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1. Armed officers comb ambush suspect’s woods
Armed officers comb ambush suspect's woods - The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram
CANADENSIS, Pa. -- Authorities who spent the night in the neighborhood where a man suspected in
the fatal shooting of a Pennsylvania State Police trooper lived with his parents donned bulletproof
vests and gathered heavy rifles before fanning out Saturday morning.
The burst of activity followed a long night that included reports of gunfire and police telling
residents to stay in their homes.
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Police surround a neighborhood in the Pocono Mountains in search of suspect Eric Frein on
Saturday in Canandensis, Pa. Police have charged Frein with opening fire outside a state police
barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania on Sept. 12. Cpl. Bryon Dickson was killed and Trooper Alex
Douglass was wounded by the gunman with a high-powered rifle. The Associated Press
Police have been largely silent about the details of their search, including how big of an area they
are combing, whether they have the suspected shooter surrounded or how much longer it will be
before residents can move about freely.
Authorities Friday night closed roads in the wooded neighborhood of Barrett Township, in the

2. Pocono Mountains, as they searched for 31-year-old Eric Frein, described as a self-taught survivalist
with a grudge against law enforcement and government.
Gunfire was reported around 6:40 p.m., a Monroe County 911 dispatcher said. Authorities have not
discussed that report, including if there were any injuries.
State police told residents in the townships of Price and Barrett to stay inside and asked others not
to travel to the area because of heavy police activity. Some who had been kept away were allowed to
return to their homes Saturday morning, but told to shelter in place.
Shortly before noon, resident Joe Ksiaskiewicz tried to pass through a roadblock to get home, but
was stopped by officers.
Ksiaskiewicz said the officers told him it was a "critical time" and would not let him pass. He had
hoped to get through to be with his 27-year-old daughter, Ellen, who was stuck at home while he and
his wife spent the night with their older daughter because they couldn't enter their neighborhood.
"She's ready to be done," Ann Winner said of her sister. "She's been listening to helicopters all
night."
Al and Debbie Mundy spent the night in their pickup after going out for groceries Friday night.
When they got to the end of the road, a state trooper told them they would not be permitted back
into the neighborhood.
"They would not let us turn around to go a quarter-mile back to our house," Al Mundy said.
An unmarked helicopter flew overhead early Saturday, its lights off. After daybreak, two FBI agents
in a black SUV donned tactical gear before heading toward the search area.
Police have charged Frein with opening fire outside a state police barracks in northeastern
Pennsylvania on Sept. 12. Cpl. Bryon Dickson was killed and Trooper Alex Douglass was wounded by
a gunman with a high-powered rifle.
Frein has been on the run ever since. He was placed on the FBI's 10 most wanted list, and hundreds
of law enforcement officials have been searching for him in the dense woodlands surrounding his
home in Canadensis. Schools in the area were closed again Friday.
Canadensis resident Richard Barry couldn't get home from work Friday night before the roadblocks
went up. Barry said Saturday morning that he heard from family members who were at home and
they told him police were going through their yard and the dog was barking.
Worried about his family, he said he preferred to wait near police in hopes of hearing something
rather than staying overnight at the firehouse.
"I'm hoping that sooner or later he (Frein) just says `I give up. You win,"' Barry said.
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