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Prisoner awaiting bail escapes and is arrested again, Bourne police say

BOURNE, Mass. — A 21-year-old prisoner awaiting release on bail took off, and was arrested yet again by officers who later caught up with him, police said.

Brian Thierwecher of Sandwich escaped from the Bourne Police Department and ran off around 7:21 p.m. Thursday.

Police from multiple law enforcement agencies then ran after him throughout the Buzzards Bay area.

Just after 9:30 p.m., Thierwecher was taken back into custody in the area of 343 Scenic Highway.

Thierwecher was taken back to the Bourne Police Department and remains in custody. He faces new charges of escape and resisting arrest.

The Massachusetts State Police, Wareham Police, the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office, Massachusetts Environmental Police and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers all assisted in capturing Thierwecher.