Kennett Square Mushroom Festival kicks off with extra security amid manhunt
The manhunt for escaped prisoner Danelo Cavalcante is not stopping the annual mushroom festival in Kennett Square this weekend.
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The manhunt for escaped prisoner Danelo Cavalcante is not stopping the annual mushroom festival in Kennett Square this weekend.
The search for Danelo Cavalcante is nearby but the Mushroom Festival is still happening, with extra security in place. Jasmine Payoute reports.
Chester County Prison escaped inmate Danelo Cavalcante was spotted twice on Friday, state police said.
Neighbors living and working in and around Kennett Square are trying to keep their plans and normal routines as the search continues for Danelo Cavalcante.
The manhunt for escaped Chester County inmate Danelo Cavalcante continues into a ninth day Friday and police are focusing the search on areas near Longwood Gardens.
Police descended on an area of Kennett Square on Friday after a burglary that may be connected to escaped Chester County prisoner, Joe Holden reports.
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There was a large law enforcement presence at a mushroom producer in Kennett Square that has since died down as authorities search for Danelo Cavalcante.
Police swarmed Longwood Gardens on Thursday night looking for escaped prisoner Danelo Cavalcante on the eighth day of the manhunt.
Brandon Goldner is near a Walmart in Kennett Square where police search efforts for Danelo Cavalcante are intensifying.
Loki the Pennsylvania State Police K-9 experienced heat-related illness during the search, PA State Police said.
The community in Chester County is coming together Thursday in support of the hundreds of officers now on day eight of the manhunt.
Police are searching an area close to Longwood Gardens after the reported sighting of Cavalcante. State Police say they diverted a number of troopers to that location.
Danelo Cavalcante escaped from Chester County Prison by using his legs and arms to push himself up a prison yard wall, a new video released on Wednesday by officials shows.
Authorities announced a doubled reward for the Chester County Prison escapee and released video of the escape. Brandon Goldner reports.
As the search area expands – the Chester County community is on edge with police still searching for convicted murder, Danelo Cavalcante.
Danelo Cavalcante has been on the run for just about a week. He was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and wanted for another murder in Brazil.
Officials released the video of convicted killer Danelo Cavalcante escaping from Chester County Prison on Wednesday.
The announcement comes just two days after Danelo Cavalcante was spotted on surveillance cameras at Longwood Gardens, not once, but twice.
Several schools in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and Kennett Consolidated School District are expected to reopen as police move their search perimeter for Danelo Cavalcante.
Many residents and business owners living in and around Kennett Square are glued to their phones and TVs waiting for the next update and hoping to learn Danelo Cavalcante is back in custody.
Police say he shimmied up the walls and eventually got to the roof of the prison climbing through razor wire.
The search perimeter has expanded after a neighbor alerted law enforcement to a possible sighting of Cavalcante along Chandler Road Tuesday night.
Families spoke to CBS Philadelphia Wednesday saying they're trying to stay flexible but hoping an end comes sooner rather than later.
CBS News Philadelphia saw investigators searching an area east of Longwood Gardens on Wednesday morning for escaped Chester County Prison inmate Danelo Cavalcante
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