Two men escape from Westmorland Institution
Posted May 11, 2012 09:16:27 AM.
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MONCTON, NB – RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating a couple of inmates who escaped this morning from the Westmorland Institution in Dorchester.
The two men were reported missing at around 4:45 this morning following a head-count at the minimum security prison.
According to police it appears the two inmates escaped from their living quarters through a window.
Missing are 27-year-old Bradley Barton of Pugwash, Nova Scotia and 22-year-old Justin Lavigine of Truro, Nova Scotia.
Both men are suspected of stealing a white 2006 GMC pickup truck with New Brunswick license plate number CNV 433.
The truck has a fuel tank in the box of the truck.
It’s unknown which direction the men would have gone but there is a good possibility they are heading to Nova Scotia.
Anyone who sees these individuals or the white pickup truck is asked to contact their local police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-tips (8477).
