Police requesting public assistance to locate offender
The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as a result of their breach of statutory release.
John Francis Macinnis is described as a white male, 54 years of age, 6′ (183cm), 200 lbs (91kg) with long brown hair and brown eyes. Police say he has numerous tattoos on his left hand, left wrist, left forearm, upper back and abdomen.
John Francis Macinnis is serving a 2 year, 2 month and 28 day sentence for several Break & Enter offences, Theft, and Failure to Comply with a Condition of Undertaking.
He is known to frequent the Trenton, Belleville, Cobourg and Campbellford areas.
Anyone having contact with this offender or information in regards to his whereabouts is asked to contact the Provincial R.O.P.E. Squad at 416-808-5900 or toll free at 1-866-870-7673 (ROPE) or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or call 9-1-1.
Hard to believe these people take off when they are doing a relatively small sentence to begin with. I think fair assumption as well that most go out and reoffend because addiction plays a huge part of what drives them. Likely not many get very far either or for very long.
I have to wonder if they even ask themselves if it’s even worth the extra time they get added on when eventually caught. I’m aware that it is a very difficult situation to get out of once the federal system is involved. The nightmare of the revolving door is a huge challenge to break away from. If ever.
I think alternatives to the judicial system are very overdue & the problem I suspect has much to do with the fact that no one has come up with enough good alternatives to put into place.
‘Out of site, Out of mind’ is in my opinion, just wrong. It really does not help anyone learn how to live a better way.