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Prison Escape
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Wanted Felon Who Escaped After 8 Days In Prison Turns Herself In: Cumberland County Sheriff
After just eight days in Pennsylvania prison, a woman escaped, but less than a week later she turned herself in, authorities announced on Friday, March 15. Timberly Smith, 27 of Duncannon, escaped the Cumberland County Prison during a release for two hours to renew her Pennsylvania ID card at the Carlisle PennDOT Driver License Center located at 950 Walnut Bottom Road on Saturday, according to the county's sheriff's office. Smith had been taken a plea deal for her third felony for driving under the influence of drugs on Jan. 4, 2024, but after two days into her one-year…
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Escaped Inmate Ditched Stolen Truck In South Philly: US Marshals
A convict who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison early this month was recently in South Philadelphia, according to the US Marshals Service. A Ford F-150 believed to be stolen by fugitive Isaiah R. Tilghman was found abandoned on the 2600 block of South Front Street, Marshals said Friday, Dec. 15. The truck was bearing a stolen license plate that authorities believe Tilghman snagged off a similar truck in the Port Richmond neighborhood last Wednesday, Dec. 6. The 33-year-old has been on the run since escaping the Blair County Prison on Sunday, Dec. 3, officials said previously. …
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Escaped PA Prisoner May Be In Philadelphia, US Marshals Warn
An inmate who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison over the weekend might have been in Philadelphia's Port Richmond section on Wednesday, Dec. 6, according to US Marshals. Isaiah Robert Tilghman slipped past guards at the Blair County Prison on Sunday, Dec. 3, and fled the area in a stolen red 2011 Ford F-150, authorities said. The 33-year-old was being held on drug charges and alleged parole violations, officials noted. Around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, police said they found the plate from the truck Tilghman stole attached to a similar Ford on the 3500 block of Belgrade Stre…
Police & Fire
US Marshals Offer $2K Reward, New Details In Philly Inmate's Escape
On the fifth day since he snuck off from a prison work detail, US Marshals are offering a reward for Gino Hagenkotter's capture. The 34-year-old inmate was working at an orchard outside the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center when he walked off without permission before noon on Thursday, Nov. 30, Daily Voice reported. Hagenkotter was serving a "minimum sentence" for theft and burglary at the Riverside Correctional Facility before his escape, authorities have said. His release was originally scheduled for Thursday, the day of his break-out, but was pushed back to Ap…
Police & Fire
Motive For Inmate Gino Hagenkotter's Escape May Be Related To Bucks County Ties: Reports
The motive behind the escape of Gino Hagenkotter, an inmate at a Philadelphia prison, is starting to become clear, according to multiple news reports. The 34-year-old serving a sentence at the Riverside Correctional Facility was supposed to be released to a transitional program this week, according to NBC Philadelphia and CBS News. However, Hagenkotter's release was was rescheduled to April 2024 due to a retail theft incident out of Bucks County, the outlets said. On Thursday, Nov. 30, the day he was supposed to be released, Hagenkotter escaped. Serving time for theft …
Police & Fire
Manhunt Underway For Philly Inmate Who Escaped During Work Detail
Authorities in Philadelphia are looking for a prisoner who escaped custody Thursday afternoon. Gino Hagenkotter, an inmate at the Riverside Correctional Facility, was on work detail at an orchard outside the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center when he walked off without permission around noon, according to the city Department of Prisons. All of Philadelphia's prisons have since been placed on lockdown, they added. Hagenkotter, 34, was serving a sentence for theft and burglary, was a "minimum custody" inmate, and met the criteria to do work outside the prison, offi…
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Escaped Missouri Inmate Captured By Marshals In Chester County
Authorities have arrested an escaped inmate in Chester County for the second time this month. Mario Che-Tiul was taken into custody by US Marshals on Gap Newport Pike in Avondale on Thursday, Sept. 21, according to the Barry County, Missouri Sheriff's Office. Che-Tiul, 34, escaped from a prison in the county after assaulting two corrections officers on June 1, the Sheriff's Office previously said. He was one of six inmates to escape and the final one to be caught, said US Marshals. Che-Tiul was serving a sentence for charges of molestation and incest according to CBS News, and …
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Danelo Cavalcante Captured (
