Poirier was recently released from Dorchester Institution and placed on a recognizance after being deemed a high risk offender and of imminent risk to commit a serious personal injury offence. His order was transferred to Alberta and he will be residing in the Edmonton area. He will be monitored by the Behavioural Assessment Unit of the Edmonton Police Service.
Poirier has a lengthy criminal history involving violence, including the use of weapons, especially within domestic relationships. Poirier has a history of meeting vulnerable women, entering into a romantic relationship with them and then becoming extremely violent towards them. This violence increases with Poirier’s use of alcohol and drugs.
Peter Poirier, 48
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 262 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Poirier has been placed on a series of court ordered conditions including:
He shall not associate, either directly or indirectly, with any person known to have a criminal record, or who are awaiting criminal prosecution, with the exception of immediate family members or work.
He is not to possess any weapons, including but not limited to, any firearms, crossbow, prohibited weapon, restricted weapon, prohibited device, ammunition or explosive substance.
He is not to be in possession of a knife or sharp instrument, or any imitation thereof, outside of his residence.
He is to abstain from the consumption, purchase, and possession of any alcohol or illegal non-prescription drugs not prescribed by a medical practitioner.
He shall not enter any place where alcohol is sold or consumed as the primary source of business.
He is not to enter into any personal or romantic relationship, cohabitation, common-law relationship, or marriage, with any woman until that woman has been identified to a member of the police agency where he resides and he has been notified in writing by the said police agency that they have advised the woman in question of his history and background.
Anyone with any information about any potential breaches of these conditions by Poirier can contact the EPS at 780-423-4567.
The Edmonton Police Service is issuing this information and warning after careful deliberation 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.
Members of the public are advised that the intent of this process is to enable citizens to take suitable precautionary measures. Releasing this information is NOT intended to encourage people to engage in any form of vigilante action.
This information is released under the authority of the FOIP Act, RSA 2000, C. F-25.
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