Montréal-Nord Police Under Fire for Racial Profiling

Sixteen officers from Montréal-Nord’s Station 39 are under investigation for allegedly orchestrating racist policing—including racial profiling, issuing tickets based on ethnicity, and collecting dreadlocks as trophies. Community leaders and Black-led groups like Hoodstock say this isn’t new, echoing decades of systemic injustice since the 2008 death of Fredy Villanueva. Mayor Christine Black calls for victims to speak up, while officials suspend and reassign officers and launch a probe that could lead to criminal charges. A planned protest aims to amplify voices of racialized people and rebuild trust—one step at a time. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e08af20f06b9574c