Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pa. State Police has denounced any form of vigilantism or involvement from amateur sleuths, saying citizens participating in the search had no authority and could face consequences.
Spectators line Longwood Road near Longwood Gardens as the search continues on Friday, Sept. 8, 202, for Danelo Cavalcante who escaped from Chester County Prison. PHILADELPHIA — Despite the swampy, early September heat, Ryan Davis sat for hours in the parking lot of a Wawa in northern Chester County on Sunday.
Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police has denounced any form of vigilantism or involvement from amateur sleuths, saying citizens participating in the search had no authority and could face consequences. “It’s more of a search and rescue,” Davis said. “First thing I would say to [Cavalcante] is ‘Stop.’ "within an eight-square-mile perimeter encircling Longwood Gardens, a popular botanical attraction in the southern part of the county.
Davis wasn’t just on a manhunt: He was also there to supply footage to the small band of true crime YouTubers, podcasters, and self-proclaimed independent journalists who have swarmed at the slightest flash of a siren throughout the investigation. Spectators line Longwood Road near Longwood Gardens as the search continues on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, for Danelo Cavalcante who escaped from Chester County Prison. Shaw’s sleuthing wasn’t wasted. She claims she found tracks leading through the cornfield she believed had to be Cavalcante’s — “People don’t do that around here, because that’s farmer’s gold,” Shaw said of the produce.
In the small township of around 1,846, Shaw said it’s more common than not for neighbors to own guns. She suggested she’d be open to using her firearm to injure Cavalcante — non-fatally, she reiterated — should the situation present itself.
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