Roughly 500 law enforcement personnel are involved in the search and authorities say Cavalcante is considered extremely dangerous.Ī school district in the area canceled classes on Tuesday and residents are being urged to call 911 if they see Cavalcante, but have not been ordered to shelter in place. Loki, one of the dogs involved in the hunt for Cavalcante, suffered a heat-related illness during the search and had to be taken to the vet. 'They would be critical in helping to locate people that are out in the woods,' Davison said. 'Even our radios – police radios worked in a spotty manner.'Īnd there are non technology tools at investigators' disposal too - like bloodhounds. 'We had no cell phone coverage in most of the area,' he said of the 2015 manhunt. Davison said rural areas are challenging to search, with acres and acres of woods and no houses. National Pennsylvania police say an escaped killer has stolen a van and shaved his facial hairĪnd heat isn't the only hindrance. George Bivens said during Monday's news conference that 'he needs resources for the long run, and he is seeking those out.' 31, entered a garage northwest of Philadelphia and stole a rifle.

On Tuesday, state police said that Cavalcante, who escaped the Chester County jail on Aug.

He then appeared at a different coworker's home – which was empty at the time. Police said Cavalcante was spotted on a Ring camera over the weekend, asking a former coworker for help. 'And you have different inmates in different locales, but the efforts that are used to try to locate them are somewhat similar in each case.' The circumstances might be different, but the protocol is notĭavison says there are three areas investigators target first: 'Each manhunt is a little bit different,' Davison said. Davison was involved in the 2015 manhunt for inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat, after they escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, NY.

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