Saint John police are asking for help to find a convicted robber wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.

Jerry Loatman is accused of breaching the conditions of his statutory release, according to police.

The 44-year-old allegedly failed to return to the community correctional centre in Saint John as directed.

Loatman is serving a sentence of four years for robbery, police said in a news release issued Wednesday.

He is described as six-foot-one, weighing 251 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.

Loatman has several tattoos, including a face on his left forearm, a heart with a dragon on his right upper arm, and a brick wall with a skull on his left upper arm.

Police are warning the public not to approach Loatman. Anyone with information is asked to call the Saint John Police Force at 506-648-3333 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.