Advertisement

Federal offender known to frequent Toronto, Ottawa area arrested: police

A Toronto Police Services logo is shown at headquarters, in Toronto, on Friday, August 9, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

A federal offender who was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant has been arrested, police say.

In a press release issued Monday, Toronto police said the provincial repeat offender parole enforcement squad arrested 51-year-old Mark Belanger.

Officers issued a Canada-wide warrant for Belanger earlier this month, saying he was known to frequent the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas.

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.

Get daily National news

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

Police said Belanger is currently serving a four-year and nine month sentence for aggravated assault.

Click to play video: 'Police alerting public of string of downtown Toronto sexual assaults'
Police alerting public of string of downtown Toronto sexual assaults

Sponsored content

AdChoices