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Danelo Cavalcante is in custody. Danelo Cavalcante has been taken into custody after a two-week manhunt in Chester County, PA, Pennsylvania State Police announced Wednesday, Sept. 13. The 34-year-old convicted killer from Brazil was found hiding under foliage within a search perimeter in northern Chester County, 6abc reports. Details in the capture were expected to be announced at a 9:30 a.m. press conference. A search perimeter was announced Tuesday, Sept. 12, along Routes 23 and 100, Fairview and Nantmeal roads, and Iron Bridge and County Park roads. Residents were urged to secure buil…
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Shirtless Danelo Cavalcante Last Spotted Carrying .22 Rifle, Flashlight
The reward in the search for Danelo Cavalcante has been increased to $25,000. The 34-year-old escaped killer, who is also wanted for murder in Brazil, is armed after stealing a pistol from a Chester County home Monday, Sept. 11, authorities said. Police say he was last spotted in South Coventry Township, without a shirt, carrying a stolen .22 rifle and flashlight. Residents should call 911 immediately if he is spotted. For general tips or info, call (717) 562-2987. The US Marshals, Pennsylvania State Police, and detectives from across Chester County are assisting in the search, which cl…
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Video Shows Danelo Cavalcante's Daring Escape From Chester County Prison
Authorities have released video and new details concerning convicted killer Danelo Cavalcante's daring escape from the Chester County Prison on Thursday, Aug. 31. Cavalcante, 34, remains at large and wanted by a growing team of state, local, and federal authorities in southern Chester County. In a press conference on Wednesday, Sept. 6, officials released the jailhouse footage that shows Cavalcante scaling a wall in an outdoor exercise yard before gaining access to the roof. It's the same way inmate Igor Bolte briefly escaped the prison in May before his immediate re…
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Danelo Cavalcante's Mom Aids Police As Search Narrows
Police are narrowing down their search for escaped killer Danelo Cavalcante to an area of Pocopson Township — and they've got his mom on their side. George Bivens, a lieutenant colonel with the Pennsylvania State Police, said at a press conference on Labor Day that 34-year-old Cavalcante's mom recorded a message to him in Spanish, which is being broadcast from helicopters and law enforcement vehicles that are assisting in the search. There have been four credible sightings of 34-year-old Cavalcante in a confined area of the township since his escape from the Chester County Prison on Thursd…
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Manhunt
: Search Continues For Killer Fugitive Danelo Cavalcante In Pennsylvania
More than 24 hours after convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante slipped past guards and escaped the Chester County prison, authorities say he is still at large. Cavalcante, who was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole just two weeks before he fled captivity, Daily Voice reported. In a press conference on Friday, Sept. 1, Chesco District Attorney Deb Ryan said a task force of state, local, and federal authorities is using all available resources to track the killer down, including helicopters, drones, and canine units. He is still believed to be in t…
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Wanted
! Ex-GF Murderer Serving Life Sentence Escapes PA Prison
A Royersford man convicted of his girlfriend's murder two weeks ago has escaped the jail, authorities warn. Danelo Cavalcante, 34, snuck past security at the Chester County Prison early on Thursday, Aug. 31, said West Chester police. The convicted killer was last seen walking on Wawaset Road in Pocopson Township around 9:40 a.m., the District Attorney's Office said. He is described as 5 feet tall and 120 pounds with brown eyes and "shaggy black curly hair." Cavalcante is a Brazilian national who speaks Spanish and Portuguese but only some English, and was last wearing a white T-shirt, g…
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Cold
CASE: Answers Sought In Escaped Inmate's 1976 PA Murder
Nearly half a century after his body was located on the side of a Bucks County highway, investigators are still seeking Terrance Schonleber's killer. The 25-year-old was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds on the north shoulder of Interstate 276 in Upper Southampton on July 15, 1976, state police detectives say. During the initial investigation, police learned that Schonleber "was involved in criminal activity" with various "associates" in New Jersey and greater Philadelphia, troopers said. At the time he died, police said the 25-year-old was wanted in the Garden S…
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Escaped Murder Suspect Recaptured: PA Couple Call 911 After Catching Michael Burham 'Camping'
