OPP search for federal offender known to frequent Hamilton area

The Ontario Provincial Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing federal offender known to frequent the Hamilton area.

Members of the Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad are searching for Robert Walter Andrews who is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for breaching his long term supervision order.

Andrews is described as a white man, 55-years-old, six-foot in height, 180 pounds, with brown hair, hazel eyes and corrective lenses.

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He is serving an eight year long term supervision order as a result of convictions for attempted murder, criminal harassment and failure to comply with a probation order.

Police say he is known to frequent both the Toronto and Hamilton areas.

Anyone with information on Andrews’ whereabouts is asked to contact the Provincial R.O.P.E. Squad at 416-808-5900, toll free at 1-866-870-7673, or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.