Public warning about a high-risk violent offender

The Ministry of Justice is warning about a high-risk violent offender.

Twenty-three-year-old Kayla Bourque has an escalating criminal history. She has offended violently against both people and animals and is considered high risk to re-offend.

She has been convicted of causing unnecessary pain, suffering or injury to animals, wilfully and without lawful excuse killing animals and possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

Bourque is described as 5″4’ tall and 130 pounds. She is slender with brown eyes, and black hair.

She plans on living in Vancouver.

Bourque is subject to close monitoring by authorities and 46 court-ordered conditions including:

• Not to leave residence between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. daily seven days a week except:
(a) for the purposes of obtaining emergency medical treatment,
(b) and except with the prior written permission of a Probation Officer
• Not to associate with any person under the age of 18.
• Not to attend any public school, parks, playgrounds, or public swimming pools, or areas adjacent to the swimming pools or any other locations where it can reasonably be expected that persons under the age of 18 are likely to be present
• Not to possess any computer or device or telecommunication device capable of accessing the internet.
• Not to access to any social networking sites.
• Attend, participate in, and complete the BC Corrections Branch core programs.
• Attend and participate in psychiatric/psychological assessments, counselling or educational programming as may be directed and to the satisfaction of a Probation Officer.
• Immediately advise Probation Officer of any close, intimate, familiar, or familial relationships and refrain from continuing such a relationship until that person has been advised of criminal record and background in the presence of a Probation Officer.
• Not to engage in any areas of study, employment, or volunteer work involving contact with any animals or any vulnerable person which includes but is not limited to the elderly, person under the age of 18, the infirmed, or persons with physical or mental disabilities.
• Not to attend any college or university or enrol in any post secondary courses
• Not to possess any weapons as defined in the Criminal Code of Canada including firearms, imitation firearms, ammunition, crossbows, or explosive substance, or any related authorization, licenses, permits, or registration certificates in relation to those.
• Not to possess any knives or other bladed instruments except for the immediate preparation and consumption of food, for the actual course of lawful employment and only at the sites of such employment.
• Prohibited from owning, having custody or control of, or residing in any premises where animals or birds are present.
• Not to attend any campus or property occupied by Simon Fraser University including any adjacent parking lots or student residences.

If anyone sees her in violation of any of the above conditions, you are asked to call your local police agency.