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June 8, 2015

2 Convicted Murderers Escape Maximum-Security NY Prison 
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A manhunt is underway in New York after two convicted murderers escaped
from a maximum-security prison. The prisoners used power tools to drill
through the walls and break out of the Clinton Correctional Facility in
Dannemora. Charles Guess of the New York State Police said the pair may
have had help.

Charles Guess: "We're leaving no stone unturned. It's been approximately
36 hours since these inmates escaped. They could be literally anywhere.
Although we have notified our partners in Canada, the ports of entry
across the northern border, certainly every law enforcement agency in
the Northeast. They could be out of state, but they still could be holed
up here in Dannemora. We do not know if they had access to a vehicle,
but we presume that they may have had access to a vehicle, as well as
they may have received assistance in their escape effort, if for no
other reason at least, outside the secure perimeter of this facility."

It's the first escape from Clinton's maximum-security wing in its
history. Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared the manhunt a "crisis
situation."

 

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