Wanted man may be back in Barrie

OTTAWA – City police and the OPP in Barrie are keeping their eyes open for a wanted man.

The province’s Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as result of being Unlawfully at Large.
James Houle is described as an Caucasian male, 39 years of age, 6-foot-2″ (188 cms), 194 lbs (89kgs). He has a tattoo on his left shoulder of a tiger and Chinese lettering on his right shoulder and a snake tattoo on his left forearm.
Houle is serving a three (3) year and one (1) month sentence for Break and Enter x 4 Theft Over $5000 x4,, Fail to Comply with an Undertaking, Fail to Comply with Probation Order, Possess Stolen Credit Card, Possess a Schedule I Substance x 2, Fraud Over $5000 and Possess Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000.
The offender is known to frequent the Ottawa, Barrie and Thunder Bay areas.
Anyone having contact with this offender or information in regards to their whereabouts is asked to contact the Provincial R.O.P.E. Squad at 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.