On Saturday, October 24, 2026, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Montreal police’s arson unit began an investigation after a vehicle was heavily damaged by fire in an alley between Saint‑Michel Boulevard and 10th Avenue in the Villeray‑Saint‑Michel‑Parc‑Extension borough. No injuries were reported and no arrests have been made.
The case is being handled as a vehicle‑fire investigation, a type of incident that falls under the responsibility of the SPVM’s arson unit, which manages similar inquiries throughout the city.