‘Dangerous offender’ arrested for breaching parole, Vancouver police say

Tyler Gordon Strathdee is seen in a Vancouver Police Department handout image.

A man whose criminal history includes manslaughter, sexual assault and robbery has been arrested in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside for allegedly breaching his conditions.

The Vancouver Police Department said officers apprehended Tyler Gordon Strathdee, 37, at his halfway house last Thursday, and that he remains in custody.

Authorities issued a warning about Strathdee last November following his statutory release into the community, while serving an 11-year sentence for offences committed in Alberta.

At the time, police described Strathdee as a “dangerous offender” they believe poses a “high risk to commit further physical and sexual violence.”

Strathdee was released under strict conditions, including that he report all sexual and non-sexual relationships with women to a parole supervisor, and abstain from alcohol and drugs.

It’s unclear which of his conditions he’s accused of breaching. CTV News has reached out to police for more information.