A Young Quebec Boy Stole A Vehicle To Go See His Dad & It Caused A Police Chase

A carpet of nails was laid down to stop the boy.
Ontario Editor

It seems that one boy in Quebec would stop at nothing to visit his dad this week. 

According to 98.5 FM Montreal, the boy ended up stealing a vehicle before driving it south down Route 105, resulting in a Quebec police chase.  

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We erected a carpet of nails in the Wakefield area. A few kilometres later, the young man came to a stop. Marc Tessier

The boy is 12 years old, according to Catherine Bernard, a representative from la Sûreté.*

It was reported that the boy was planning on visiting his dad in Gatineau, about 100 kilometres away from where he lived in Gracefield. 

Officers were forced to start a police chase in an attempt to stop the vehicle. 

Marc Tessier, a spokesperson of the Sûreté du Québec, told 98.5 FM that a carpet of nails had to be laid down on the road to safely retrieve the boy. 

The vehicle was eventually stopped in the Wakefield area. 

However, despite the situation, Tessier states that this was not a high-speed chase and no collisions were reported. 

According to 104.1 ÉNERGIE, no criminal charges will be laid against the boy and the Director of Youth Protection will take care of the case. 

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this article misstated the Montreal boy's age. It has since been updated with more accurate information.

  • Allysha Howse was the Ontario Editor for Narcity Canada. Based in Toronto with seven years of experience as a leading journalist, she has been able to bring breaking news to readers across the country. Over the past year, she has been able to help Narcity reach record-breaking growth and bring original Ontario-focused stories to the fingertips of millennials. Allysha specialized in Books and Media Studies at the University of Toronto and has publications in Snapd Media.

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