VPD request public's help to search for man who poses public safety risk
Update, April 24: Vancouver police announced Monday afternoon that Fredrickson had been re-arrested and remained in police custody. The original story follows.
The Vancouver Police Department is appealing to the public for help in finding a man who poses a public safety risk.
Fifty-six-year-old Steven Fredrickson is currently on a long-term supervision order and considered to be violent, according to the VPD’s Thursday news release.
He is described as 6’1” with a slim build, a long grey beard and long grey hair. He typically wears sunglasses. Police say Fredrickson is legally deaf and was last seen wearing a navy blue Vancouver Canucks baseball cap, a black jacket, and light blue jeans.
Fredrickson’s past includes a 2010 manslaughter charge against his then-roommate, Robert-Jan Planje.
In the news release, police say he left his halfway house on Wednesday and failed to return as mandated by his court-ordered conditions.
The VPD is asking anyone who sees him, or who has information on his whereabouts, to call 911 immediately.
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