Man arrested after vehicle crashes through front door of RCMP office in Montreal

National Post

3 days ago

MONTREAL — A man is under arrest after a vehicle went through the front door of the RCMP headquarters Saturday morning in the Montreal suburb of Westmount, just west of downtown.
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No one was injured inside the building and Montreal police said the suspect has mental-health issues and was possibly in crisis. Terrorism is not considered a factor in the case, police said.
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Const. Jean-Pierre Brabant said a 44-year-old man was arrested quickly after the low-speed crash about 8:25 a.m., which police described as 'deliberate' and caused considerable damages at the front door.
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'We're not talking about a high-speed collision, but he went slowly into the entrance and broke two windows of the entrance,' Brabant said. Only the front of the vehicle was inside the building.
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The suspect was transported to hospital with minor injuries and investigators will meet with him when they are able.
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Police said according to preliminary information, the man had approached the building first on foot and allegedly later returned with his vehicle at some point.
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Two RCMP officers were inside the building at the time the vehicle entered but were unharmed.
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The building is the Quebec divisional headquarters for the federal police force and has been at the location on Dorchester Boulevard since 1920.
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The RCMP's Quebec division referred all questions about the incident to Montreal police.
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It is the second incident at an RCMP office this week. On Monday, officers shot a person in the parking lot of the Strathcona detatchment in Sherwood Park, Alta., outside Edmonton after allegedly noting what appeared to be a firearm.
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