She suffered serious lower-body injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.
Montreal police say a female officer was injured and taken to hospital Friday night after getting stuck in a garage door while trying to help colleagues arrest robbery suspects.
The incident occurred in Cartierville, near L’Acadie and Henri-Bourassa Blvds., police said.
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The female officer was trying to assist her colleagues inside an apartment building when the garage door opened automatically, trapping her for several minutes. She suffered serious lower-body injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.
The arrests followed a robbery at a St-Denis St. business in the Plateau Mont-Royal neighbourhood.
The 911 call was placed around 7 p.m.