VANCOUVER Police on Tuesday warned the public that Tyler Gordon Strathdee, a dangerous offender with a history of violence and sexual assault, has been released from custody and is living at a halfway house in the city.
Strathdee is designated as a dangerous offender, and Vancouver Police believe he poses a significant risk of harm and is a high risk to commit further physical and sexual violence.
The 36-year-old is serving an 11-year, two-month jail sentence for multiple violent offences committed in Alberta, including robbery, assault with a weapon, sexual assault, and manslaughter. Although his sentence expires in 2028, he has obtained statutory release, allowing him to serve the remainder of his sentence in the community, with certain conditions.
The Vancouver Police Department was notified last week that Strathdee had chosen to reside at a halfway house in Vancouver, and confirm he has now relocated to the city.
The conditions of Strathdee’s statutory release include:
- Not to consume alcohol or drugs
- Not to associate or communicate with anyone involved in criminal activity and/or substance misuse
- Not to be in the presence of sex-trade workers
- Report all sexual and non-sexual relationship and friendships with females to a parole supervisor
Investigators from VPD’s High Risk Offender Unit will work with Correctional Service Canada to monitor Strathdee, and ask anyone who observes him breaching his release conditions to contact police immediately.
