Kennett Square residents, businesses hoping for Danelo Cavalcante to be caught soon
As the search area expands – the Chester County community is on edge with police still searching for convicted murder, Danelo Cavalcante.
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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
Law enforcement sources tell CBS News Philadelphia Joe Holden that investigators have pushed the perimeter in the search for Cavalcante in an eastern direction to the edge of the Brandywine Creek.
Sources say Danelo Cavalcante escaped similar to how another inmate got out a few months ago at the Chester County Prison.
The search for escaped Chester County Prison inmate Danelo Cavalcante has led to the closure of two school districts in the county.
The perimeter for the search has now shifted south after officials said Danelo Cavalcante likely slipped through the original perimeter.
Kennett Consolidated School District will be closed for the second straight day on Wednesday as law enforcement continues to search for convicted killer Danelo Cavalcante.
Neighbors say they're confident Danelo Cavalcante will be captured after he escaped from Chester County Prison last week.
Neighbors who live on the border of Longwood Gardens, where Cavalcante was spotted twice Monday night, say it’s all hitting too close to home.
Escaped Chester County Prison inmate and convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante was spotted on surveillance cameras at Longwood Gardens twice Monday night, authorities said Tuesday.
The perimeter for the search has now shifted south after officials said Cavalcante likely slipped through the original perimeter.
Escaped Chester County Prison inmate Danelo Cavalcante was seen twice at Longwood Gardens on Monday night.
Brandon Goldner reports from Pocopson Township as the search for Danelo Cavalcante continues into a sixth day.
Pennsylvania State Police said Monday that there have been four credible sightings of convicted killer Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped from the Chester County Prison last week.
Pennsylvania State Police said Monday that there have been four credible sightings of Cavalcante, with the most recent coming Sunday.
Authorities warned residents to remain on high alert as they focus the search for Danelo Cavalcante in Pocopson Township.
Authorities are warning residents to remain on high alert as they focus the search for Cavalcante in Pocopson Township.
