A high-risk offender is living in Dartmouth.

Halifax Regional Police say 73-year-old Douglas Worth had been serving a life sentence for second-degree murder.

It happened in Brampton, Ontario in 1987.

He also has a criminal history of rape, prison breach, theft and break-and-enter.

Police say he’s to have no contact with children or his victims.

They say it’s protocol to let the public know of his release into the community, and any vigilante activity will not be tolerated.

Douglas Worth, a high-risk offender, is now living in Dartmouth after serving a life sentence for second-degree murder, according to Halifax Regional Police. (Halifax Regional Police)