A convicted robber living in Saint John is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, according to police.
Blake Smith, who was residing at a community correctional centre, is accused of breaching the conditions of his statutory release.
Smith is serving an aggregate sentence of more than 11 years for a number of convictions, including:
- disguise with intent;
- forcible confinement;
- break, enter and commit;
- mischief in relation to other property (x2);
- possess/use/traffic stolen/forged/false credit card (x3);
- robbery with threats of violence;
- unlawfully at large; and
- failure to comply with conditions of an undertaking.
Smith is described as 5’6″ tall, weighing 160 pounds, with red hair and blue eyes. He has a tattoo of an anchor and “East Coast” on his right upper arm.
He was last seen wearing a green Under Armour t-shirt, a light blue hat with white sunglasses on top, denim jeans rolled up to below the knee, black and red Nike sneakers, and carrying a plaid backpack.
Anyone who knows where Smith might be is asked to contact the Saint John Police Force at 506-648-3333 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.