Authorities set off a Quebec amber alert at about 2:58 a.m. on Wednesday, May 25, after an alleged kidnapping of a three-year-old in Sainte-Adèle in the Laurentides region. The alert stated that a 21-year-old suspect was believed to have "fled on foot" with the child at 9:00 p.m. on May 24.Police lifted the amber alert about 25 minutes after it went out. According to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), the suspect and three-year-old were found "safe and sound" in the same town where they disappeared.
An accident involving a Quebec police officer on a motorcycle took place on Sunday morning, May 1. A Sûreté du Québec (SQ) motorcyclist was hit by a car while attempting to stop a driver in Montreal.
Unique animals always seem to popping up in different spots around Quebec and this weekend was no exception.On Saturday, April 30, Quebec police warned the population that a polar bear was spotted roaming around in Madeleine-Centre region of the northern coast of the Gaspé peninsula.
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) is investigating after a shooting on Autoroute 40 in Montreal left a man in his 20s injured Friday morning. He was transported to the hospital but his life is not in danger, an SQ spokesperson told MTL Blog.
A major Quebec police operation on Thursday led to the seizure of over $115,000, around 30 weapons and a bunch of drugs. The Montérégie Regional Joint Force conducted 26 searches of homes and vehicles as part of an investigation into drug trafficking tied to criminal motorcycle gangs in the Maskoutains region, according to a Sûreté du Québec news release.