hitting and dragging Black teens outside a nightclub.

  Crime

  Dec 2, 2021
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• New study suggests Quebec police officers sometimes hesitant to intervene

  Police officers across Quebec are refusing to intervene in some situations while on duty, because they fear repercussions.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2021
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• Montreal man pleads guilty in cocaine plot tied to couple’s abduction

  A Montreal man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday in Vermont to being part of an effort to smuggle 1,500 kilos of cocaine from Peru to Vermont and then to Canada.

  Crime

  Nov 4, 2021