NEW YORK (Sputnik) — Law enforcement authorities have developed more than a thousand of leads in their search for the two convicted murderers who escaped from a maximum security prison in New York 11 days ago, New York State Police director of public information Beau Duffy said in a statement.
“More than 1,000 leads have been developed at this point in the investigation,” Duffy said Monday.
Duffy added that more than 800 law enforcement officers from state, local and federal law enforcement agencies are assisting in the search for the two escapees.
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has offered a $100,000 reward for any information pertaining to the whereabouts of the two murderers.
Matt and Sweat escaped through a series of elaborate tunnels with the use of power tools, officials said.
Matt was serving a sentence of 25 years for kidnapping a man and beating him to death, while Sweat was convicted of first degree murder of a sheriff's deputy and was serving a life sentence without parole.
Clinton Correction Facility is located about 25 miles south of the Canadian border in the town of Dannemora, New York.
