Chester County Prison fires guard on duty at time of Danelo Cavalcante's escape
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.
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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 swarmed Longwood Gardens on Thursday night looking for escaped prisoner Danelo Cavalcante on the eighth day of the manhunt.
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CBS News Philadelphia saw investigators searching an area east of Longwood Gardens on Wednesday morning for escaped Chester County Prison inmate Danelo Cavalcante
The search for escaped Chester County Prison inmate Danelo Cavalcante has led to the closure of two school districts in the county.
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Surveillance video from a home near Chester County Prison showed Cavalcante was still in the area Saturday morning.
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