CNN posted:

(CNN) -- A man suspected of killing a Pennsylvania state trooper might have been spotted near his former high school, police said Saturday -- a potential boost for authorities' weekslong and multimillion-dollar quest to find him in the woods.
Investigators believe a woman saw Eric Matthew Frein in a wooded area near the eastern Pennsylvania town of Swiftwater on Friday night, State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens told reporters.
The woman was taking a walk when she saw a man with a rifle, his face obscured by mud, just off a road near Pocono Mountain East High School just after 9 p.m., Bivens said.
She couldn't identify him because of the mud, but investigators' minds went to Frein, who police say is a survivalist who has been hiding in the sylvan Pocono Mountains in the weeks since the slaying.
Frein is familiar with the Swiftwater area, having attended the high school and having worked summers at a camp just to the west, Bivens said.
"Our investigators believe this was likely Frein," Bivens said at a news conference in Barrett Township.
If Frein was in Swiftwater, he was about eight miles southeast of where authorities have been heavily searching -- the Canadensis area, where his family has a home.
Frein, 31, is suspected in the September 12 ambush shooting that left Cpl. Bryon Dickson dead and Trooper Alex T. Douglass wounded outside the Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Blooming Grove, about 25 miles northeast of Sweetwater.
Police: Suspect planned ambush for months
A massive search for Frein has been carried out since, at times involving as many as 1,000 officers, some from other states. Despite recent sightings and other leads -- including handwritten notes attributed to him left in the woods -- he has eluded authorities. The manhunt has cost several million dollars, Bivens said.
Police read excerpts of notes they say suspect left
Police have not spoken about a possible motive, other than that Frein has talked and written about hating law enforcement. Authorities have said that a review of a computer hard drive used by Frein shows that he had planned the attack for years.
Bivens said Frein also might have been sighted south of the Canadensis area earlier this week. He did not elaborate, but he added that Frein hasn't been spotted in or immediately near Canadensis "for the past week."
Police testing whether porch 'blood' linked to case
Bivens told reporters that police are investigating whether a blood-like substance found on the back porches of two homes in the town of Cresco, between Swiftwater and Canadensis, has any connection to the case.
Testing has determined that one of the substances is blood, but Bivens didn't say whose it was, adding that more tests are pending. Results on the other collection also weren't back, Bivens said.
Asked whether authorities believed Frein was injured, Bivens said that they would have a better idea once testing is complete. Investigators are working on an assumption that Frein is mobile.
On Friday, a law enforcement source speaking on condition of anonymity told CNN that there was no reason to believe that Frein was injured, or that the blood was Frein's.
As for Friday's sighting, it was near the high school but not on the school's property, Bivens said. He said police weren't recommending that the school cancel classes.

Dr.Mrs.The Monarch posted:

The woman was taking a walk when she saw a man with a rifle, his face obscured by mud ... investigators' minds went to Frein

Dr.Mrs.The Monarch posted:

Oberleutnant posted:

death to all cops

Samuel L. ACKSYN posted:

covered in mud, huh

im sure the cops are even more excited now that they are hunting a brown guy

Alas Boobylon posted:

Have they tried negotiating with Frein what are his demands?

The Mad Archivist posted:

it depends

The Mad Archivist posted:

it depends

you irl posted:

october 19: mud-masked frein spotted in undergrowth; town evacuation urged

october 31: frein appears with head of pumpkin; rides through streets on black horse

november 5th: frein elected to congress in write-in shocker; overweight cops seen gathering at national monument

december 25th: frein revealed as son of god, son of man; angels sing on high

Dr.Mrs.The Monarch posted:

FRINGE posted:

Oh dont worry:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_Zn2Me3gCc

Jonny 290 posted:

what if gbs 2.0 really has gained the power to keep poverty ghosts and diaper snipers safe

we wield the future

orangesampson posted:

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-eric-frein-police-citations-20141018-story.html#page=1

Dr.Mrs.The Monarch posted:

Frein's master plan is beginning to unfold. Kill cops, get speeding tickets thrown out and eventually will the love of the local population.

Chris Awful posted:

I loved him before I got my ticket thrown out. Frein is god.

Lutha Mahtin posted:

Eric Frein manhunt wipes out many a speeding ticket

props to you, newspaper headline writer person

Alas Boobylon posted:

Anyone who reduces tickets is a hero including hitler

quote:

Curtis Gibbs of Allentown got a break this month when he went to court for allegedly slapping state Trooper Joe Bushta's horse during Musikfest.

On the day of the hearing, Bushta was among hundreds of troopers assigned to the search for Eric Frein in the woods along the border of Monroe and Pike counties. Without the trooper's testimony, District Judge Roy Manwaring had no choice but to dismiss the case.

etalian posted:

It's just not speeding tickets any court case requiring a police witness will get dismissed

HMS Interwebs posted:

Stay sayfe doipa snoipa

Alas Boobylon posted:

Have they tried negotiating with Frein what are his demands?

FRINGE posted:

Theyre so happy with the free money that they will be shocked that the populace becomes happier without their constant supervision fines and starts voting against "law and order" platforms.

Lazyfire posted:

Nope, people always vote for Law and Order regulations and candidates. Even California has stupid regressive laws introduced via public votes. Crime rates keep declining and yet any number above 0% is too high by most voter's standards and needs to be reduced through super idiotic policies.

Jonny 290 posted:

duuuuude is there a rookboat