Wanted Individual, Joel Reed Arrested

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

May 20, 2026 

File: 26-19788 

Victoria, B.C. – Joel Reed, 35, who was wanted by police on a Canada-wide warrant, was arrested this morning. Reed was the subject of yesterday’s Wanted Person Alert. 

Reed contacted his Parole Officer and voluntarily turned himself in at the Victoria Police Department headquarters on Caledonia Avenue in Victoria, where he was arrested. 

Reed is currently serving a federal sentence for convictions including; Extortion, Break and Enter, Theft Under $5000, Possession of a Weapon Contrary to Prohibition Order, and Possession of a Firearm with Ammunition. 

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