Inside the police command post leading the search for escaped prisoner Danelo Cavalcante
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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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
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.
