{"id":640038,"date":"2026-05-01T04:40:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T04:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/640038\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T04:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T04:40:19","slug":"provincial-police-join-forces-with-montreal-suburban-cops-to-fight-extortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/640038\/","title":{"rendered":"Provincial police join forces with Montreal, suburban cops to fight extortion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quebec provincial police say they\u2019re creating a joint task force with Montreal, Laval and Longueuil police to fight a wave<\/a> of violent extortion<\/a> targeting businesses.<\/p>\n

The S\u00fbret\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec says the project, dubbed UNIS, aims to encourage business to report extortion attempts and to help police forces in the Montreal region share information.<\/p>\n

\u201cViolence and intimidation perpetrated by criminal groups is unacceptable. No organization can act alone against extortion. The police services are united, mobilized and determined to take action, both in terms of prevention and investigation, to combat extortion and protect the safety of our communities,\u201d Chief Inspector Am\u00e9lie Bouchard of the Laval police service\u2019s criminal investigation division said in a press release.<\/p>\n

The police services say the new initiative is intended to help them take a co-ordinated and harmonized approach to protecting and supporting businesses.<\/p>\n

The task force also aims to increase information sharing between police services and to co-ordinate an increased police presence to reassure business owners.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo business should have to operate under threat. It is precisely to break this cycle that our organizations are speaking with one voice today and launching Project UNIS,\u201d Benoit Dub\u00e9, the deputy chief of the S\u00fbret\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec said in a release. <\/p>\n

Restaurants, caf\u00e9s and bars across the Montreal region have been targeted<\/a> by extortion attempts and fire bombings<\/a> in recent months, with criminal organizations using social media to recruit teenagers to carry out attacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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