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Mélanie Roy

Royal Canadian Mounted Police — Ottawa, ON
Felonious
Canada flag Ontario flag
End of Watch September 7, 2009
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Gender Female
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 317

Incident

On Monday September 7, 2009 Cst. Mélanie Roy of the Lévis Police was killed after her police cruiser crashed in Lévis, Quebec, just south of Quebec City. She was answering an emergency call with another cruiser on Highway 20 around 8:15 a.m. when her car lost control. The cruiser flipped several times and struck a viaduct pillar. The officer was pronounced dead in hospital. The 22-year-old policewoman was travelling alone in her vehicle at the time of the crash. The crash led to the shutdown of Highway 20 west, and an investigation is underway. She worked for the Lévis police only since June. The other Levis Police vehicle was not involved in the accident. As we start 2026, we can look back and note that we have been very fortunate to not have lost anyone in Canada to a Line of Duty Death (LODD) these last two years. Since the launch of the Memorial Rib… Photo: Memorial Ribbon Society Directors Shawn Coady & James Pearson with Tumbleweed Spirits Co-Owner Mike Patterson Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society Directors Shawn Coady and …

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Roy served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Roy.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Type Federal Police
Location Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 7, 2009
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Incident Location Lévis, QC

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Mélanie is one of 67 officers killed feloniously in Canada, 16.8% of the 399 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2009, 3 officers in Canada were killed feloniously, the 7th heaviest of 21 years on record. The heaviest was 2023, with 7.

Every year on record · Canada
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When

September holds 9% of these deaths in Canada; March holds the most, 16.4%. Mondays: 13.4%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 16.8% of all 399 deaths in Canada, the 2nd most common cause.

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Her people

Royal Canadian Mounted Police has at least 120 officers remembered here, Mélanie among them.

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Where

Lévis, QC

Mélanie Roy

Royal Canadian Mounted Police · End of Watch September 7, 2009

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