================================================================================================ CASE 174 | Young Couple | March 10, 2024 | Canada ================================================================================================ DATABASE RECORD id 174 date March 10, 2024 original_date March 10, 2024 year 2024 month 3 quarter 2024-Q1 victim Young Couple location Montreal, Quebec, Canada country Canada scenario Kidnapping description Gang of 4 kidnaps couple and robs them of $25,000 in cryptocurrency. kidnappings 1 violence_torture 0 drugs_alcohol 0 weapons 1 theft 1 life_taken 0 money_wanted 25k coin_type crypto reports CBC notes 2 young kidnapped from street into 2 separate vehicles, forced to transfer 25000 un crypto has_processed_date 1 created_at 2025-11-13 05:44:45 (flag legend: 'kidnappings' is the DETENTION flag — 1 when the victim was held against their will at any point, tied, locked in, held at gunpoint or taken away; it is NOT the same as the 'Kidnapping' scenario, which means taken away and held. See README, Definitions.) AI SUMMARY [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources] **Victim:** Young Couple **Attackers:** Gang/organized group **Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom **Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation **Crypto Stolen:** 25k in crypto **Status:** Investigation ongoing LINKED SOURCES [url] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/suspects-arrested-montreal-calgary-crypto-kidnapping-1.7203455 NOTES ON THIS FILE * matched to sheet row 175: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARTICLE 1 Source CBC URL https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/suspects-arrested-montreal-calgary-crypto-kidnapping-1.7203455 Origin reported_K&R sheet, row 175, column "Articles" Length 1,709 chars Trimmed site furniture removed on review; kept text is verbatim. Full original (1,931 chars) archived, sha256 9cb81b533277c03331ba71f4deaa9d18f189487f7a8fa21c9ec200491ff9171e ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 suspects arrested in Montreal kidnapping Kidnappers allegedly ambushed couple in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville district, police say Montreal police have arrested four suspects in connection with the alleged kidnapping and confinement of a couple in their 20s on March 10. Police say the motive was to steal cryptocurrency, credit cards and other goods. The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) said Monday that the first three suspects, aged 18 and 19, were arrested on May 8 in Montreal. They appeared at the courthouse to face charges including kidnapping, forcible confinement, robbery and unauthorized possession of a firearm. The fourth suspect, a 21-year-old, was arrested at the Calgary International Airport on Friday after fleeing Quebec. He will be returned to Montreal this week to appear at the courthouse. The SPVM also reported that searches in Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles and Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve boroughs resulted in the seizure of a loaded firearm, ammunition, and a device for converting a pistol into an automatic weapon (Glock switch). According to the police, a man and a woman in their 20s were ambushed in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville district. Late in the evening, armed and hooded suspects appeared and ordered them to board two separate vehicles. A few hours later, the two victims were found in Dorval, one with facial injuries. Both victims are currently "doing well," said police. The kidnappers allegedly succeeded in robbing the couple of nearly $25,000 in cryptocurrency, credit cards and certain goods that the victims had in their possession. The investigation is ongoing, with the SPVM indicating the possible involvement of other individuals. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FETCHED ARTICLE 1 [AUTO-TRIMMED — UNREVIEWED] !! Furniture was cut by a script keyed on this case's record, not by a person. !! It may still carry passages about OTHER cases from a round-up article. !! The full page extract is kept in staging/ if a cut needs revisiting. Source cbc.ca URL https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/suspects-arrested-montreal-calgary-crypto-kidnapping-1.7203455 Field url Retrieved 2026-09-05T12:50:48+00:00 via raw HTTP retrieval, deterministic extraction (HTTP 200) Language unknown Kept paragraphs headline [0] + 3-16 of 23 Length 2,149 chars Integrity sha256 b6f60b082c4f96ee00f4b49006c566a3541385e9a8741bcfa211ba9dd8f90065 Trimmed AUTO-TRIMMED, unreviewed: kept paragraphs 3-16 plus headline [0]; dropped 2 leading and 6 trailing paragraphs. Case-term hits on page: 16. Caveat retrieved from a live page on the date above. Unlike text copied from the spreadsheet, there is no second copy to hash it against. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved) 4 suspects arrested in Montreal kidnapping | CBC News The kidnappers allegedly succeeded in stealing nearly $25,000 in cryptocurrency, credit cards and certain goods that the victims had in their possession. Kidnappers allegedly ambushed couple in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville district, police say The Canadian Press · Posted: May 14, 2024 7:27 AM EDT | Last Updated: May 14, 2024 The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Montreal police have arrested four suspects in connection with the alleged kidnapping and confinement of a couple in their 20s on March 10. Police say the motive was to steal cryptocurrency, credit cards and other goods. The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) said Monday that the first three suspects, aged 18 and 19, were arrested on May 8 in Montreal. They appeared at the courthouse to face charges including kidnapping, forcible confinement, robbery and unauthorized possession of a firearm. The fourth suspect, a 21-year-old, was arrested at the Calgary International Airport on Friday after fleeing Quebec. He will be returned to Montreal this week to appear at the courthouse. The SPVM also reported that searches in Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles and Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve boroughs resulted in the seizure of a loaded firearm, ammunition, and a device for converting a pistol into an automatic weapon (Glock switch). According to the police, a man and a woman in their 20s were ambushed in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville district. Late in the evening, armed and hooded suspects appeared and ordered them to board two separate vehicles. A few hours later, the two victims were found in Dorval, one with facial injuries. Both victims are currently "doing well," said police. The kidnappers allegedly succeeded in robbing the couple of nearly $25,000 in cryptocurrency, credit cards and certain goods that the victims had in their possession. The investigation is ongoing, with the SPVM indicating the possible involvement of other individuals. ================================================================================================ generated from attacks-export-Gart-website.json + reported_K&R | case 174 ================================================================================================