Halfway house resident wanted by Vancouver police turns himself in

Jul 10, 2016 | 11:55 AM

VANCOUVER — A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant is back in police custody after turning himself into RCMP in Surrey, B.C.

Police put out an alert Saturday saying they were looking for 47-year-old Richard Thomas Galt, who failed to return to his halfway house.

Galt is serving a sentence of three years and eight months for uttering threats, break and enter, failure to comply with his probation and being unlawfully at large.

Police have labelled him a high risk offender who has a lengthy criminal record, including four sexual assault convictions.