Public information and warning; Violent offender released

In the interest of public safety, the Edmonton Police Service is issuing the following warning; Michael Hook, 55, is a convicted violent offender and the Edmonton Police Service has reasonable grounds to believe he will commit another violent offence against someone while in the community and, as such, the Edmonton Police Service has a duty to warn the public of the risk Hook poses.

Hook will be residing in the Edmonton area.  He was recently released from Bowden Institution and entered into a Recognizance in Red Deer, AB with direction from the Courts to reside in Edmonton.  Hook will be monitored by the Behavioural Assessment Unit of the Edmonton Police Service.

 

Hook has a history of violence towards intimate partners, including a reported history of sexual violence.  He has also been violent towards people known and unknown to him in the community, and his risk for violence increases with the consumption of drugs and alcohol.

 

Hook has been placed on a series of court ordered conditions including:

 

• He must abide by a curfew of 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily.

• He must not purchase, possess or consume any alcoholic beverages or consume or possess any drugs, including cannabis, any prescription drugs not prescribed or any other intoxicating substances.

• He must not have alcohol or any controlled substances at his approved residence or to attend any public or private place where the primary function of that place is the sale or consumption of alcohol.

• He must not travel out of the City of Edmonton without written approval of his supervisor or the Provincial Court of Alberta.

• He must not possess any weapons, including knives (except in a residence or restaurant for the sole purpose of consuming a meal).

• He must not enter into a dating, intimate, sexual relationship with any person, or any friendship with females until her identity has been disclosed to his supervisor and there has been opportunity for the supervisor to verify the individual has been informed of his previous offending history and conditions bound by.

• He must not have any contact, directly or indirectly, with the victims of his offences or the families of the victims of his offences in which he has been convicted.

             

Anyone with any information about any potential breaches of these conditions by Hook can contact the EPS at 780-423-4567.

 

The Edmonton Police Service is issuing this information and warning after careful deliberation of all related issues, including privacy concerns, in the belief that it is clearly in the public interest to inform the members of the community.

 

Members of the public are advised that the intent of this process is to enable citizens to take suitable precautionary measures. Releasing this information is NOT intended to encourage people to engage in any form of vigilante action.

 

This information is released under the authority of the FOIP Act, RSA 2000, C. F-25.

The information in this release is that which was verifiable prior to the release time indicated. Continued investigation and review could result in additional information or clarification.

 

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