Vancouver man wanted on Canada-wide warrant found

Posted September 29, 2012 12:45 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

UPDATE Wednesday Oct 3rd, 6:43 a.m.: William Shane Watts has been found and is back in police custody.

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for an offender who walked away from his halfway house in Vancouver.

The VPD says William Shane Watts has a violent criminal history and has been serving a four-year sentence for robbery.

The 39-year-old is Native, 5’10” tall, weighing 240 lbs. He has shaved brown hair, brown eyes and wears glasses. He is missing his two front teeth and has the word “DOOM” tattooed on the fingers of his right hand. He also has sleeve tattoos on both arms.

If you see Watts, police are asking you to call 911 immediately and not to approach him.

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