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  • 1 week ago | mynbc5.com | Liz Strzepa

    There are several people who have expressed doubt that convicted killers Richard Matt and David Sweat broke out of Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y. in 2015 by cutting through a steel steam pipe, as Sweat told investigators. NBC5 News paid a visit to Jeffords Steel in Plattsburgh to have them demonstrate what it takes to cut through a steam pipe. Jeffords made a replica steel pipe 1/4" thick and 30" in diameter.

  • 2 weeks ago | mynbc5.com | Liz Strzepa

    It's taken several years, but Jamie Smith is now embracing her identity as the daughter of infamous prison escapee Richard Matt, who broke out of Clinton Correctional Facility alongside David Sweat in June 2015. "I feel like growing up with such a secret, such a skeleton in the closet, you feel shame," she said. Matt was serving a life sentence without parole for brutally murdering his former boss, 76-year-old William Rickerson. The murder happened outside of Buffalo in 1997.

  • 2 weeks ago | mynbc5.com | Liz Strzepa

    Former New York State Police Sgt. Jay Cook will never forget the day that changed his life forever. "It all happened (so) fast," he said. He was alone on what he thought would be a routine patrol near the U.S.-Canadian border on June 28, 2015. It would become the last day of the infamous manhunt for inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat, who broke out from Clinton Correctional Facility on June 6. "It was Coveytown Road in Constable. I was just going slow. It was misting rain and kind of nasty out.

  • 2 weeks ago | mynbc5.com | Liz Strzepa

    The Champlain Valley Physician's Hospital in Plattsburgh told NBC5 News that its treating three patients from Clinton Correctional Facility. The hospital couldn't go into more detail about what the patients are being treated for. NBC5 News has reached out to the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, or DOCCS, and the corrections officers union, NYSCOPBA, to ask about the situation. They have not returned our request for comment.

  • 2 weeks ago | mynbc5.com | Liz Strzepa

    Editorial Standards ⓘ The Burlington Police Dept. made an arrest in a shooting incident involving two motorists that happened last month. Police arrested Selenia Andall, 41, of Enosburg for allegedly firing a gun at another driver on May 26. On June 11, members of BPD executed a search warrant at Andall’s home in Enosburgh.

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John Rizzo

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News Director at WFFF-TV (Colchester, VT)

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Pamela Polston

Founder, Writer and Editor at Seven Days

Pamela Polston primarily covers news in the Champlain Valley region of Vermont, United States, including areas around Burlington and surrounding towns.

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Melissa Pasanen

Staff Writer at Seven Days

Melissa Pasanen primarily covers news in the Champlain Valley region of Vermont, United States, including areas around Burlington and Montpelier.

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Maggie Cassidy

Managing Editor at VTDigger

Editor at Valley News

Editor at Valley News

Maggie Cassidy primarily covers news in the Champlain Valley region of Vermont, United States, including areas around Burlington and surrounding towns.

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Liz Strzepa
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5 Jun 25

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