A look at the crimes surrounding deadly Old Montreal fire in October

A look at the crimes surrounding deadly Old Montreal fire in October

January 2, 2025 10:30 am EST.

"The fact that you arrest somebody doesn't put closure to a case," says Pietro Poletti, a former lieutenant-detective for the Montreal police, on the criminal October fire in Old Montreal that left two people dead. Alyssia Rubertucci reports.

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