Published December 8, 2023

Joel Ceausu – The Suburban LJI Reporter

Montreal Police arrested two minors who were preparing to set fire to vehicles at a home in Town of Mount Royal. The people arrested are both aged 15 and appeared in Youth Court last week.

At around 2:43 a.m. Thursday, police officers saw a vehicle circulating near a home. Three people got out to approach a private entrance and police intervened as the suspects attempted to set fire to three vehicles using a Molotov cocktail. Upon seeing the police, the suspects fled. Two of them, who tried to hide behind neighbouring residences, were arrested. The third suspect managed to escape by driving away.

This was the fourth time in five months that vehicles at this residence have been targeted with Molotov cocktails. Police say a business belonging to the same owners was targeted in the same way last May.

The arrests were made possible thanks to increased surveillance of the sector by the SPVM Arson Section in collaboration with neighbourhood Station 26 (Côte-des-Neiges, Mont-Royal, Outremont) and the ARRET group. The investigation continues.

Anyone with information can contact 911 or their local station. It is also possible to contact Info-Crime Montréal anonymously and confidentially at 514 393-1133 or via the reporting form available on the infocrimemontreal.ca website.

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