A brazen daylight theft occurred Wednesday afternoon on Avenue de la Porte Neuve. According to police reports, an assailant approached a pedestrian under the pretence of requesting a cigarette before striking the victim in the chest and stealing their necklace. Authorities have opened an investigation into the incident.
In a separate case, officers arrested a suspected drug dealer in the Gare neighbourhood following a Tuesday afternoon operation. Patrol officers monitoring Rue Joseph Junck observed what appeared to be a drug deal between two individuals. During the subsequent intervention, police seized narcotics, multiple mobile phones, an undisclosed sum of cash, and a pepper spray canister from the primary suspect.
The public prosecutor’s office was informed and ordered a CT scan of the suspect, which revealed inconsistencies in the imaging results. This finding led to the suspect’s formal arrest and subsequent presentation before an examining magistrate on Thursday morning to face charges.
