FREDERIC SERRE
The 1019 Report
Despite a massive police search in Terrasse-Vaudreuil last week, three boat thieves are still at large, although the owner of the vessel – identified as a security guard assigned to supervise the Île aux Tourtes Bridge – is relieved to be reunited with his boat.
According to the Sûreté du Québec, the drama began shortly before noon on July 2 when three men stole the boat from an undisclosed location in Montreal. The SQ received a 911 call from the boat’s owner at 11:45 a.m., as he gave chase aboard his Sea-Doo. The chase ended near the shore along 11th Avenue in Terrasse-Vaudreuil where the suspects abandoned the craft and fled on foot.
A strong police response saw armed SQ officers as well as search dogs combing the area for several hours.
According to the SQ’s Nicolas Scholtus, officers were unable to capture the three men, although there was a report about one of them having been seen escaping on an electric scooter along one of the town’s streets. He said the investigation is continuing, as is the search for the suspects.