Advertisement

High-risk offender released in Calgary: CPS

Paul Algino Barrett, 23, was released after serving a two-year sentence for break and enter with intent. City of Calgary Newsroom.

The Calgary Police Service says a high-risk offender is being released into the community on Wednesday.

Paul Algino Barrett, 23, was released after serving a two-year sentence for break and enter with intent.

According to Wednesday’s news release, Barrett has two previous convictions for break and enter with intent which were believed to be sexually motivated and random in nature.

Read more: Police charge Calgary man in relation to 18 break and enters

Police said Barrett also has other convictions, including weapons offences and breaches of court orders. All crimes occurred in the Calgary area, CPS said.

Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.

Get daily National news

Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

Barrett is subject to a three-year probation order and will be closely monitored by the CPS high-risk offender program.

Story continues below advertisement

Police described Barrett as approximately six feet one inch tall and 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

Read more: Man charged in fatal 2021 Calgary hit-and-run

“The Calgary Police Service is issuing this information and warning after careful deliberation and consideration 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 of the release of Barrett,” police said in the news release.

“Members of the public are advised that the intent of the process is to enable members of the public to take suitable precautionary measures and not to embark on any form of vigilante action.”

The CPS’ high-risk offender program is designed to monitor offenders who have been released by the courts into Calgary and have been determined to have a high-risk of reoffending, according to police. Officers use a “number of tactics” to ensure offenders are abiding to court-imposed conditions and to assess an offender’s risk factors.

Sponsored content

AdChoices