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Update: Man wanted on national warrant arrested

Serving time for armed robbery, assault and several other offences, Brandon Roy, 30, was apprehended in North Bay
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A man wanted on a national warrant for allegedly breaching his statutory release, Brandon Roy,. could pass through the region.

Updated Dec. 9 at 10:05 a.m.: The Ontario Provincial Police Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Squad advised Dec 9 that a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant after breaching the terms of his release in November has been arrested.

OPP said Brandon Roy was arrested in North Bay. 

Original story

A man wanted on a national warrant for allegedly breaching his statutory release could pass through the region.

The Ontario Provincial Police Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Squad is requesting the public's assistance in locating Brandon Roy, 30, a federal offender wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.

Roy stands 6-0 and weighs 160 lbs with black hair and brown eyes. He is serving a two-year sentence for 

  •  Robbery-Armed Robbery
  • Assault
  • Fail to Comply with Order at Large-3 counts
  • Fail to Comply with SOIRA Reg Order
  • Fail to Attend Court-2 Counts
  • Theft Under-5 counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime-Over $5000

The OPP said Roy is known to frequent Timmins, Thunder Bay and Kenora, so he could pass through the Sudbury region.

Anyone having contact with this offender or information in regards to their whereabouts is asked to contact the Provincial ROPE Squad at 1-416-808-5900 or toll free at 1-866-870-7673 (ROPE) or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or call 9-1-1.