Longueuil police decline merger idea
The SPVM recently floated the idea of merging the Montreal, Laval and Longueuil police forces. Laval declined last week and Longueuil said thanks no thanks on Friday.
Which makes me wonder exactly what a merger would mean. Surely the 3 forces have to collaborate, if they’re looking for someone who could be in any of the 3 territories, or carrying out one of those raids we hear about from time to time. As Montreal gets bigger and the agglomeration behaves more like a single city, something like a merger is bound to take place.
Spi 21:06 on 2020-11-01 Permalink
Seems to me it’s all about increasing their budget, SPVM is probably hoping to suck up more than it’s fair share from a new mega-montreal police structure.
Hasn’t the SPVM been under cost control measures for a few years now? Closing and consolidating stations?