A 15-year-old boy was taken to hospital in serious condition early Friday morning after the motorbike he was riding was struck by a vehicle fleeing police on Saint-Martin Blvd. West near the corner of du Couvent St.
Around 10 minutes after midnight, officers with the Laval Police were trying to intercept a speeding vehicle proceeding eastward on Saint-Martin that had refused to stop when ordered.
Following the collision, the 18-year-old driver of the fleeing vehicle was taken into custody.
The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI), a provincial agency that investigates serious incidents involving police, has been assigned to look into the circumstances, and the Sûreté du Québec is providing assistance.
The Laval Police say they have arrested four suspects believed to have been involved in recent incidents involving the discharge of firearms.
During the arrests, a Glock .45 handgun with an ammunition clip containing 12 bullets and a cell phone were seized, according to the LPD.
The LPD identified two of the arrested suspects as Kylel Devon Vilmond, 21, and Mélissa Gingras, 20. They were expected to be arraigned at the Laval courthouse on Thursday July 28 and Friday July 29.
Two other suspects whose names were not provided were identified as a 25-year-old woman and a minor. Both were interviewed by LPD investigators and were released.
A Glock .45 handgun similar to the one the LPD says it seized during the recent arrest of the four suspects.
All the suspects face charges of unlicensed firearms possession, as well as breaking court-imposed conditions stemming from previous run-ins with the law.
In an annual report issued in June, the LPD noted that gun-related violence in Laval rose exponentially in 2020 and 2021, compared to 2019.
According to the report, there were 18 gun-related incidents in Laval in 2019. The number rose to 40 in 2020, and then to 42 in 2021.
The report went on to say that most gun-related violence over this period of time has been taking place in the Laval district of Chomedey.
In the past ten years or so, lightweight home security cameras have proven themselves to be extraordinarily useful to police all over the world in helping to identify suspects.
The Laval Police Dept. on Tuesday issued this security camera image of a suspect being sought in connection with a household robbery in June in Laval-Ouest. (Photo: Courtesy Service de Police de Laval)
A home robbery in Laval-Ouest last month demonstrates the elevated risk criminals now face that they will be easily identified.
The LPD issued a still image on Monday taken by a security camera at a Laval-Ouest home on June 28, clearly showing a man believed to have robbed a dwelling on that date of items with an estimated value of $60,000.
According to the LPD, the suspect turned up at the victim’s home at about 1:45 p.m. when the owner and his son were working on lawn maintenance and had left the garage door open.
In the captured security camera images, the suspect is seen ringing the doorbell, receiving no response, and then entering.
The LPD maintains that the suspect proceeded to the residence’s main bedroom, took items, and then left in a compact vehicle painted a dark colour.
The suspect is described as a man in his 60s, with receding dark hair (bald on top), and wearing eyeglasses.
At the time of the incident, he was wearing a long short-sleeved top with a grey camouflage-type pattern, blue jeans and blue runners.
Anyone who feels they may have information as to the identity of the suspect is urged to call the LPD at 450-662-4636 or 911. The file number is LVL 220628-060.
The Environment Canada weather service has declared a severe thunderstorm watch for the Laval and Montreal areas beginning Saturday afternoon and extending to after 5 am Sunday, with conditions being favourable to the development of strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.
The weather service warns that large hail stones under such conditions can damage property and cause injury.
As well, strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles.
The agency says it should also be remembered that severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes, and that water-related activities may be unsafe due to violent and sudden gusts of wind over bodies of water.
As well, they note that lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. As such, best to remember: When thunder roars, go indoors!
A 35-year-old man was taken to hospital suffering from multiple stab wounds following an apparent knife attack late Wednesday night on Étienne Lavoie St. just west of Autoroute 13 and Chomedey.
The Laval Police responded around 11:30 pm to a call about a badly injured man who was seen by at least one witness trying to enter a dwelling.
LPD officers found him out in the street. His injuries, though serious, were not considered life-threatening after being assessed in hospital.
According to a TVA report early Thursday morning, the victim is known to the police, although he is not a resident of Laval. The LPD has no immediate leads on a suspect.
The Laval Police Dept. says it has arrested nine suspects believed to be connected to the systematic theft of vehicles from parking lots in Laval.
The cars and trucks which were targeted included Honda CRV, Acura RDX, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Wrangler, Dodge Ram and Durango, and Ford F-150/250.
