Halifax Regional Police are asking for the public’s assistance in finding a teenager they consider a risk to the public.

Nineteen-year-old Jeremy William Coleman is wanted on an outstanding parole warrant related to convictions on violent offences.

Coleman is six feet tall, weighs 187 pounds and has blue eyes and brown hair.

Police say Coleman should be considered dangerous and members of the public should not approach him. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact police.