High-risk sex offender re-arrested by VPD after he was a no-show at his Vancouver halfway house

The Vancouver Police Department said Sunday night Kenneth Nolan Kirton was re-arrested in East Vancouver.

The high-risk sex offender wanted Canada-wide was located near China Creek Park just after 11 p.m. Sunday, VPD Sgt. Steve Addison said in a statement to Global News.

VPD officers said they were called to the area after reports of a man acting erratically.

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Kenneth Nolan Kirton failed to return to his East Vancouver halfway house Friday.

“Kirton, 56, is a declared dangerous offender and is considered a high risk to sexually offend,” Addison said Friday.

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It is not the first time Kirton has failed to return to his halfway house.

In April 2022, Kirton was arrested for disappearing from the facility.

Kirton was convicted of sexual assault in 1987 and is serving a long-term supervision order. Police have been monitoring his activities since March 2020.