VANCOUVER - Police agencies from across Canada have found a novel way to encourage the public to be on the lookout for the country's 25 most wanted criminals.
Dozens of people wearing hoodies and balaclava-style masks printed with the suspects' faces stood on a stage at the Vancouver Club while police announced the newest list in the Bolo Program.
The national initiative encourages police and the public to help find the fugitives.
B.C. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald started his speech in front of the group of masked men, saying it was weird, having the masked men dressed as suspects standing behind him.
McDonald says many of the suspects on the list aren't bound by borders and could be anywhere, which is why they need the public to help their search.
Max Langlois, the progra