Montreal police suspend two officers after alleged urination on homeless individual
Two downtown Montreal officers were placed on suspension following a claim that one urinated on a person experiencing homelessness during duty hours.
The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal announced that two officers assigned to its downtown Station 21 have been suspended pending an internal investigation into a report that one of them urinated on a homeless individual while on duty. The claim was detailed in a La Presse article, which noted that fellow officers reported the behavior to superiors. The police service declined to release further details, citing privacy laws, but affirmed its commitment to a thorough inquiry.
In a related development, another officer from the same station was recently suspended for allegedly posing and mocking a suspect during an arrest. Advocacy leader Annie Savage of RAPSIM expressed shock but not surprise, linking the case to a wider pattern of strained police-homeless relations highlighted in a recent RAPSIM and Clinique Droits Devant report.
Why it matters
The case highlights concerns about police conduct and trust with vulnerable homeless populations in Montreal.
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