RCMP arrest men who escaped from Westmorland Institution

Posted May 13, 2012 07:16:31 AM.

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RCMP in Colchester County has found the two men who escaped from the Westmorland Institution in Dorchester, New Brunswick on Friday.

Police got a tip the men were hiding out in a cabin near Simpson Lake.

Officers responded, found a stolen vehicle and, after contacting the fugitives, the two men surrendered without incident.

Bradley Barton and Justin Lavigine escaped out of a window in their living quarters at the minimum security jail sometime before they were discovered missing Friday morning.

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