06-21-2015, 05:02 PM
The little town of Friendship, NY has been taken over by hundreds of armed law enforcement authorities searching for escapees Matt and Sweat.
Parts of the community have been closed off and authorities are reportedly using dogs in attempt to track the convicted murderers.
The railroad tracks are said to be an area of focus, as possible sightings along railroad tracks have also been reported in other areas of the state.
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The latest possible sighting of fugitives Richard Matt, 48, and David Sweat, 35, came in Allegany County, just north of the Pennsylvania border. That's where a witness reported seeing two men along a railroad line Saturday in the town of Friendship, New York State Police said.
While state police called the report an "unconfirmed sighting," a law enforcement source briefed on the prisoner investigation told CNN there was a credible sighting of Matt and Sweat near Friendship.
About 300 law enforcement officers have searched the area, Maj. Michael Cerretto of the New York State Police said Sunday at a press conference. Canine units and aircraft were used in the search, he said.
"We will continue to search this are until all leads are exhausted," he said.
The Allegany County Sheriff's Office said a tipster led investigators to a set of tracks in the area. Authorities were following the tracks to try to determine whether they're from the two escapees.
If Matt and Sweat were indeed in Friendship, that means they somehow traveled more than 300 miles southwest of Dannemora, New York, where they had escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/21/us/new...index.html
Parts of the community have been closed off and authorities are reportedly using dogs in attempt to track the convicted murderers.
The railroad tracks are said to be an area of focus, as possible sightings along railroad tracks have also been reported in other areas of the state.
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The latest possible sighting of fugitives Richard Matt, 48, and David Sweat, 35, came in Allegany County, just north of the Pennsylvania border. That's where a witness reported seeing two men along a railroad line Saturday in the town of Friendship, New York State Police said.
While state police called the report an "unconfirmed sighting," a law enforcement source briefed on the prisoner investigation told CNN there was a credible sighting of Matt and Sweat near Friendship.
About 300 law enforcement officers have searched the area, Maj. Michael Cerretto of the New York State Police said Sunday at a press conference. Canine units and aircraft were used in the search, he said.
"We will continue to search this are until all leads are exhausted," he said.
The Allegany County Sheriff's Office said a tipster led investigators to a set of tracks in the area. Authorities were following the tracks to try to determine whether they're from the two escapees.
If Matt and Sweat were indeed in Friendship, that means they somehow traveled more than 300 miles southwest of Dannemora, New York, where they had escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/21/us/new...index.html