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CRIME STOPPERS: ‘Most wanted’ for the week of July 25

Name: AGIN, Christopher
Age: 36
Height: 5’ 8”
Weight: 196 lbs
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Tattoos: Right forearm - Skeleton praying hands and skulls, left arm - koi fish and dragon, chest - Dragon head
Wanted: Unlawfully at Large including frugs and sssaults
Warrant in effect: July 13, 2021
Parole Jurisdiction: North Vancouver

Crime Stoppers’ weekly list based on information provided by police investigators

by Black Press Media Staff
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