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UPDATE: Vancouver Police say Galt is back in police custody.

A high-risk offender is at large after failing to return to his Vancouver half-way house.

A Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued for 47-year-old Richard Thomas Galt who is serving a sentence of three years, eight months, and 14 days for uttering threats, break and enter, failing to comply with his probation, and being unlawfully at large.

This is the second time in 14 months Galt has not returned to his half-way house, resulting in a Canada-wide warrant. He was reported at large on May 12, 2015 and apprehended two days later in Abbotsford.

Galt has four prior convictions of sexual assault with victims being both female children and adults. He has also been convicted of assault, driving while disqualified, obstruction, failure to comply with court orders, unlawfully in dwelling house, break and enter, theft, robbery, uttering threats, impersonating a peace officer, and mischief.

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Vancouver Police say Galt is Aboriginal, 5-feet-10-inches, 240 pounds, with salt and pepper hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black leather jacket, black jeans, and a white t-shirt. He also has tribal tattoos on his right forearm and a wizard and a grim reaper on his left forearm.

Anyone who sees Galt is asked not to approach him and call 9-1-1 immediately.