The Ontario Provincial Police's Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting public assistance in locating a federal offender known to frequent Halton Region and Hamilton. R.O.P.E squad issued a nationwide warrant due to his breach of Statutory Release.
The law requires that federal offenders who have served two-thirds of a fixed-length sentence be released from prison under supervision at that point. This is called "statutory release."
Here is a description of federal offender George Hasler:
- caucasian male,
- 57 years of age,
- 6'0 (183cm),
- 250 lbs (113kgs) with
- brown hair on the sides, bald on top
- brown eyes.
He is currently serving a two (2) year, seven (7) month and fifteen (15) day sentence for:
- Theft Under $5000,
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000,
- Dangerous Operation of Motor Vehicle,
- Driving While Disqualified,
- Theft of a Motor Vehicle,
- Possession of Controlled Substances,
- Break, Enter, and Commit,
- Flight While Pursued by Peace Officer,
- Operation of a Conveyance While Prohibited x2,
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000 x2.
Anyone having contact with this offender or information regarding his 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.