

It’s a matter of time,” he added.īivens added that troopers can use lethal force, if needed in this situation. He doesn’t have it,” Bivens said, adding that Cavalcante had a specific reason to go westward.īivens vowed to continue the investigation, adding that Cavalcante is desperate and doesn’t want to go back to prison. One of those residents showed troopers the video from their doorbell camera.īivens said Cavalcante needs help in his escape effort. He went to the door of a former co-worker in East Pikeland, who was not home, then traveled to the Phoenixville area where he arrived at the residence of another former co-worker, but his knock was not answered, Bivens said. “This was our first indication Cavalcante was able to travel away from Longwood Gardens,” Bivens said. Saturday in the East Pikeland Township area with a vehicle, and troopers went looking for the vehicle. State police were alerted that he was spotted shortly before 10 p.m. It’s not for a lack of trying that this occurred.”īivens wouldn’t comment directly about whether Cavalcante was getting assistance from the public but said anyone who is helping the escaped killer will be “prosecuted vigorously.” “I wish it (the breakout) had not happened. George Bivens, who is in command of the search, during a press conference Sunday afternoon. “No perimeter is 100% secure ever,” said state police Lt. Late Saturday, authorities learned Cavalcante had broken through the perimeter overseen by hundreds of members of law enforcement in far southern Chester County centered on Longwood Gardens. But more personnel were also moving into the area, according to police radio traffic. Then shortly after 8 p.m., local and county law enforcement personnel were told that they could leave the search. There were already numerous officers in the area due to the recovered vehicle when a resident told one officer that they spotted someone in a black hoodie run in the woods at that area, according to police radio traffic. A perimeter was set up and a search started, according to police radio traffic. Numerous federal state, county and local law enforcement officers were swarming the area of Route 401 and Wynn Hollow Road in the township starting about 5:30 p.m. Law enforcement was searching an area in East Nantmeal Township, Chester County, on Sunday night looking for escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante, who stole a van on Saturday night, tried to contact two people, then abandoned the vehicle in East Nantmeal.
