For 2025, we’ve decided to reboot The Weekly Wreck after a 3 month hiatus. We will continue covering weekly arsons, shootings, raids and all gang-related news throughout the province of Quebec. Throughout the year we will also look at covering either Ontario, or the whole east coast. Keep in mind The Weekly Wreck only covers gang-related news and incidents that might be crucial to writing any of our future articles. This week, we will cover events from the 15th of January to the 21st.
Carlos Desjardins: Accused Of Pimping & Sexual Assault
Carlos Desjardins passed before the judge on December 24th for a slew of charges in relation to pimping. The 27-year-old man was once a social media influencer, but either his ego got to him or he was hard up for cash, turning to crime for profit. With his victims even having been minors, lest to say some of his charges are assault as well as sexual assault. These crimes had been committed from January of 2024 to December of 2024 in the area of Gatineau. Desjardins used an alias for his crimes, during this time, he was known as ‘Jayson Orellana’.
This isn’t Desjardin’s first spin with the law. In 2020 he pleaded guilty to several different charges which included producing juvenile pornography, extortion and another sexual assault charge. Desjardins used his social media fame to lure his victims in, contacting them on Snapchat and other platforms. A real piece of shit.
Quebec City Robbery Suspect Apprehended
Last Thursday (16/01/2025), the SPVQ (Quebec City Police) arrested a 43-year-old man in relation to an armed robbery which had occurred on November 11th, 2024. The arrest occurred towards 6am and consisted of the SPVQ, along with the GTI (Tactical Intervention Group). Authorities had managed to seize an air pistol, a Rolex along with 2 empty Rolex boxes. The suspect was charged for armed robbery and having pulled a handgun on a victim.
Police Arrest 2 Louisville Drug Traffickers
A 46-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman were arrested last Thursday (16/01/2025) in relation to a drug trafficking investigation. The police operation debuted towards 9:30am and utilized close to a dozen officers along with a K9. Authorities managed to seize 2300 methamphetamine tablets, 12,000$ in cash money, 6 air pistols, a rifle, a taser, a bow, a crossbow, brass knuckles and 4000$ worth of prepaid cards.
Vehicle Arson In East Broughton
A vehicle parked on Rue Pelletier in East Broughton was set on fire in the wee-hours of Thursday (16/01/’25) morning. It’s too early to say if the vehicle in question was used in the attempted shooting of Alexandre Maltais, a full-patch HAMC member who was shot at in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce last Wednesday. Most of the events in the Quebec Drug War have taken place in the Beauce region, just south of Quebec City. Residents are not surprised at the news of this arson, but are rather getting used to the violence happening in the region lately.
Two Suspects Arrested After Shooting At A Hochelaga Community Day Center
‘Dopamine’, a Hochelaga community day center located on Sainte-Catherine East was shot at late Wednesday (15/01/’25) night. The day center was known for taking care of vulnerable people in the community. Circumstances leading up to this shooting are still unknown. Was it a conflict between two parties that led to the shooting, or was the day center actually targeted?
Police arrested 2 men in an SUV on Boulevard Pie-IX shortly after the shots were fired. A 24-year-old man as well as a 33-year-old man were both arrested during the traffic stop. Police had also found a Glock 17 onboard the vehicle. Divyne Hendricks was charged for breaking his parole and being in possession of a firearm, all the while Abdelkarim El Machatt was charged with operating a vehicle, knowing a prohibited firearm was inside.
3 Arrested In Quebec City For Drug Trafficking & Extortion
Last Thursday night (16/01/2025) the SPVQ with the GTI (Tactical Intervention Group) proceeded to arrest 2 men along with a woman towards 9:30pm. Throughout their operation, the joint task force managed to seize 790 grams of crystal meth, 135 grams of cocaine, 2500 methamphetamine tablets, 45ml of GHB and two pellet guns.
Double Vehicle Arson In LaSalle
Police were called to a crime scene on Boulevard Shevchenko near the intersection of Rue Lemieux in the wee hours of Saturday (18/01/2025) morning. An arson had been set on two vehicles parked next to each other. Both vehicles were a total loss, thankfully the property the vehicles had been parked at did not suffer any damage from the flames.
Limoilou Weekend Stabbing
In the wee-hours of Saturday morning, towards 1am, the SPVQ were called to a scene on Avenue De La Ronde in the Limoilou sector of Quebec City. Once they arrived on scene, they found a 33-year-old critically injured, he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. A second suspect, 42-years-old, was tracked down, found in a hospital receiving care for stab wounds. The 2 suspects knew each other. The reason for the conflict is still unknown.
Gunshots at Port-Cartier Apartment Building
Last Friday (17/01/2025) towards 8pm police received a call concerning shots that had been fired at an apartment building in Port-Cartier in the Cote Nord region of the province. Although the building was occupied by renters at the time of the shooting, no one had been injured. No arrests had been made. This event might be in relation to the ongoing drug war in the province, but police can not confirm.
This concludes the 10th instalment of The Weekly Wreck (15/01/2025-21/01/2025); a weekly compilation of criminal happenings in the organized crime world in Quebec. This series DOES NOT cover subject matters relating to skinners, crimes of passion, family-related crimes or political crimes. Tune in next week for updates on happenings throughout the week that’s coming up! -East
