The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) has issued a public safety warning following the release of Larry Maxwell Stanford, 74, a convicted sex offender deemed at high risk of reoffending.

Stanford is returning to live in Edmonton after completing a jail sentence for a violent sexual offence committed in 2017.

Police say Stanford’s history, which includes a sexual offence, an aircraft hijacking, and an attempted murder, contributes to their assessment that he poses a significant risk.

He will be monitored by the EPS Behavioural Assessment Unit and is subject to a strict series of court-ordered conditions governing his movements, contacts, residence, and daily activities.

EPS encourages anyone with concerns about Stanford’s behavior in the community to contact police at 780-423-4567.

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