Escaped Quebec prisoner has ties to southwestern Ontario

OPP are searching for a man accused of escaping a Quebec prison Sat., July 5, 2025. Photo: submitted

Provincial police were advised about an escapee from a Quebec correctional institution on Sunday.

The Surete du Quebec Police Service said that an inmate convicted in 1992 of murder, had escaped from the Archambault Incarceration Centre in Quebec.

The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit is now assisting in this investigation.

Police say that the wanted man, Lory Bill Germa, may be in Southwestern Ontario, more specifically in the South Bruce or Hanover areas.

Lory Bill Germa, 69, is described as Metis, bald head, brown eyes, five foot eight inches, 165 lbs, with a scar on his left eyebrow. Germa has many tattoos including: a sword, “Carol”, flying skull, seahorses, dragons, grim reaper, cloud and lightning bolts.

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating this man but say if he’s observed do not approach him but do immediately contact police at 911.

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The investigation is ongoing, and more details will be released when they become available.

If you have any information that may assist the OPP in locating Germa, please contact police at 911 or 1-888-310-1122, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.