Updated Dec. 23 at 8:12 a.m.: The Ontario Provincial Police ROPE Squad has reported that Eric Richard Joseph Cardinal was arrested by Timmins Police Service this week.
The federal offender had been on the lam since Oct. 9 after he went unlawfully at large.
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A 39-year-old federal offender who is known to frequent communities around Greater Sudbury is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant as a result of a breach of his statutory release.
The Ontario Provincial Police Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public's assistance in locating the man, Eric Richard Joseph Cardinal, who is known to frequent Timmins, Magnetawan, Elliot Lake and Toronto.
Cardinal is described as an Indigenous male, 39 years old, who stands five feet (152 cm) and weighs 160 lbs. (73 kgs) with a fair complexion. He is usually clean shaven, has brown hair and hazel eyes. Cardinal also has a dragon tattoo on his right arm, an OPP release states.
Cardinal is serving a three-year, three-month sentence for:
- Robbery
- Armed robbery
- Assault cause bodily harm
- Criminal harassment
- Theft under $5000
- Fail to comply with order - at large
- Fail to comply - probation order (two counts)
Anyone having contact with this offender or information in regards to their whereabouts is asked to contact the OPP ROPE Squad at 416-808-5900 or toll free at 1-866-870-7673 (ROPE) or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or call 9-1-1.