Vancouver police have issued a public safety warning after high-risk sex offender Randall Hopley was released from prison to live in the city.
Hopley, 60, gained national attention in November 2023 when he removed his electronic monitoring anklet and disappeared while on parole. He became the subject of a 10-day manhunt before turning up at the locked door of a Vancouver Police Department annex, where he was taken back into custody.
He had been serving a six-year sentence for the 2011 abduction of a three-year-old boy in southeastern B.C. Following his release in 2018, he was ordered to remain under supervision at a halfway house for 10 years.
Now freed on statutory release after serving two-thirds of his sentence, police warn there are “compelling reasons” to believe Hopley may reoffend and could breach conditions of his release.
Hopley is described as five-foot-nine, weighing about 150 pounds. Under strict release conditions, he must stay away from areas where children under 16 may be present and is prohibited from contacting his victims or their families.
Authorities are urging the public to remain vigilant while reminding residents not to engage with Hopley directly.
