Longueuil police arrest 4 in attempted cell phone store robbery

Longueuil police cars in a parking lot May 2025 (Courtesy: Facebook/Service police de l'agglomération de Longueuil)

By News Staff

Posted October 23, 2025 8:17 am.

Longueuil police (SPAL) arrested four individuals, including three minors, on Wednesday evening as part of an investigation into thefts occurring in cell phone stores.

At around 6 p.m., the SPAL said that the Investigations Division, assisted by the GTI (Tactical Intervention Group), intervened in the Greenfield Park area, near Taschereau Blvd., preventing a robbery at a nearby cell phone store.

“Among the four individuals arrested were one adult and three minors,” the SPAL said. “They could face charges of robbery, wearing a disguise for dangerous purposes, and conspiracy.”

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