Man beaten downtown

The only police blotter item Monday morning is about a middle‑aged man who was beaten up downtown and another middle‑aged man arrested in the case. Later, the Journal specified that the victim is a homeless person.

Cities the size of Montreal all over the world would love to have our crime stats, but the Gazette is pressing for more police based on a recent survey of residents.

CTV also has a report on the same survey that found that many Montreal residents feel less safe now than five years ago – before the pandemic. Similarly from QMI.