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August 31, 2010 Justice, Local No Comments

Aug 31, 2010 | Breaking News … The search for 35-year-old Andrew Parsons has ended. The Burin Peninsula man escaped custody on Saturday. He had been on the run since then. On Tuesday night, the RCMP captured him in the Garnish Pond Road area. Police have also arrested a woman from Ontario, who police say came to the province to help Parsons flee.

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