Meet Yoda, the K9 who played critical role in capture of escaped killer

(PENN LIVE) – Hundreds of people worked tirelessly to find and arrest Danelo Cavalcante after he escaped the Chester County Prison two weeks ago, but one K9 officer made the final move, ending the search Wednesday morning.

Yoda, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois, serves with the U.S. Border Patrol Border Patrol Tactical K9 unit, which was assisting authorities in their search for Cavalcante, according to 6abc Action News.

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Police set up the final perimeter around Cavalcante – in rural Chester County – after a plane picked up his heat signature with special imagery equipment, the story says.