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Teenager shot dead outside his home
Saint-François: Sept. 1, 11:15 p.m.
The LPD has opened an investigation into
the fatal shooting of a young St-François
man on Monday night. “The individual was
standing outside his home 8920 Tilly Street
when he was struck in the head by multiple
firearm projectiles. However, neighbours
only heard one report,” Constable Marc
Morel said. The presence of several projectiles
fired with just one shot indicates a rifle
as a probable weapon, he explained.
Apparently eyewitnesses saw several
youths in the area of the Tilly St. residence;
they left the scene on foot via a nearby park,
according to Morel. The 19-year-old shooting
victim succumbed to his injuries in a
hospital outside of Laval on September 3,
after spending two days in critical condition.
While the victim did not have a criminal
record, police have many theories as to
the cause of the attack. Although the teen’s
mother told police he had no ties to local
gangs, the LPD will be probing that possibility
– as well as a number of others – over
the coming days. No arrests have been made
in this case to date.
Deadly car crash claims 20-year-old
Vimont: August 24, 3:30 a.m.
A young motorist smashed into a lamppost
on Des Laurentides Blvd. in the early hours
of August 24, perishing of his injuries three
and a half hours later. The victim, a 20-yearold
Laval resident, had been driving alone
near 2004 Des Laurentides when the apparent
loss of control took place; it remains to
be seen if alcohol was a factor in the accident.
Constable Morel noted that as the victim
was a resident of Laval’s north end, he
was probably familiar with Vimont’s streets.
Armed robbers apprehended
in depanneur heist
Vimont: August 26, 1:00 a.m.
A quartet of armed and masked depanneur
bandits visited the Couche-Tard outlet
located at 2050 Rene Laennec Blvd. in
Vimont recently. The suspects, brandishing
a sawed-off shotgun, helped themselves to
the contents of the convenience store’s cash,
as well as numerous cigarette cartons. In
light of the recent spate of robberies, the
LPD had increased patrols of the city’s
depanneurs, Morel explained. One such
patrol was in the immediate vicinity of the
crime, and “actually came face to face with
the suspects. After a brief pursuit on foot,
two of the four individuals were arrested,
and all of the stolen money and merchandise
was recovered,” the constable said. The
LPD theorizes that the men could have been
responsible for similar crimes in Montreal,
and continues to investigate the whereabouts
of the two suspects that got away.
More sexual assault charges for Godin
Two more women have come forward to
add their names to the list of Eric Godin’s
victims of sexual assault. The Laval man
was first in the news last spring when he
was arrested for molesting two women,
using an internet dating service to lure his
victims. Despite the LPD’s opposition, he
was released on bail April 2nd - and back
behind bars within nine days for assaulting
another woman, one he met at his local
supermarket in Laval-des-Rapides. This
time, there’s no chance of conditional
release for Godin – in light of his prior
offenses, the judge deemed that there is a
“marked probability” of his repeating histo-
LPD BLUE CAROLINE GARDNER
Illegal arms seized at
St-Martin flea market
Chomedey: August 22
One website directory declares that at the St-Martin Blvd. flea market, “On
retrouve de tout et à bon prix” – roughly translated, shoppers can ‘find it all,
at a great price.’ The LPD recently found this claim to be true when they
found illegal weapons were being sold at the flea market. Following the
seizure of an extendable nightstick, a restricted weapon, Laval’s police force
undertook a full-blown investigation of a pair of suspect merchants, aged 39
and 66 respectively. In the course of the probe, an undercover officer attempted
to buy black market weapons at the flea market, as well as a second establishment
linked to the pair – the Army Surplus shop on Queen Mary Road in
Montreal. During the simultaneous operations late August 22, over two hundred
illegal weapons were seized. Among the confiscated contraband: two
tasers, or weapons that stun victims with an electrical charge; a number of
nunchakus, traditional weapons used by martial artists (and occasionally
street gangs); various illegal knives, swords and a selection of ring blades;
and a large assortment of shurikens - traditional Japanese throwing blades,
commonly known as ‘ninja stars.’ The two men have been taken into custody
on charges of arms trafficking and possession; if found guilty, the pair face a
minimum of one year behind bars.
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ry. According to witnesses, upon hearing
this, the 28-year-old sexual offender actually
started to sob in the courtroom. At press
time, the details regarding the new crimes
could not be released, although one assault
reportedly dates back to 1994.
Help the LPD find Valerie
LPD file no. LVL-03-08211-03
Valerie Drizos has not been seen since
August 21, so her family has asked the
police to investigate her disappearance. The
Tel.:
(514) 289-8585
Fax:
(514) 289-9445
pretty 16-year-old
has blond hair,
brown eyes, stands
5’2” (1.57 m) and
weighs 122 lbs. (55
kg). Her right nostril
is pierced and she
has a scar over her
right eye. If you have
any information that
could help locate
Valerie, call the LPD at 450-662-3400, or
Info-Crime at 1 (800) 711-1800.
$14 million drug seizure in
Chomedey One of the largest in the city’s history
On Monday, the LPD seized an estimated $14 million of marijuana from a string of unassuming
adjacent storefronts in Chomedey’s industrial area. “This was a major operation –
one of the largest narcotics seizures we’ve ever made to date,” Sergeant André St-Jacques
said. Over nine thousand mature plants up to four feet high were seized, along with paraphernalia
associated with cultivating the drug. The site of the extensive pot plantation –
2880, 2888, 2904, 2908 and 2916 Bergman Street – had actually been used to that end previously.
“It had been a very lucrative spot for cannabis growers. One mature plant is valued
at up to $1,500 on the black market,” St-Jacques noted. The tip that led the LPD to
Bergman was passed on by the Montreal police, who had been investigating an unrelated
stolen property case. No one was on site at the time of the bust, but the LPD continues to
pursue its investigation of the black market gardeners.
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