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Vikingod · Sep 8, 2006, 06:30 PM

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Authorities believed they spotted a fugitive sought in one of New York's largest manhunts on Friday, converging in a heavily wooded area near the Pennsylvania state line and clearing 100 golf players off a nearby course.

Ralph "Bucky" Phillips, who broke out of an Erie County jail in April, is suspected of killing a state trooper and wounding two others.

Marge Bortz, owner of Cable Hollow Golf Course in Warren County, Pa., told The Associated Press that police informed her Phillips is in the woods around the golf course and has fired shots.

Police did not immediately confirm the gunfire. Bortz said she was told no one was hurt.

The search is in a hilly, heavily wooded area cut through by creeks and dotted with seasonal camps and hunting stands.

Police, including a helicopter that landed on the golf course, swooped in about 9:30 a.m. and used a loud speaker to clear the course of about 100 golfers, Bortz said.

The course was closed and there were 10 people locked in the clubhouse, including Bortz's family and three employees.

"My son said it was like a platoon of policemen who went in the woods in camo," she said. "There's police all over the place."

A state police spokeswoman confirmed a "very possible Ralph Phillips'" sighting Friday. WBEN-AM in Buffalo reported that a driver refused to pull over for police early Friday after leaving Allegany State Park, along the Pennsylvania line.

The man fled on foot and ran into a wooded area outside Frewsburg, 65 miles south of Buffalo, the station reported.

CNN reported that items identified as belonging to Phillips were recovered from a stolen car he was driving early Friday.

Phillips, 44, became the subject of a massive search after allegedly shooting a state trooper near Elmira in June. He is on the
FBI's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list, the federal marshals' 15 Most Wanted list and was to be featured on "America's Most Wanted."

Vikingod · Sep 8, 2006, 06:32 PM

Is is all on my drive to work. I play at the golf course (Cabel Hollow) almost every week. People are saying he's been shot, and everyone knows he'll be killed.

nerdrock · Sep 8, 2006, 07:55 PM

My dad, who lives in frewsburg, was nearly run off the road at 5:45am this morning by 11 state troops whizzing by. apparently they saw him a block from my Aunt and Uncle's house..

the whole situation makes me sick, aside from the fact that people have been killed by the police who were believed to be Bucky, but weren't. I sure believe the cop that shoots a former marine 4 times in the back on his four-wheeler, that he was 'persuing him, and was dragged for miles behind the four-wheeler, had to kill him in self defense' , when that same day he was interviewed without a single scratch on his uniform or person.

Sep 8, 2006, 06:30 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	My Local News Yahoo! Authorities believed they spotted a fugitive sought in one of New York's largest manhunts on Friday, converging in a heavily wooded area near the Pennsylvania state line and clearing 100 golf players off a nearby course. Ralph "Bucky" Phillips, who broke out of an Erie County jail in April, is suspected of killing a state trooper and wounding two others. Marge Bortz, owner of Cable Hollow Golf Course in Warren County, Pa., told The Associated Press that police informed her Phillips is in the woods around the golf course and has fired shots. Police did not immediately confirm the gunfire. Bortz said she was told no one was hurt. The search is in a hilly, heavily wooded area cut through by creeks and dotted with seasonal camps and hunting stands. Police, including a helicopter that landed on the golf course, swooped in about 9:30 a.m. and used a loud speaker to clear the course of about 100 golfers, Bortz said. The course was closed and there were 10 people locked in the clubhouse, including Bortz's family and three employees. "My son said it was like a platoon of policemen who went in the woods in camo," she said. "There's police all over the place." A state police spokeswoman confirmed a "very possible Ralph Phillips'" sighting Friday. WBEN-AM in Buffalo reported that a driver refused to pull over for police early Friday after leaving Allegany State Park, along the Pennsylvania line. The man fled on foot and ran into a wooded area outside Frewsburg, 65 miles south of Buffalo, the station reported. CNN reported that items identified as belonging to Phillips were recovered from a stolen car he was driving early Friday. Phillips, 44, became the subject of a massive search after allegedly shooting a state trooper near Elmira in June. He is on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list, the federal marshals' 15 Most Wanted list and was to be featured on "America's Most Wanted." __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*

Sep 8, 2006, 06:32 PM	Thread Starter #2
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Is is all on my drive to work. I play at the golf course (Cabel Hollow) almost every week. People are saying he's been shot, and everyone knows he'll be killed. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*

Sep 8, 2006, 07:55 PM	#3
nerdrock DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Western NY Posts: 99 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	My dad, who lives in frewsburg, was nearly run off the road at 5:45am this morning by 11 state troops whizzing by. apparently they saw him a block from my Aunt and Uncle's house.. the whole situation makes me sick, aside from the fact that people have been killed by the police who were believed to be Bucky, but weren't. I sure believe the cop that shoots a former marine 4 times in the back on his four-wheeler, that he was 'persuing him, and was dragged for miles behind the four-wheeler, had to kill him in self defense' , when that same day he was interviewed without a single scratch on his uniform or person. __________________ Old signature rendered obsolete by fancy new forum code!