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The police service in Laval is trying to improve relations with visible minorities, but some say its action plan is superficial and fails to demonstrate concrete ways to gain the trust of citizens from those communities.
Posted: Dec 19, 2020 7:27 PM ET | Last Updated: December 20, 2020 Samuel Bunche, 24, is suing the city of Laval following what he describes as a violent encounter with local police last spring.(CBC) A 24-year-old year-old Black man is seeking $275,000 in damages from the City of Laval, alleging he was "humiliated" and "traumatized" during an encounter with local police last spring. Samuel Bunche claims that on May 25, a Laval police officer, Maxime Ouimet, "used violence by pulling his dreads" and kneeing him several times in the face. According to a court document filed on Nov. 30, the i...