Chester County community gives support to officers on day 8 of Danelo Cavalcante search
The community in Chester County is coming together Thursday in support of the hundreds of officers now on day eight of the manhunt.
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The community in Chester County is coming together Thursday in support of the hundreds of officers now on day eight of the manhunt.
As the search area expands – the Chester County community is on edge with police still searching for convicted murder, Danelo Cavalcante.
The announcement comes just two days after Danelo Cavalcante was spotted on surveillance cameras at Longwood Gardens, not once, but twice.
The search perimeter has expanded after a neighbor alerted law enforcement to a possible sighting of Cavalcante along Chandler Road Tuesday night.
Escaped Chester County Prison inmate Danelo Cavalcante was seen twice at Longwood Gardens on Monday night.
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.
Authorities warned residents to remain on high alert as they focus the search for Danelo Cavalcante in Pocopson Township.
Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said Cavalcante's mother recorded a message in Portuguese urging him to surrender.
Families are canceling plans and taking extra safety precautions while an escaped Chester County prisoner is on the run.
Surveillance video from a home near Chester County Prison showed Cavalcante was still in the area Saturday morning.
Hundreds of police officers are searching the Chester County area for Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped Chester County Prison on Thursday.
West Chester Police are actively searching for Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped from Chester County Prison on Thursday morning.
The search is on for Danelo Cavalcante, a convicted killer who escaped Thursday morning from a prison in Chester County. Now a community is on edge. Kim Hudson reports. READ MORE: https://cbsloc.al/3P0DMMH
The hunt is still on for a man sentenced to life in prison who escaped Thursday morning. Kim Hudson reports the latest on the search. READ MORE: https://cbsloc.al/3P0DMMH
The search is on right now for 34-year-old Danelo Cavalcante. He escaped from the prison in West Chester just before 9 a.m. Thursday. Kim Hudson reports. READ MORE: https://cbsloc.al/3P0DMMH
Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan and officials held a press conference Thursday afternoon about 34-year-old Danelo Cavalcante escaping the Chester County Prison. READ MORE: https://cbsloc.al/3P0DMMH
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