Montreal Police Chief Urges Parents to Watch for Signs as Gangs Enlist More Teens

Montreal Police Chief Urges Parents to Watch for Signs as Gangs Enlist More Teens
Montreal police chief Fady Dagher makes a speech after being sworn in during a ceremony in Montreal on Jan. 19, 2023. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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Montreal police Chief Fady Dagher made a plea Thursday to parents of youth being recruited by criminal gangs: if officers knock on their door with information that their children are headed for trouble, please hear them out.

Dagher said gangs are increasingly preying on children as young as 12.