There are safety concerns brewing about a man who played a role in the death of a police officer being released into the community.

Albert Foulston is set to be out on parole later this month. He has spent most of his life behind bars and has a total of 25 convictions.

Parole documents suggest that the man is a "moderate to high risk" to re-offend in a violent way.

Foulston was sentenced to 20 years for manslaughter in connection with the 1990 killing of Const. Ezio Faraone.

Retired police officer Ernie Schrieber says it seems like yesterday when his tactical team was chasing down two bank robbery suspects.

"I was calling Ezio on the radio and I couldn't get him, there was no response, no response," said Schrieber."I still remember, it was devastating to hear it."

Foulston's partner, Jerry Crews, shot the officer after the pair robbed a bank.

That day, Schrieber's job was arresting the two men.

And now after serving two-thirds of his sentence Foulston will be released into a community-based facility later this month. The parole board says it has no other legal option.

"The board cannot unilaterally initiate an offender's detention. The law in this case is very clear," said Darren Caul with the National Parole Board.

But Schrieber feels the board can do more in this case.

"I think they're being cowards. I think they need to make a tough decision here."

Mike Boyd, Chief of Police agrees with Schrieber. He's written a letter to the parole board and Corrections Canada asking them to reconsider.

"I'm hoping that they will consider the information and consider what their options might be," said Boyd.

CTV News obtained parole documents that show Foulston has a history of violent crime.

He has offended after being released at least four times over the past 30 years. In the decision the parole board says "your risk has not significantly been reduced through incarceration or programming."

"Putting him out is like having a vicious dog and just saying well we'll put it out there and hope it doesn't bite again," said Schrieber.

The retired officers says somebody is bound to get hurt.

"I would anticipate that somebody's gonna get hurt, in some way, shape or form."

The parole board can only keep someone behind bars after two-thirds of their sentence if they get a referral from Correctional Services Canada. In this case, that hasn't happened, so far. But if it does happen before September 20th, the decision could be overturned.

With files from CTV's Bill Fortier