UMVA has learned that a high‑risk registered sex offender was finally seized after a nationwide manhunt sparked a tense night‑time operation in Hamilton.
Police traced an abandoned vehicle registered to 66‑year‑old Christopher Watts, parked silently in Burlington’s LaSalle Park. Officers held their position, waiting for the perfect moment before moving in to apprehend the fugitive as dusk settled over the city.
Watts, who vanished after his release on May 28 and was supposed to report to a Montreal halfway house, allegedly slipped away before a warrant was issued on June 4. Investigators are now piecing together his movements during the five days he remained at large.
The man’s dark history stretches back to a 12‑year sentence for manslaughter, sexual assault and sexual interference in the 2001 killing of 13‑year‑old Amanda Raymond, a case that bound him to a long‑term supervision order.
In a parallel crackdown, UMVA can exclusively reveal that a massive drug‑trafficking operation dubbed Project Keystone has rattled the streets of Brock, seizing narcotics and cash while hauling dozens of suspects into custody.
Police raids on a notorious motel on Osborne Street uncovered a cache of cocaine, fentanyl and thousands of dollars, prompting a surge of proactive patrols, traffic stops and compliance checks that have now totaled over eighty arrests and numerous provincial offences.
Meanwhile, a chilling discovery in Toronto’s Berczy Park has been identified as 50‑year‑old Jamie Goudreault of Barrie, a man known on the streets as “Bones.” The death, still under homicide investigation, has left authorities scrambling for any clue about his final hours.
In the city’s Woodbine Beach district, a violent night erupted when four teenagers brandished knives, leaving two victims with non‑life‑threatening stab wounds. The suspects, ranging from 17 to 18 years old, now face multiple assault charges and, in one case, an attempted murder count.
These intertwined threads of crime—from a fugitive sex offender to a sprawling drug network, a mysterious homicide, and a brutal street assault—underscore a relentless wave of law‑enforcement activity sweeping the region.