The alleged killer who escaped from a Pennsylvania county jail over a week ago has been recaptured authorities say. Michael Charles Burham broke out of the Warren County lockup using a makeshift rope of prison bedding on Friday, July 7, 2023, Warren City police have said. The final leg of the manhunt began with a call to the Pennsylvania State Police tip line of “a suspicious individual” in Conowingo Township around 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 15, Lt. Col. George Bivens said in a press conference later that same evening. WARREN COUNTY - As the search for Michael Burham continues, PSP a…
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Escaped Murder Suspect Might Have Outside Help, PA State Police Say
The alleged killer who escaped from a Pennsylvania county jail last week is still on the run, and state police believe he may be getting assistance from "one or more" area residents. Michael Charles Burham broke out of the Warren County lockup using a makeshift rope of prison bedding on Friday, July 7, Warren city police have said. He was being held on arson and burglary charges and is also the prime suspect in the Jamestown, New York killing of 34-year-old Kala Hodgkin on May 11, according to police in that city. I met such a sweet girl i got to call friend over 18 years ago and n…
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Second Inmate Escapes Work Release In PA: Authorities
For the second time in two months a Lebanon County prisoner has escaped custody while out on work release, authorities announced on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Anthony David Umbenhauer, 35, went missing around 1 p.m. after he was issued a travel pass to walk to Pennsylvania Precision Cast Parts and Weidle Sanitation but never returned, according to the warden's office. Umbenhauer is described as 5'11" tall, weighing 189 pounds, and has blue eyes and strawberry-blonde hair. He also has a tattoo on his right forearm, according to prison records. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black …
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US Marshals Capture Philadelphia Jailbreak Suspect At Chester County Hotel
Another suspect has been captured for his role in aiding two Philadelphia inmates in their escape from prison. Michael Abrams, 21, was captured by members of the US Marshals Service on Monday afternoon, May 15 at the Fairfield Inn in Berwyn, authorities announced. Abrams has been charged with criminal conspiracy, hindering apprehension, escape, and use of a communication facility. Michael AbramsUS Marshals Service Ameen Hurst, 18, and Naisr Grant, 24, cut a hole in the fence around the recreation yard at the Philadelphia Industrial Correction Center and escaped sometime Sunday, May 7. …
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Escaped Philadelphia Inmates Were Being Held On Homicide, Weapons Offenses
A manhunt was under way Tuesday, May 9 for a pair of inmates who escaped a Philadelphia correction center. Police say Nasir Grant, 24, and Ameen Hurst, 18, escaped the facility on State Road sometime Sunday, May 7. The two apparently cut a hole in a fence in the recreation yard and made their great escape. “Clearly the system screwed up and people didn’t do what they were supposed to do,” said Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney at a news conference Monday evening. Hurst has been tied to homicides dating back to 2020 while Grant was being held on drug and weapons charges since last September.
Police & Fire
Late Caribbean Yacht Pirate Implicated In 1980 Bucks Murder: DA
After more than four decades, authorities in Bucks County say they have solved a cold case murder in Nockamixon Township. The 1980 killing of 34-year-old Richard Wheeler was carried out by German national Peter Marschner on the order of Bucks County methamphetamine dealer Leslie Schmidt, claimed District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a release on Friday, March 31. Both suspects have since died — Marschner in 2006 and Schmidt in 2022, according to Weintraub's office — but prosecutors and state police investigators say they have uncovered evidence that officially closes the case. Accordin…
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Nearly 100 PA Prisoners Escaped Their Cells, In Attempted Uprising, Authorities Say
Nearly 100 prison inmates at a Pennsylvania prison escaped from their cells in an attempted uprising on Wednesday night, according to authorities. Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center inmates staged an uprising, starting in a unit with only one guard stationed, according to NBC10. The incident was under control within a few hours and all 87 inmates involved were back in their cells by early Thursday morning, according to Action News ABC6. The incident started when one inmate broke his cell window, reaching out of it and unlocking his door and then proceeded to go around unlock the o…
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