Bank robber-volunteer project leader on the lam

A convicted bank robber who had said he had turned his life
around and had gotten a job with the Volunteer Centre of the Blue Sky Region is now wanted by police.

At a news conference today, North Bay Police Service Deputy
Police Chief Paul Cook alleged that Frederick Craig Johnson, 47, had stolen a rental car in North Bay using a stolen credit card.

Police aren't sure if Johnson is still in the city, but suspect he may be in the Greater Toronto Area.

A public advisory has been placed on the North Bay police Web site.

Johnson had been in charge of the Youth-in-Conflict-With-the-Law and Volunteerism project.

Cook said since Johnson is on the lam, "he should be considered dangerous."

An alert was going out, Cook said, in the event Johnson returns to North Bay.

BayToday.ca will be updating this story within the next few hours.