By Joel Goldenberg
The Suburban
Five occupants of two vehicles parked in Côte St. Luc as well as at Décarie and Isabella in Snowdon were arrested early in the morning of Oct. 2, hours before the start of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the SPVM announced.
The occupants were allegedly in possession of incendiary devices, police say. We understand it was a bottle with some sort of liquid. The CSL statement says one of the cars was seen near a synagogue on Mackle Road.
A CSL statement says the vehicle was spotted by a CSL Public Security agent, who called police. The SPVM officers intercepted the vehicle on Kildare and made the arrests.
This past August, an email threat was sent to numerous synagogues and Jewish institutions. The “group” claimed to have placed explosives in buildings, in backpacks, which “are set to go off in a few hours. You will all end up in a pool of blood, none of you deserve to keep living. I incessantly have nothing other than scorn for humanity. This will be your last day on earth.”
The SPVM statement says that in the current case, officers “first stopped a vehicle at around 1:50 a.m. at the intersection of Décarie Boulevard and Isabella Avenue, in the borough of CDN–NDG. The occupants were a 16-year-old teenager and two 17-year-olds. Inside the vehicle were incendiary objects.
“About 15 minutes later, thanks to a tip from Côte-Saint-Luc Public Security, the SPVM apprehended two adults aged 20 and 22, near the intersection of Kildare Road and Cavendish Boulevard. Inside the vehicle was also incendiary material. Following their arrest, the suspects were released with conditions and a promise to appear at the Montreal courthouse (adults) and the Youth Division of the Court of Quebec.”
The SPVM’s Arson and Explosives Unit is investigating, seeking to find out if “these events are local repercussions of the conflict in the Middle East.
“Anyone with information is asked to contact 911 or their neighbourhood police station. It is also possible to communicate anonymously and confidentially with Info-Crime Montréal at 514 393-1133 or via the reporting form available on the infocrimemontreal.ca website.”
The CSL statement says “since the October 7 attacks in Israel and the subsequent shootings, vandalism, and incitement targeting Jewish Montrealers, the City of Côte Saint-Luc wants to reassure the public that it is working in close collaboration with all security agencies in order to protect the public. The city has increased patrols by Public Security agents around community buildings, and we are in direct contact with community officials, Federation CJA security team, and the Montreal police department (SPVM).” n