According to the LPD, the thefts had been taking place primarily at night. Some of the vehicles were stolen from hotel parking lots.
The nine arrested suspects included three minors, as well as six adults between the ages of 20 and 30.
They face charges of vehicle theft and being in possession of burglary tools.
Although all were questioned by investigators, they were released pending future court arraignments, with conditions to be observed until then.
The LPD is urging anyone who feels they have information useful to this case to call the Info-Line at 450 662-INFO (4636) or 9-1-1. The file number is LVL -220716-016.
The Laval Police Dept. issued this photo of the Rolex stolen by fraud artists.
The Laval Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying two suspected male fraud artists who deceived a man from Laval last fall into selling them a $15,000 Rolex watch in exchange for an envelope filled mostly with newsprint cut up to appear like money.
According to the LPD, the victimized seller had posted the watch for sale on Facebook Marketplace.
After chatting by phone with one of the suspects, the seller agreed to a meeting.
One of the suspects handed the seller an envelope, which contained the agreed sum.
However, the suspect briefly took back the envelope, while checking on the condition of the watch, then handed back what appears to have been a second envelope containing cut up newspaper clippings, with a $100 bill on top.
The victim only realized after the deal was concluded and the suspects were gone that he’d been had.
The LPD believes the perpetrators are responsible for other similar scams, involving the fraudulent purchase of luxury merchandise, in the Montreal region.
The suspects are described as English-speaking males in their 40s, black hair, dark eyes, and of medium build.
Anyone with information is asked to call the LPD’s Info Line at 450 662-INFO (4636) or 911. The file number is LVL-211130-014.
The sound of gunfire was heard by residents living in the vicinity of Mackenzie and Hennessy streets in Chomedey last Thursday evening, as a home came under fire for the second time in recent months.
Around 9 pm last Thursday evening, a vehicle was seen slowing down in front of the dwelling.
Three people seated on the front balcony of the targeted house came under fire, according to a witness report.
The Laval Police, who responded to calls about gunfire, turned up around 9:30 pm and found spent bullet casings on the ground around the crime scene.
Bullet impact points were found on nearby buildings and on at least one vehicle parked nearby.
There were reportedly no injuries and no suspects have been identified.
The Quebec Ministry of Transport says there will be partial closings during the night on Autoroute 15 from July 18 – 29 on the approaches to the cities of Saint Jérôme and Mirabel.
Two lanes out of three will be closed in order to carry out asphalting. The ministry says the asphalting work will be taking place near the overpass for Route 158 and near the bridge over the Rivière du Nord.
Motorists heading north on the autoroute will have to travel in the left oncoming traffic lane. The exits for R-158/Route Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier/Mirabel (Saint-Canut)/Sainte-Sophie will be closed on the A-15 headed northward.
The following detour is recommended to take Route 158: Follow A-15 north to the Boulevard du Grand-Héron exit, then retake A-15 southward to exit for R-158/Route Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier/Mirabel (Saint-Canut)/Sainte-Sophie.
Motorists heading south on Autoroute 15 must also remain on the left. The R-158/Route Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier/Mirabel (Saint-Canut)/Sainte-Sophie exit will also be closed on A-15 south.
The following detour to Route 158 is recommended: A-15 south to A-50/R-117/Lachute/Gatineau exit, take A-50 east and get back on A-15 north to R-158/Route Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier/Mirabel (Saint-Canut)/Sainte-Sophie exit.
The Quebec Ministry of Transport says the Gédéon-Ouimet Bridge, connecting Laval to Boisbriand on Autoroute 15, will be undergoing asphalting and repairs beginning July 17 for the next 18 weeks.
The work is taking place as the province’s highways ministry prepares for a much more extensive reconstruction of the bridge scheduled to begin in the coming years.
Although the asphalting and repairs will be taking place at night to minimize the impact on traffic, beginning July 19 from Sundays to Wednesdays between 10 pm and 4 am, Thursdays from 11 pm to 4 am, Fridays from midnight to 6 am, and Saturdays from midnight to 7 am, one side of the bridge will be closed to traffic.
During these closings, traffic will be directed onto the opposite side of the bridge where traffic in both directions will flow at a reduced speed of 70 km/h. Weather conditions or operational delays could cause the work to be postponed or cancelled altogether.
