Police warn of high-risk offender relocated to Calgary

The Calgary Police Service has sent out a notice warning the public that a recently released high-risk offender is now residing in the Calgary area.

Michael Scott, 44, returned to the Calgary community on Wednesday, November 1, and is being monitored by the Calgary Police Service High Risk Offender Program.

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Scott had been convicted of sexual assault, aggravated assault, forcible confinement, robbery, uttering threats, and breaching court orders. The majority of his offences took place in the Calgary area, according to a release from the Calgary Police Service.

He has served a 12.5-year sentence for three sexual assaults, and a seven-year sentence for aggravated assault, forcible confinement, and break and enter.

“The Calgary Police Service is issuing this information and warning after careful deliberation and consideration of all related issues, including privacy concerns, in the belief that it is clearly in the public interest to inform the members of the community of the relocation of Scott,” according to the release.

Scott is Caucasian, 5’10”, 190 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Michael Scott has been released into the Calgary area following his prison sentence (Calgary Police Service)