Date: Friday, March 24, 2023

File: 22-41776

Victoria, BC – Officers are asking for your help again as we assist in the search for wanted man William Watts.

William Watts is currently wanted BC-wide for breaching his release order. He was previously the subject of a BC-wide warrant for breaching his release order on January 30 and was arrested by Port Alberni RCMP on March 8. William Watts is 49 years old and is described as an Indigenous man standing five feet, ten inches tall with a muscular build weighing approximately 200 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. A wanted poster of William Watts is below.

 

William Watts has numerous robbery convictions and is considered to be at high-risk to reoffend.

If you see William Watts, do not approach him and call 911.

If you have information about William Watts’ whereabouts please call the VicPD Report Desk at (250) 995-7654 extension 1. To report what you know anonymously, please call Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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