Alleged sighting of David Fomradas has Lethbridge police improving protocols after online criticism

Lethbridge police have reviewed a 911 call and will "tighten dispatch protocols" after online criticsslammed their response time involving a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, police said in a release Wednesday.

Police say they received acall at 5:52 a.m. Monday stating that a man who matched the description ofDavid Fomradas was at a McDonald's restaurant on Scenic Drive.

Fomradas,who is fromLethbridge,is the subject of a Canada-wide warrant after he went missing from apsychiatric hospital inCoquitlam, B.C., onFeb. 10.

He was foundnot criminally responsiblefor a car-jacking that injured two B.C. actors in 2010.

Lethbridge police say eight minutes after the initial 911 call, the file was reclassified as "pending" when a second call indicatedFomradas had left the restaurant.

At 7:20 a.m., roughly 90 minutes after the first call, an officer was sent to the McDonald's to follow up.

Posters slammed the delay on the Lethbridge police'sFacebook page.

"It took you two hours to get to the location three blocks away,"Kylie Campen posted.

Ashley Perks commented, "Maybe instead of constantlyhanding out traffic tickets you should maybe start dealing with actual serious issues right away like the guy that had a Canada-wide warrant on his head."

While police were not able to determine ifFomradas was at the McDonald's Monday, they have receivedseveralcalls from the public saying he has been seen at locations in and around the city.

"Going forward [we] will work together totighten dispatch protocols so calls of this nature are dispatched at a higher priority," police said.

Fomradas remains at large and anyone with information is asked to contact the Lethbridge police at 403-328-4444 or Crime Stoppers at1-800-222-8477.

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