'Be on Alert': Police Comb Separate Parts of New York for Escaped Prisoners

[Purveyor]

Source: NBC News

Officers closely searched two areas at opposite ends of New York on Sunday for prison escapees David Sweat and Richard Matt, who could be hitching rides on trains, authorities said.

More than 300 law enforcement officers combed the southern town of Friendship after a woman reported seeing men who matched the descriptions of Matt and Sweat by railroad tracks near her home. By Sunday night, they were also searching in the upstate area of Owls Head and Mountain View, about 30 miles west of Clinton Correctional Facility, which they escaped from more than two weeks ago, state police told NBC News.

Police have received hundreds of tips since David Sweat and Richard Matt escaped Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora on June 6, but one called in Saturday from Friendship — nearly 400 miles from the prison — caught their attention.

State Police Maj. Michael Cerretto said a woman called police a bit after 1 p.m. ET Saturday and said she had spotted two men who looked like Matt and Sweat in Friendship, which is just north of Pennsylvania.

"We determined that she was credible and that this should be investigated," Cerretto said during a news conference Sunday.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/new-york-prison-escape/300-officers-comb-new-york-town-after-possible-sighting-escaped-n379371

[Historic NY]

1. I was out that way today........

we diverted to Buffalo to avoid an 1hr 45 min backup at checkpoints....in the end a 6 hr trip became a nightmare.

[840high]

2. Maybe some one is helping them. Surely they need to eat.

[rpannier]

6. I think they are

The woman who was helping them said they had told her after she was to pick them up they wanted her to drive them 7 hours away, but they didn't say which direction or anything else.
I think they had a meet up and when plan A failed they had a plan B that allowed them to contact this person

I find it hard to believe with all the work they put into the planning that they didn't have a plan B and C

[Blackjackdavey]

9. The media hasn't adeqautely illustrated the environment

As of right now, recent dna evidence suggests that the fugitives are still in the area. The area in question is inside the Adirondack park: extremely rural wild forest and generally bereft of year around population. What is there, are numerous seasonal camps, many of which are tucked deep down forest, awd only, roads. Most of these camps will be stocked with basic non perishable food and other supplies. It is entirely conceivable that if they are able to avoid detection, they could survive for an extended period of time in this region. The main roads are completely locked down -- I had to pass through three different checkpoints in order to get out of my neighborhood this morning -- there is zero chance they are getting out of there by car, if they're still around, but the forest is vast and so is the trail system. This could take awhile and the fugitives don't necessarily need help to survive -- they do need food and shelter though, so the unoccupied camps are key.

[murielm99]

3. This is not a nice thing to say, but

I hope they are dead somewhere. I hope their corpses are found soon.

These two are the worst of the worst.

[840high]

4. Yes they are. No pity from me.

[Hoppy]

5. There is little likelihood they are dead. There is little to kill them this time of year.

They are not living happily but they are not dead. If this were fall or winter, I would say they were gone.

[Beauregard]

7. The NY cops and prison officials really look silly.

Clomping around in huge numbers on a wild goose chase that leads in all directions.

[Historic NY]

8. Actually thats how it works........

it ups the pressure on them. So far they haven't stolen any cars which would telegraph their location. They have however been near the rail road lines which traverse the state. NY is a very large state and there is lots of uninhabited places. They are out near Seneca Tribe land. I believe they are together yet because Sweat knows the NY - PA border area thats where he killed the police officer..

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/new-york-prison-escape/new-york-prison-escape-dna-one-escapee-found-burglarized-cabin-n379511

[Beauregard]

10. Is that based on your cop skills?

You don't know any more than they do. And they know nothing, except about the DNA in the cabin.

[Historic NY]

11. Go back and read about previous large manhunts in history...

this is neither the biggest or the longest. It based on knowledge something you appear not to have.

[MicaelS]

12. What would you suggest they do? n/t