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Vehicle belonging to police officer crashes into bank in Laval, catches fire

Vehicle belonging to police officer crashes into bank in Laval, catches fire

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Laval police (SPL) are investigating after a vehicle belonging to a police officer crashed into a bank. (Laval fire department)
Laval police (SPL) are investigating after a vehicle belonging to a police officer was driven into a National Bank location and caught fire.
Police report that a 911 call at around 1 a.m. prompted officers to the National Bank on Montée du Moulin at Marcel-Villeneuve Avenue.
'The vehicle collided with the west facade of the building and caught fire,' said SPL spokesperson Erika Landry. 'The west facade of the National Bank also subsequently caught fire.'
When police and firefighters responded to the scene, there was no one in the vehicle, which police confirmed belongs to a police officer from another jurisdiction.
'Two persons of interest were located a little further away and were met by our officers,' said Landry. 'They were released a short time later.'
Landry said she could not confirm that the officer who owns the car was in the vehicle or whether one of the two suspects was a police officer.
'We are attempting to reconstruct the sequence of events,' she said. 'We have taken charge of the investigation, and several checks will be conducted in the coming hours.'
The investigation is ongoing.
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