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Criminals with recognizable face tattoos keep somehow evading Ontario police

Police in Ontario have just issued yet another call for the public's help locating a criminal with very distinctive facial tattoos — no, not that guy, but another one, somehow.

Days after publicizing a second Canada-wide warrant for a Toronto-area arsonist covered from the neck up in tattoos related to DC Comics' The Joker character, Ontario Provincial Police have released the mugshot of another overly-inked perpetrator now wanted in Huntsville.

As was the case with the suspect that has become known as "Toronto's Joker," residents are finding it quite humorous that the force hasn't been able to locate an individual with such unignorable markings.

Quips about the man blending into the crowd and not being easy to recognize have abounded on socials in response to the PSA from Wednesday.

Many have noted both the trend of wanted criminals in the area having more face tattoos than naked face skin, and of authorities failing to catch them despite this fact.

This second tatted offender is 36-year-old Kyle Ball, who is allegedly behind an Oct. 24 assault that landed a man in hospital.

While his tattoos differ from "The Joker" Michael Stamatakos's — a large tribal piece covers exactly one half of Ball's face, with the other empty — Ball is similarly small in stature, described as 5'3" and of a slim build.

He is also more violent, as he is wanted for assault with a weapon, aggravated assault, mischief and uttering threats. The force is advising residents not to approach him if he's spotted as a result, though officers note he is "not considered an imminent public safety risk."

We'll have to wait and see if, like his doppelganger Stamatakos, he makes an appearance on social media to troll local police's efforts to apprehend him since the two seem to have so much in common.

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