SPVM cracks down on Montréal-Nord unit suspected of co-ordinated racist behaviour
Posted on: Jun 13, 2026 07:50 IST | Posted by: Cbc
xvi law officers from post 39 in Montréal-Nord ar below investigation for racist and hateful acts allegedly committed against Black and Arab people during police stops, Radio-Canada has learned.Â
Police Chief Fady Dagher held an unprecedented late-night news conference Friday at 10:30 p.m., saying the investigation is ongoing, but the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) will not tolerate this type of behaviour.
According to a Radio-Canada source, some officers allegedly collected pieces of locs, sometimes called dreadlocks, that had been cut from people during police interventions.
Tickets were also allegedly issued to citizens solely on the basis of their ethnic background, Rado-Canada reports.
Dagher refused to answer reporters' questions about detailed allegations, saying it is still under investigation. However, he confirmed that two police officers suspended, three were reassigned and the rest of the unit was "relocated."
He said two cases was submitted to Quebec's director of criminal and penal prosecutions, known by its French acronym DPCP, which is examining whether criminal charges should be laid.
Station 39 colleagues reported the behaviour and an internal investigation was launched just over two months ago, according to Radio-Canada.
Dagher commended those who came forward and alerted authorities.
"The SPVM acknowledge the courage of the employees who reported the facts and those who conducted the investigation," he said.
Most of the officers involved are young men with less than five years of service, according to the director of the SPVM.
Located in the Montreal North borough, Station 39 is considered a key police post in the city.
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Tensions between police and members of several cultural communities have led to several violent incidents over the past decades, including the riots that followed the death of Freddy Villanueva in 2008 and, more recently, demonstrations over the death of Abisay Cruz, who died while being restrained by police in March 2025.
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