The Montreal Police Service (SPVM) said it had arrested eight suspects between the ages of 15 and 21 in the metropolis on Thursday night. Two firearms were also seized in separate cases.

Posted 11:14am Updated 11:20am

Thursday night was fruitful in terms of crime prevention in Montreal. The SPVM was able to intercept suspects in possession of a firearm before a violent crime ensued.

The first wave of arrests took place around 10 p.m. on Thursday evening when a citizen of the SPVM reported seeing three people with a firearm. The people were in a black car parked in front of a building in a residential area of ​​the Ahuntsic-Cartierville neighborhood.

The police quickly intervened and arrested three suspects, men aged 15, 18 and 26. They found a loaded pistol in the vehicle. One of the suspects had already been arrested with a firearm in the past, the SPVM said in a press release.

Set out and enter Outremont

That same night, around 1:30 a.m., an Outremont resident was calling 911 when a group of people broke into his building.

The suspects eventually left the scene without entering the home and fled in a vehicle. This was established by the police.

The five occupants of the vehicle, four men and one woman aged 19 to 21, were arrested. One of them had a loaded pistol. Another had a hammer on him.

An investigation has been launched into the file.

CENTAUR strategy

Remember that the SPVM works closely with CENTAURE, the Quebec strategy to combat armed violence implemented by the Department of Public Safety.

This strategy benefits from nearly $250 million in funding through 2027. Almost $140 million of that sum goes to repression and $104 million to prevention.

Anyone with information about armed violence in Montreal can call 911 or their neighborhood station.

It is also possible to communicate anonymously and confidentially with Info-Crime Montréal at 514.393-1133 or through the report form on the infocrimemontreal.ca website. Under certain conditions, Info-Crime Montreal may award rewards of up to $3,000 for information leading to the arrest of suspects.

The Minister of the Presidency, Félix Bolaños, has been admitted to a public hospital in Madrid suffering from gallbladder problems that he has had since 29 (inflammation of this organ) caused by stones, sources from La Moncloa reported this Saturday.

The medical team have recommended that he undergo a surgical procedure scheduled for this afternoon at the hospital he is being admitted to, whose name has not been released. Bolaños will cancel his entire schedule and resume activities over the next few days if his doctors’ indications allow.

On the 2nd, during the institutional celebration of the day of the region, the minister played in a clash with the protocol team of the Autonomous Community of Madrid. Community leaders prevented him from entering the podium along with the other authorities during the civil-military parade that followed the ceremony, while allowing the President of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, to go upstairs. The minister had heard the speech of the President, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, in the front row at the Regional Executive Headquarters, but was absent once. He then explained to various journalists present that he did it because he was not feeling well.

Secretary of Defense Margarita Robles was present at the podium. Madrid President Isabel Díaz Ayuso later justified the refusal to allow Bolaños to participate in the delegation, which she said Dos de Mayo was “not a day for ministers”. Ayuso claimed that the head of the presidency, relations with the courts and democratic memory were not invited. In the days before, the ministry and the autonomous government had been conducting tense negotiations over Bolaños’ participation in the event.

Also present in the Presidential Gallery were the Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida; the Chief of Defense Staff (JEEMAD), Teodoro López; the President of the Madrid Assembly, María Eugenia Carballedo, and the Regional Vice-President, Enrique Ossorio.

Sources from La Moncloa accused the Autonomous Community of Madrid of not complying with Royal Decree 2099/1983, which authorizes the general order of precedence in the state, by “not allowing a minister of the Spanish government to take the podium of the military parade commemorating the Feast of Dos de Mayo commemorated”.

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When the carriage that Charles III. transported, drove through Westminster Abbey, Anna Edwards did not fervently wave the British flag, but waved her placard with a disrespectful ‘Not My King’ crossed out as high as possible.

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Like them, hundreds of “pro-republic” protesters settled in Trafalgar Square early Saturday morning and set up giant yellow “Abolish The Monarchy” flags along the road the King took before he was crowned.

“I’m pro-democracy and I think people should have a choice whether they want a monarch as head of state or not,” said the 33-year-old Londoner.

“I’m not particularly anti-monarchy, but I’m pro-election,” she told AFP as protesters turned out in their hundreds in good spirits.

However, one question is on everyone’s lips: will the police, who have announced very little “tolerance” towards the protests, intervene to prevent the mobilization?

These fears were quickly confirmed: the Republican movement behind the demonstration announced that its leader Graham Smith had been arrested along with five other activists and that “hundreds of signs” with the slogan “Not my King” had been entered.

“Free Graham Smith,” the demonstrators then began to shout.

On a high platform, police monitor the crowd, binoculars and cameras in hand to spot the slightest overflow.

“That’s exactly why we’re here today. Because the monarchy represents everything that’s wrong with the UK: privilege, inequality and the lack of democracy,” Martin Weegman told AFP with the Republic cap screwed on.

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“I don’t think so, it’s a scandal,” complains Eva, 19, and scrolls through the pictures of the arrests on her cell phone.

This math student says she hadn’t planned to come but changed her mind on Wednesday’s announcement of the accelerated promulgation of a new law that has been criticized by the UN and gives police more power to deal with “serious civil unrest”. impede.

“There’s nothing wrong with this law, so I don’t want to celebrate anything in particular,” she adds.

“monarchy obsolete”

Republicans remain a very small minority in the UK, but they have become more visible since the death of the much-loved Elizabeth II last September, and a handful of them have been demonstrating almost systematically during Charles III’s movements.

Hundreds of people also demonstrated against the monarchy in Cardiff, Wales, on Saturday. Before meeting in a city park for a ‘Big Republican Lunch’, a reaction to the ‘Big Lunch’ planned for Sunday across the UK in honor of the coronation.

In London, Alice Ridge, 65, donned the Union Jack hat to cheer for the new king but reluctantly found herself amid pro-republic protests.

“Don’t spoil the party,” she says, clearly annoyed, before walking away.

The fellowship between the protesters and the rest of the crowd is cordial, but as the royal procession approaches, “Not My King” and “Down With The Crown” are immediately booed by the ardent admirers of the monarchy , singing the national anthem “God Save The King” while waving the British flag.

Jane Sutton, in her mid-thirties, is amused by this confrontation. She is pleased that, despite the rain, so many demonstrators have come to criticize an “outdated” monarchy.

“There is now a real voice for republicanism” in the UK, stresses Anna, 54, who wishes to remain anonymous.

She recalls recent polls showing a surge in Republican sentiment, particularly among the youngest: “The time has come.”