The run of a criminal considered dangerous after his spectacular escape from prison in the northeastern United States has the police on their teeth and upsets the life of a county in the suburbs of Philadelphia, where schools were closed on Wednesday for security purposes.
24 hour searches
Nearly a week after the escape of Danelo Cavalcante, a 34-year-old Brazilian who had just been sentenced days earlier to life in prison for the stabbing murder of his former girlfriend, “hundreds of Law enforcement officers are working around the clock using helicopters, drones and dog units to locate the fugitive,” the Chester County Prosecutor’s Office said.
The man, black hair and beard collar on the search notice issued by the authorities, was seen on Monday evening on CCTV footage of a botanical garden normally open to the public, but which remained closed on Wednesday, in the small town of Kennett Square, west of Philadelphia.
“Yesterday evening (Tuesday), a resident saw him again”, in the same area, “the teams looked for him for hours but could not find him”, announced during a conference of urges Lt. Col. George Bivens, Pennsylvania State Police.
Spider Man
Authorities consider the fugitive, who escaped through the rooftops of Chester County Jail, dangerous. His escape, of which a video captured by a camera was released Wednesday by the authorities, is as spectacular as it is embarrassing for prison officials.
On the extract, we see the prisoner, white T-shirt, blue pants and white sneakers, hiding in a recess in the courtyard, then climbing nimbly, spider-man style, his body horizontal between two walls , and disappear. “You are facing someone who is desperate and who does not want to be caught,” warned George Bivens.
He underlined the risk that he would burglarize homes to find something to hold on to during his run and asked residents to close their doors and their vehicles. “He has obviously already procured clothes and other unidentified things, and we want to minimize any possibility of him getting anything more. It is important that we keep the pressure on him while continuing the hunt,” said the lieutenant-colonel.
Schools closed
“It’s the first time in nine years that I’ve needed to close the door to my house when I go to work,” resident Joe Delahanty, who says he was checked four times, told the daily Philadelphia Inquirer. by police on Wednesday morning.
Schools in two school districts also closed Tuesday and Wednesday, officials apologizing to parents but citing safety concerns and the need to facilitate police searches.
Danelo Cavalcante was sentenced on August 22 to life in prison for stabbing his former girlfriend to death, in front of the victim’s child, during an argument in April 2021. According to the police, he is also wanted for a murder committed in Brazil. Rewards for a total amount of 20,000 dollars have been promised by the justice system and the police to help locate him.
2023-09-06 23:37:38
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