Swat team closes in on 'most wanted'

Swat teams, police helicopters and state troopers converged on Carroll, New York, near the Pennsylvania state line today after authorities said they may have spotted a fugitive sought in one of New York’s largest manhunts.

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

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 TV show.

Marge Bortz, the owner of Cable Hollow Golf Course in Warren County, Pennsylvania, said police told her Phillips is in the woods around the golf course and has fired shots.

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

Police, including a helicopter that landed on the golf course, used a loudspeaker to clear the course of about 100 golfers, Bortz said.

She said she didn’t know if they were still searching on her property. The course was closed and there were 10 people locked in the clubhouse, including Bortz’s family and three employees.