Author: Benoit Leblanc

A 31-year-old man died when getting shot in his immobilized vehicle, on the roadway, Canada Street, in Saint-François. This new firearm discharge event occurred on Friday, Oct. 7, around 11:20 p.m., at which time 911 was inundated with calls indicating numerous detonations in that area, located just south of Lévesque Boulevard (east), facing the Rivière des Prairies. As soon as they arrived on the scene, officers from the Service de police de Laval (SPL) quickly spotted the vehicle riddled with projectiles, while also noticing a victim inside of it, suffering from several bullets. Police officers attempted resuscitation maneuvers, the victim’s…

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A 65-year-old man lost his life following a violent collision that occurred late yesterday evening, at the corner of Dagenais Boulevard and Espher Street, in Fabreville. It was 11:15 p.m. when the accident occured on Laval soil. At that time, the suspect vehicle was going eastbound on Dagenais Boulevard (west), while the victim was heading toward the opposite direction. When the victim wanted to enter Espher Street, the suspect vehicle hit him head-on at high speed. The victim rolled over many times, his vehicle ending up completely overturned due to the severity of the impact. Quick Intervention Warned at 11:18…

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Two Laval citizens saw their home destroyed by a violent fire in late afternoon, on Thursday, Sept. 29, on Mathieu Island. It was 5:56 p.m. when 911 was informed about the fire, occurring at the eastern end of Laval, in Saint-François. As of 6:03 p.m., when the first of the six units of the Fire and Safety Department of Laval required for the intervention arrived, the flashover was already generalized for the residential building mainly affected. Risks of spread Flames were beginning to seriously threaten the two adjacent houses, which is why the sappers devoted most of their efforts to…

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The Oly Anger Tatoo Laval store was the scene of a Molotov cocktail last night, on Sept. 21, in Chomedey. The owner of a room installed in this small set of shops, located on Saint-Martin Boulevard (ouest), was first awakened by an alarm from his remote security system. Seeing flames on his surveillance cameras, it’s around 3:02 a.m. that he informed 911 of the incident. The first of the 13 firefighters from the Fire and Safety Department of Laval assigned to the intervention, as well as patrol officers from the Service de police de Laval (SPL), quickly arrived on the…

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The Service de police de Laval (SPL) arrested a 29-year-old woman in Rivière-des-Prairies, on Tuesday evening, Sept. 20, in connection with last week’s fatal hit and run on a Highway 15 (north) service station. It was 7:30 p.m. when the SPL arrested the suspect in a residence, with the help of the tactical intervention group of the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal. This woman has a history of violent crime. She is expected to appear at Laval’s courthouse this afternoon. She is facing charges of hit and run, causing death and manslaughter. Yesterday afternoon, the SPL had…

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The Service de police de Laval (SPL) is still looking for a key witness linked to a hit-and-run after an accident that caused the death of a citizen. On Thursday, Sept. 15, at 7:50 a.m., many calls were made to 911 about an event involving two vehicles that occurred on the service road of Highway 15 (northbound), near du Souvenir Boulevard . The victim, a 53-year-old man, was reportedly hit head-on by a vehicle that subsequently left the scene, in what looks like a new case of extreme road rage on the roads of Quebec. “We’re talking about an important…

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A man would have suffered injuries on 10 per cent of his body after a fire broke out in the kitchen of a dwelling in a building on rue Saint-Judes, in the afternoon of Wednesday, August 17. It was 2:52 p.m. when 911 was informed of the fire occurring in an area of Chomedey, located just west of the Promenade des Îles, south of boulevard Samson. The first of the six units of the Fire and Safety Department of Laval dispatched to the scene, made up of 22 firefighters, arrived at 2:59 p.m., immediately spotting smoke on the second floor…

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A mechanical failure would be the cause of a fire that significantly damaged a house on rue Pérodeau, on Sunday, August 14. It was 5:49 p.m. when 911 was told a fire had just broken out in the sector of Sainte-Dorothée, located just south of boulevard Notre-Dame. When arriving on the scene 5 minutes later, the first of the twenty firefighters called quickly spotted the apparent flames at the back of this two-storey residential building. While completing the evacuation of the house, firefighters began an aggressive attack on the fire, which had spread from the exterior wall of the first…

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The police received several calls about gunshots heard on Wednesday evening, on Boulevard Clermont, before the authorities discovered an inanimate man on the pavement. It was approximately 21:30 p.m. when that new case of armed violence broke out near the 1ère Rue, in that sector of Laval-des-Rapides, located a little east of Highway 15. On the spot, officers from the Service the police de Laval (SPL) found a man lying on the ground, he who was shot. His death was pronounced at the scene. His age and identity are still unknown, as a security perimeter has been erected pending the…

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A 70-year-old Laval resident died of her injuries after being hit by a car, as she was crossing Boulevard des Laurentides yesterday morning. It was approximately 10:35 a.m. when the fatal event occurred at the corner of rue de Genève and Boulevard des Laurentides. A young 17-year-old driver was driving on rue de Genève and would never have seen the pedestrian when entering Boulevard des Laurentides, by crossing the two lanes at this point. At that moment, the 70-year-old woman remained alive, but in critical condition. However, his death was sadly noted when arriving at the hospital. The Boulevard des…

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