Randall Hopley removed ankle monitor to avoid court date: Vancouver police
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The Canada-wide search for a missing high-risk sex offender from Vancouver continues for a second day and police say he likely removed his ankle bracelet to avoid a court date.
The search continues for high-risk sex offender Randall Hopley who is wanted on a Canada-wide arrest warrant after he walked away from his halfway house in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside Saturday.
Hopley, 58, has previously been convicted of the abduction of a person under the age of 14, sex assault, assault and break-and-enters.
Vancouver police said he was likely worried about an upcoming court appearance on Monday and took “deliberate actions” to avoid it.
According to police, Hopley told several people that he was going to a nearby thrift store on the day of his disappearance but removed his ankle bracelet a short time later.
“There’s understandably a lot a concern, a lot of people in the community who have a lot of fear and anxiety over the fact that Hopley has again gone missing,” said Sgt. Steve Addison.
“It’s quite likely he’s laying low he’s hiding out, he doesn’t want to be found as a result of some anxiety he had about this upcoming court date. We’re doing everything we can, we’re working very closely with other law enforcement agencies and we’re gonna rely on the public with hopes someone will recognize him from the pictures that we’ve released”.
The 58-year-old made international headlines in September 2011 after he kidnapped a three-year-old boy from his home in Sparwood, triggering an Amber Alert and a Canada-wide search for the child.
Hopley returned the boy unharmed four days later and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to six years, serving his full term until October 2018.
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