Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Chief Joe Browne says the department will apologize for detaining Dane Spurrell. Police saw Spurrell walking along the road and assumed he was drunk because of the way he walked. He was not drunk. He is autistic.
July 10, 2009
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Chief Joe Browne says the department will apologize for detaining Dane Spurrell. Police saw Spurrell walking along the road and assumed he was drunk because of the way he walked. He was not drunk. He is autistic.
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