VANCOUVER Police on May 21 took a dangerous offender with a history of violence back into custody after arresting him in the Downtown Eastside. 

Tyler Gordon Strathdee, 37, was most recently the subject of a public warning by Vancouver Police in November 2025, when he obtained statutory release and began residing at a halfway house in Vancouver. 

Vancouver Police believe Strathdee poses a significant risk of harm and is a high risk to commit further physical and sexual violence. On Thursday afternoon VPD’s District 5 Officers arrested Strathdee on a Canada-wide warrant for breaching his parole conditions.   

Strathdee was taken into custody at his Downtown Eastside halfway house and remains in custody.