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Montreal police officer suspended amid allegation of urinating on homeless person
A Montreal police officer was suspended after colleagues reported that he allegedly urinated on a person experiencing homelessness while on duty.
The alleged incident took place in downtown Montreal, in the area served by SPVM’s Police Station 21.
The officer has not been charged, and the police service has not confirmed the reason for his suspension.
An internal investigation is underway to examine the allegation.
A second officer from the same station was suspended in a separate case over images that allegedly showed him humiliating a suspect.
Colleagues raised the alarm in both cases, while some officers worry the incidents could damage trust with vulnerable people they work with.
The cases come amid a growing homelessness crisis in Quebec, with Montreal having the province’s highest count in a 2025 study.
A Montreal police officer has been suspended amid allegations that he urinated on a person experiencing homelessness while on duty.
The alleged incident took place in downtown Montreal in the area served by police station 21.
Colleagues who were reportedly upset by the alleged conduct brought it to their supervisors’ attention.
The Montreal police service says an internal investigation is underway, but it has not confirmed the reason for the suspension.
The officer has not been charged and has not yet had the opportunity to present a defence, La Presse reported.
A second officer from the same station was also suspended in a separate case involving images that allegedly showed him ridiculing a suspect.
- Who
- A Montreal police officer assigned to patrol in the downtown area. The officer has not been charged.
- What
- The officer was suspended amid allegations that he urinated on a person experiencing homelessness while on duty.
- When
- The alleged incident date is not stated. The suspension was reported on October 16, 2026.
- Where
- Downtown Montreal, in the area served by police station 21.
- Why
- Colleagues reportedly alerted supervisors after witnessing conduct they considered unacceptable. The police service has not confirmed the reason for the suspension.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Two officers from police station 21 were suspended in separate cases involving allegations of humiliating conduct.
Reports about the suspension and the alleged incident were published; the police service confirmed an internal investigation was underway.
- Police service
- Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM)
- Police station
- Station 21
- Alleged conduct
- Urinating on a person experiencing homelessness while on duty
- Officer’s status
- Suspended; not charged
- Investigation
- Internal investigation underway
- Separate case
- A second officer from station 21 was suspended over images allegedly showing a suspect being ridiculed in a humiliating position
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Un policier du SPVM aurait été suspendu après avoir uriné sur une personne en situation d’itinérance
Montreal police suspend 2 officers following report officer urinated on unhoused person
Centre-ville de Montréal | Un policier suspendu pour avoir uriné sur un sans-abri
What people are saying
It really is an evolution in customs, because if we think back a few decades, people would have said: “Guys, we’ll sort it out among ourselves, we’ll turn a blind eye.” Now there’s a change in mentality; the reports really are coming from the rank and file.
The SPVM takes any allegation involving one of its members seriously and, whatever the nature of the internal investigation, we are determined to get to the bottom of things and take the necessary action.