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Law enforcement officers swarmed a small town in upstate New York on Tuesday, in what appeared to be part of a large-scale manhunt for two convicted murderers who on Saturday escaped from a nearby maximum security prison.
Local residents and government officials from the town Willsboro told BuzzFeed News that there is a large police presence in the otherwise quiet town of 2,000. Willsboro sits just 40 miles away from the Clinton Correctional Facility — the prison from which Richard Matt and David Sweat escaped on Saturday.
"They have closed the roads," local resident Connie Benway told BuzzFeed News.
The Clinton Correctional Facility is about 40 miles north of Willsboro.
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Law enforcement officials arrived in Willsboro after a state trooper spotted the wanted men driving near the town at 2:00 a.m., sources told the New York Daily News.
Codia Holland, a clerk with the Willsboro local government, confirmed the large presence of police but could not provide details as to the reason for the sudden surge in officers.
The New York State Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
LINK: $100,000 Reward For Two Convicted Murderers Who Drilled Out Of Maximum Security NY Prison
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