Photo: Courtesy of the Vancouver Police Department. Vancouver police are searching across Canada for high-risk sex offender Tony Okanashe after he disappeared from his home on August 12. Vancouver police are searching across Canada for a high-risk sex offender who disappeared from his home Friday (August 12) just hours after being legally released. Tony Okanase was released from Mountain Institution Friday morning and reported to a halfway house in Vancouver, after which he checked out and has not been seen or heard from since. The 39-year-old man has a history of violent sex offenses against strangers dating back to 2003 and is now wanted across Canada. Okanase is described as six feet tall and 190 pounds, with short black hair and brown eyes. He has a maple leaf and stars and stripes tattoo on his right forearm, a bear paw tattoo on his chest, and symbols tattooed on his neck. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, gray and green cargo shorts and black shoes with white soles. Anyone who sees Okanase or knows his location is asked to call 9-1-1 immediately.
