Additional security measures are being taken or are about to be taken at Habitations Saint-Philippe in downtown Trois-Rivières, where four attempts to start a fire have been made in recent months. Two security agents are now stationed there 24 hours a day. The Municipal Housing Office (OMH) is also planning the installation of surveillance cameras.
After the arson attempt on Friday, theOMG had hired a security guard. After Sunday’s, a second one was added.
As residents had requested by petition, theOMG also plans to equip the two buildings with surveillance cameras.
The head of general management and communications of theOMG from Trois-Rivières, Marie-Ève Croteau, confirms that the installation of cameras is a solution that is being considered.
It’s still being analyzed, but we’ll certainly move forward soon.
she says.
Last Sunday, evading surveillance, someone tried to set fire in a stairwell. Two days earlier, it was in the mailroom with gasoline. Last August, an arsonist set a fire using circulars in front of the door of a second-floor apartment. Last spring, it was in the elevator shaft.
This is what we expected
said Jean-Pierre Corbin, one of the residents.
After the first two events, the tenants of Habitations Saint-Philippe requested motion recording cameras as exist in certain others HLM.
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The individual allegedly set fire to tissues in a stairwell on Sunday morning.
Photo: - / Jean-François Fortier
The police recognize that the absence of images or witnesses does not facilitate their investigation
I think it can make a difference, absolutely
replies Mr. Corbin.
The climate of apprehension in these places has not diminished in recent days.
The tenants noticed on Monday that someone had entered, taken an armchair from a living room on the third floor, taken it down and left it outside, without being noticed.
With this arsonist still lurking, theOMG has made arrangements on more than one level to support residents.
Marie-Ève Croteau ensures that all tenants will be met by a worker from theOMG.
For those who would like to leave the place for another HLMunfortunately, says theOMGthere are not really places elsewhere in its establishments.
