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  • Kate 20:52 on 2023-11-11 Permalink | Reply  

    Three youths were arrested early Saturday as they were about to chuck firebombs into the broken window of the Achtarout bakery in Ahuntsic, which has been the target of several other arson attempts this year. Item says the reason why the bakery is under attack is unknown.

     
    • Kate 20:45 on 2023-11-11 Permalink | Reply  

      For the first time in 13 years, the Alouettes will head to the Grey Cup final. The match is next weekend in Hamilton.

       
    • Kate 13:16 on 2023-11-11 Permalink | Reply  

      Reported bike thefts have been higher this year than in the previous four.

       
      • Kate 13:15 on 2023-11-11 Permalink | Reply  

        Metro tunnel trespassing has been on the rise since last year. Some of the intruders have been homeless people, but there are concerns that bad actors could also create havoc.

         
        • Kate 09:59 on 2023-11-11 Permalink | Reply  

          A Griffintown restaurant was the target of gunshots early Saturday. Nobody was hurt.

          It was only this year that I added a layer to the incident map to record arsons. For 2024 I might start another layer for gunshots at buildings too.

          …Incidentally, not that I want to see more of them, but is it possible there was only one cycling fatality here so far this year? I’ve only got one on the map.

          …Also incidentally, this morning on Google Actualités, the top three headlines are reports of these victimless gunshots fired at a closed restaurant. Gunfire is never good news, but if this is all the news from Friday night, we’re still living in a pretty peaceable place.

           
          • dhomas 10:15 on 2023-11-11 Permalink

            Were gunshots not reported on in the past? Or are there just more of them? It seems they have made the news much more frequently since the pandemic started.

          • Kate 10:27 on 2023-11-11 Permalink

            That’s my impression too. Either they were not so common in the past or police find some advantage in reporting the incidents to the media.

          • steph 12:06 on 2023-11-11 Permalink

            They need to justify the ELTA firearms squad . Yearly budget of $5.5M..
            Actions to divest the police aren’t working.

          • Blork 12:59 on 2023-11-11 Permalink

            Incidentally, that Griffintown restaurant – Pizzeria Moretti – was busted in August 2020 for breaking COVID-19 safety rules such as crowding/distancing and forcing employees to keep working even when they tested positive.

          • Kate 20:47 on 2023-11-11 Permalink

            TVA says the owner posted a pro‑Israel graphic to Instagram and thinks that’s why his establishment was targeted.

          • Ian 22:20 on 2023-11-11 Permalink

            Haha yeah totally nothing to do with the protection racket

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