Man with 49 criminal convictions released back into Vancouver community

A file photo shows a police cruiser at a crime scene.

A repeat offender who police say has a history of violence towards woman has been released back into the community in Vancouver.

Jordan McIntosh has 49 criminal convictions, including 11 for violence or weapons, the Vancouver Police Department said in a statement Thursday.

McIntosh was taken into custody on March 2, nearly four months after police say he cut off an ankle monitor, which he was required to wear while serving a conditional sentence for a 2024 case related to two counts of assault and one count of breach release order.

Police eventually tracked him down at a rooming house on Water Street, where they say McIntosh tried to escape arrest by jumping out a window.

“Fortunately, our officers planned for that scenario, and he was taken into custody with the help of a police dog,” VPD Sgt. Adam Donaldson said in Thursday’s release.

McIntosh remained in custody until a breach of conditional sentence order hearing on Wednesday, in which the court decided to release him back into the community to serve his sentence with another ankle monitor.

No photo or description of McIntosh was included in the VPD’s release.

“We don’t have an image to share currently,” Const. Megan Lui, VPD spokesperson, told CTV News.

Court records show McIntosh was born in 1984, meaning he is no older than age 42.