High risk sex offender wanted on Canada-wide warrant

A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a high-risk sex offender originally from the East Kootenay.

58-year-old Randall Hopley never returned to his halfway house in Vancouver on Saturday.

He was last seen around 3 p.m. wearing a black coat, black pants, and a black hat.

Hopley was sentenced to six years in prison in 2013 after abducting a three-year-old Sparwood boy in his sleep.

Hopley was slated for a new trial today for breaching the conditions of his long-term supervision order.

MORE: New charge recommended against convicted Sparwood child abductor (Jan. 11, 2023)

He has an extensive criminal record with 26 convictions for property, sexual, driving, and breach-related offences.

Anyone who sees Hopley or has any information on his whereabouts is asked to call 9-1-1 immediately.

Josiah Spyker
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