Police continuing their efforts to locate federal offender Barrie Quirt Friesen.

A warrant was issued for the arrest of Friesen on Jan. 10, 2012, after he failed to report from jail to his assigned community based residential facility in Kamloops to serve his remaining sentence in the community.

Friesen is a prolific offender with over 88 previous convictions.

He has used a number of different aliases since his disappearance and made several attempts to take financial advantage of others. He has a history of taking vehicles without consent and driving impaired, among a number of other offences.

Police are asking that anyone who may have been in contact with him, or received any suspicious or threatening calls for money to report the information immediately.

Friesen does have a history of violence and should not be approached.

He has tattoos which go around each wrist like a bracelet. Has the word 'Katrina' tattooed on the left wrist and a panther on the upper right arm, a dagger and snake on his right forearm and the words 'city of angels' tattooed on his left wrist. He is Caucasian, 5'9", weighs 179 pounds has brown gray hair and blue eyes.

If you know of Friesen's whereabouts contact the at 250-851-4800 or locally, the 亚洲天堂 Lake RCMP detachment on 250-692-7171.