PHOTOS: New York prison break in in Dannemora

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Monday, June 8, 2015
  • Heavily armed law enforcement officers stand near an area during a search for two escaped prisoners near Dannemora, N.Y. on Thursday, June 11.
  • A helicopter lands briefly in the back yard of a community center in Dannemora, N.Y., Thursday, June 11, 2015.
  • Law enforcement officers line a street near an area during a search for two escaped prisoners near Dannemora, N.Y., Thursday, June 11, 2015.
  • New York State Police prepare their equipment during a search for two escaped prisoners near Dannemora, N.Y., Thursday, June 11, 2015.
  • A heavily armored vehicle drives through a staging area during a search for two escaped prisoners near Dannemora, N.Y., Thursday, June 11, 2015.
  • Law enforcement officers question a woman, Wednesday, June 10, 2015, who lives near the prison in Dannemora, N.Y.
  • Law enforcement officials check the trunk of a car at a check point near the border of Dannemora, N.Y., Wednesday, June 10, 2015.
  • A law enforcement officer speaks to Barbara McCasland, who lives near the prison, in Dannemora, N.Y., Wednesday, June 10, 2015.
  • Law enforcement officials check the back of trucks at a check point near the border of Dannemora, N.Y., Wednesday, June 10, 2015.
  • Law enforcement officers walk the streets in Dannemora, N.Y., as they searched houses near the maximum-security prison in northern New York.
  • Law enforcement officers walk the streets in Dannemora, N.Y., as they searched houses near the maximum-security prison in northern New York.
  • Law enforcement officers walk the streets in Dannemora, N.Y., as they searched houses near the maximum-security prison in northern New York.
  • A heavily armed law enforcement officer patrols the edge of road during a search for two escaped killers in Boquet, N.Y., Tuesday, June 9, 2015.
  • A law enforcement agent looks through a sniper scope during a search for two escaped killers over a field in Boquet, N.Y., Tuesday, June 9, 2015.
  • A heavily armed law enforcement officer looks over a field through binoculars during a search for two escaped killers near Boquet, N.Y., Tuesday, June 9, 2015.
  • Heavily armed law enforcement agents patrol the edge of road during a search for two escaped killers near Boquet, N.Y., Tuesday, June 9, 2015.
  • A law enforcement agent looks through a sniper scope while another in camouflage assembles a weapon during a search for two escaped killers in Boquet, N.Y.
  • This combination made from photos released by the New York State Police shows inmates David Sweat, left, and Richard Matt.
  • This photo provided by New York State Governor's office shows Gov. Andrew Cuomo looking at the area where two convicted murderers escaped.
  • The area where two convicted murderers used power tools to cut through steel pipes at a maximum-security prison in Dannemora, NY.
  • This photo provided by New York State Governor's office shows Gov. Andrew Cuomo on a catwalk looking into the cell where the inmates escaped.
  • This photo provided by New York State Governor's office shows the area where two convicted murderers used power tools to cut through steel pipes, and leave a note.
  • This photo provided by New York State Governor's office shows the note left by two escaped convicted murderers.
  • A guard stands on the wall at Clinton Correctional Facility on Monday, June 8, 2015, in Dannemora, N.Y.
  • State corrections officers check vehicles at checkpoint on Monday, June 8, 2015, in Cadyville, N.Y.
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Heavily armed law enforcement officers stand near an area during a search for two escaped prisoners near Dannemora, N.Y. on Thursday, June 11.
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