OPP seeks public’s help in finding wanted man

James Druce was serving a sentence of six years and 10 months on multiple charges. Photo from the OPP

By Megan Pounder

BELLEVILLE – The OPP’s Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad is asking for the public’s help in finding a federal offender wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.

James Druce is described as a white male, 50 years old, six feet tall, and weighing 185 to 200 pounds. He has tattoos on both shoulders, both biceps and on his forearms, and a surgical scar on his throat.

Druce was serving a sentence of six years and 10 months for robbery using a firearm, uttering threats of death and bodily harm, breaking and entering and wearing a disguise with the intent to commit a crime.

He is known to frequent the Ottawa area, according to the OPP.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the parole squad at 1-866-870-7673, Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or  911.