“We are going to increase our presence in shopping center parking lots to check compliance with fire zones [près des bâtiments] and spaces dedicated to disabled people,” explains SPS spokesperson Benoit Pellerin.
“It’s an addition to our workforce,” explains Mr. Pellerin. They are assigned only to shopping centers and can respond to calls of shoplifting or fleeing suspects. They can do just as much with prevention, repression and arrests.”
All shopping centers will be monitored, but the police will be particularly stationed at the Carrefour de l’Estrie and on the Plateau Saint-Joseph.
Moreover, just seeing a vehicle patrolling the parking lot can be a deterrent for some people.
“And the traders are happy,” assures Mr. Pellerin. Randomly, the police will sometimes show up in the shopping center to see people. As it is a festive period, the approach with us is good. People are respecting the instructions, we are in an awareness-raising approach.”
“At Carrefour, we have more and more calls for cars parked in areas for disabled people. People are very excited about that. It is often difficult to answer these calls when we are not at the purchasing center, since people will make small errands of a few minutes. By having an active police officer, we can go and issue a ticket and ensure that they will not do it again during the holiday season.”
During this period, a classic call comes back year after year. “People lose their sense of direction, go out the wrong exit and are convinced that their car has been stolen,” says Mr. Pellerin. We take time with them, but 99% of the time, they just took the wrong door. We direct them back to their car and we laugh about it with them!”
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