Dannemora, NY – State police say more than 800 law enforcement officers are pushing on in the hunt for convicted murderers David Sweat and Richard Matt 10 days after the two escaped from a maximum-security prison in rural New York.
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Police say Monday a stretch of the main state route leading into Dannemora in the Adirondacks will remain closed through at least Tuesday as the focus of the search remains a heavily wooded area east of the Clinton Correctional Facility.
Officers also continue to search door to door.
Police say they have developed more than 1,000 leads since Matt and Sweat escaped from the prison June 6.
It’s too bad that Cuomo interrupted the critical opening hours of the investigation with his grandstanding and stupid news conferences. The all-important first hours, when a fresh trail still remains, were lost due to his ridiculous attention grab. He was fully aware that NYS escapees have ALWAYS been caught within 2 days, and the evil one wanted to be able to get the credit. His idiotic dress-up for the occasion and the photo-ops with him in the tunnel with the flashlight cost NYS big time. Instead of allowing for the traditional coordinating of the various law enforcement agencies, he had to put NYS Troopers (whom I admire very much) as the lead, again to take some kind of childish personal credit. I hope no one is killed due to the imbecilic grandstanding of the loser in Albany