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Robbery suspect steals cop car, triggers lengthy chase: Montreal police

A 28-year-old man is facing charges after stealing a Montreal police cruiser during a robbery at a hotel on Ste-Catherine Street. The suspect evaded police and drove the vehicle for nearly 60 kilometers before crashing it into a shed in Verchères. The suspect was hospitalized as a precaution and will be tested for drug use.

Posted June 19, 2026 10:03 am

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A police cruiser drives through downtown Montreal.

Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press

A 28-year-old man is facing charges after a Montreal cop car was stolen, prompting a chase that spanned nearly 60 kilometres across the city.

Officers were called to a hotel on Ste-Catherine Street near Papineau Avenue around 8:45 p.m. Thursday to reports of a robbery , police spokesperson Manuel Couture said.

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The suspect managed to evade police and got behind the wheel of a Montreal police squad car parked at the scene, Couture said.

The suspect fled the scene in the police vehicle, triggering a chase from midtown Montreal to South Shore Verchères.

Couture said the chase ended around 9:20 p.m. when the suspect crashed the cop car into the shed of a home on Marie-Victorin Boulevard in Verchères.

The suspect appeared uninjured but was taken to hospital out of precaution, police said. Couture noted the suspect will also be tested for any drugs that may have been in his system at the time of the incident.

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Robbery suspect steals cop car, triggers lengthy chase: Montreal police

A 28-year-old man is facing charges after stealing a Montreal police cruiser during a robbery at a hotel on Ste-Catherine Street. The suspect evaded police and drove the vehicle for nearly 60 kilometers before crashing it into a shed in Verchères. The suspect was hospitalized as a precaution and will be tested for drug use.

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