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The last time Ottawa police hunted for convicted rapist Brendon Spurrell, a detective called and asked him to turn himself in. Spurrell refused and taunted — “Good luck finding me” — but he was captured by the Ontario Provincial Police the same day.

Luck ran out again for the 22-year-old self-described “master AWOLer” on Friday. Released from the Innes Road jail in error on Jan. 10, he was re-arrested without incident at an address in Carlington Park around 6:30 p.m.

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“Good old-fashioned police work,” was how Acting Insp. François D’Aoust described it, saying a tip from the public was the first break in the case as a team of police officers worked to find Spurrell.

“We went to various addresses. Initially it was a public tip that led us to the Carlington area, but it was background information and police record checks into his background and associates that led us to the address.”

The arrest was made by front-line officers and the provincial Repeat Offenders and Parole Enforcement unit, D’Aoust said.