Cell phone handoff led to crime
You might think it safe to arrange to sell your old phone on a Saturday afternoon in public, near a metro station in a well frequented part of town, but it turned out badly for a guy who attempted this near Jarry metro on Saturday.
Daniel 10:50 on 2019-09-08 Permalink
Yikes! I certainly *would* have thought that, yes. That said — and not wishing to minimize the crime and the victim’s injuries and trauma — I do feel fortunate to live in a place where (a) this is news and (b) it results in streets being closed off and the police dog being called out.
Kate 12:14 on 2019-09-08 Permalink
I know! And they caught a suspect, too (giving away the end of the story).
Blork 12:39 on 2019-09-08 Permalink
Didn’t a similar thing happen just a week or two ago, where a guy was selling his phone to someone outside of Jarry Metro and the buyer slashed the seller’s throat with a knife and then ran off with the phone? (Seller survived, but I saw a photo of the cut and it was very nasty.)
mare 13:29 on 2019-09-08 Permalink
Yeah, IPhones are basically unsellable, because you need the original owner’s AppleID to erase them. But before a sale the owner has removed that restriction so you’re vulnerable for theft.
And those $1000+ iPhones apparently have enough value, even fenced, to use a lot of violence. I’m also happy that this is news and a big thing for TEH police.
Kate 14:53 on 2019-09-08 Permalink
Blork, I hadn’t seen or blogged that, and the only source I can find is from 98,5 radio but yes, a young man had his neck slashed on Jarry on August 28, during a similar-sounding phone sale and only a step from where this more recent incident happened.
Blork 15:19 on 2019-09-08 Permalink
JdeM has the story here: https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2019/08/27/un-ancien-joueur-de-la-lhjmq-frole-la-mort-lors-dune-banale-vente-de-cellulaire-1
Jonathan 16:31 on 2019-09-08 Permalink
Yes a similar crime happened just a few steps from my house on the 28th of August. The blood stayed there on the road for days.
I didn’t think it was life threatening because the guy and the ambulance were there on the street for a while before it took off to the hospital.
Kate 12:17 on 2019-09-09 Permalink
Let’s hope it was the same guy and the cops have rounded him up.