Overview

• Randall Hopley, a high-risk sex offender, was re-arrested by Vancouver police on May 22, 2025, just hours after his statutory release from Mission Institution.
• Hopley was required to reside at a halfway house in Vancouver as part of his release conditions but refused to comply and left the facility.
• A Canada-wide warrant was issued shortly after his departure, leading to his same-day apprehension by authorities.
• Hopley’s history includes a six-year prison sentence for the 2011 abduction of a three-year-old boy and repeated breaches of supervision orders since his 2018 release.
• The incident has reignited calls for stricter oversight and improved inter-agency communication regarding high-risk offenders on statutory release.