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Cold case suspect arrested

A man suspected of committing sexual offences in Prince George 20 years ago has been arrested. Rupert William Burr, 55, was arrested in Fairview, Alberta on Tuesday evening - the same day RCMP issued a call for the public's help to track him down.
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A man suspected of committing sexual offences in Prince George 20 years ago has been arrested.

Rupert William Burr, 55, was arrested in Fairview, Alberta on Tuesday evening - the same day RCMP issued a call for the public's help to track him down.

"The Prince George RCMP want to thank the members of the public for providing information that may have assisted police," the detachment said Thursday.

He's been wanted since 1998 for offences alleged to have occurred in Prince George in 1993.

Burr is being held in custody for transport back to Prince George where he will make his first appearance in court next week, RCMP said.