Canada-Wide Warrant Issued for 31-Year-Old Male Known to Frequent Toronto

A Canada-wide warrant has been issued by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) for a 31-year-old male who is known to frequent the Toronto area, according to a police statement released on Feb. 23.

Michael Stamatakos is wanted for allegedly breaching his statutory release while serving a two-year sentence for arson. He is also facing one count each of dangerous operation of a conveyance, flight from a peace officer, uttering threat to cause death or harm, and possession of a schedule 1 substance.

Stamatakos is described as five-foot-five, weighing 110 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. The man has multiple tattoos—”a heart and teardrop and stitch trail on his left cheek, a stitch trail on his right cheek, ‘SD KEYZ’ on his right calf, ‘THE WORLD IS MINE’ on his left hand, ‘SPARTON’ on the right side of his neck,” the police said.

WANTED: Michael STAMATAKOS, 31 y/o, 5’5”, 110lb, brown hair, brown eyes, multiple tattoos. Known to frequent #Toronto. Any information, please contact Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-8477, the Provincial ROPE Squad Main Office at 416-808-5900 or 1-866-870-7673, or 911. ^nk @OPP_HSD pic.twitter.com/NLBFQgpwSr

— OPP GTA Traffic (@OPP_GTATraffic) February 23, 2023

The OPP urges those with information related to Stamatakos to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or Ontario’s Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement squad’s main office at 416-808-5900.