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Thermal Imaging Video That Led To Danelo Cavalcante's Capture Released By DEA Thermal Imaging Video That Led To Danelo Cavalcante's Capture Released By DEA
Thermal Imaging Video That Led To Danelo Cavalcante's Capture Released By DEA The crucial moments that helped lead authorities to Danelo Cavalcante's capture have been released by federal officials. The final push that led to the 34-year-old convicted killer's capture began just after midnight, Wednesday, Sept. 13, when he set off an alarm at a home near the eastern edge of the police perimeter in northern Chester County, authorities said (scroll for video). Around an hour later, a plane from the Drug Enforcement Administration ultimately picked up on Cavalcante's body heat using thermal imaging, near Prizer Road and Route 100 in South Coventry Township. The video …

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by Mac Bullock & Cecilia Levine
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Danelo Cavalcante Captured (BREAKING) Danelo Cavalcante Captured (BREAKING)
Danelo Cavalcante Captured (Breaking) 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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by Cecilia Levine and Mac Bullock
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Shirtless Danelo Cavalcante Last Spotted Carrying .22 Rifle, Flashlight Shirtless Danelo Cavalcante Last Spotted Carrying .22 Rifle, Flashlight
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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by Cecilia Levine and Mac Bullock
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PA Teacher Who Kissed Underage Student Gets Jail Time PA Teacher Who Kissed Underage Student Gets Jail Time
PA Teacher Who Kissed Underage Student Gets Jail Time A 55-year-old Pennsylvania teacher who kissed an underage student and her genitals over her clothes was sentenced to six to 23 months in prison on a child endangerment charge, authorities said. Stephen Raught, of Reading, was found guilty of endangering the welfare of a child in October 2021, but not guilty of unlawful contact with a minor, institutional sexual assault, and corruption of minors, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. Raught was the then 17-year-old victim's philosophy teacher at Owen J. Roberts High School in South Coventry Township when the incident happened …

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by Nicole Acosta