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August 13, 2022 - 4:18 PM
The Vancouver Police Department is searching for a high-risk sex offender who disappeared from his halfway house just hours after being granted statutory release yesterday.
Tony Okanase, 39, was released from Mountain Institution, Aug. 12, and reported to a halfway house in Vancouver. He then checked out and hasn’t been seen or heard from since, according to a press release from the police department.
Okanase, who is now wanted Canada-wide, has a history of violent sexual offences against strangers dating back to 2003. He is a high risk to the public, according to police.
He is described as six feet tall, weighs 190 pounds, with short black hair and brown eyes.
He has a tattoo on his right forearm of a maple leaf and stars and stripes, a tattoo of a bear paw on his chest, and tattoos of symbols on his neck. When last seen, Okanase was dressed in a black shirt, grey and green cargo shorts, and black shoes with white soles.
Anyone who sees Okanase or knows of his location is asked to call 9-1-1 immediately, according to police.
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