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Taking Care Of Children While Search Goes On

PRICE TOWNSHIP — It’s another day back in the woods at the Monroe Pike County line looking for the man cops say killed one trooper and hurt another....

PRICE TOWNSHIP -- It's another day back in the woods at the Monroe Pike County line looking for the man cops say killed one trooper and hurt another. It's day 18 in the pursuit of Eric Frein.

The search Tuesday centered on Snow Hill Road in Price Township, near Canadensis. There are still police cars everywhere: on the road, alongside the road, in clearings.

There are also other vehicles on the roads in this part of Monroe County:   school buses. Elementary school children wait for the bus along Route 390 in Barrett Township near Mountainhome, just a few miles from the search scene.

For those too young for school, there are places like Pocono Kids day care.

Lucy De Jesus was there to drop off her 2-year-old son Alonso. Lucy made an unexpected trip here last week.

"Last week alone, we all came running to pick up our children because we heard, someone told us, he was around in the area."

De Jesus was especially worried about the day care because she said it was filled with what she called "vulnerable" women and children.

The day care center has security. There are cameras, and on the front door is a key pad and you need a code to get in. But some parents didn't feel comfortable having their children away from home during the manhunt.

One of the workers says some parents want their children out of the area.

"Many parents who work outside the area bring their kids to a family members home who aren't in this area, because they didn't want to keep their kid in the area when they're not here as well," explained Nicole Quiles.

Quiles says business was cut in half during the first days of the Frein search.

Bud Robertson of Mount Pocono brought his two children this morning. Robertson says the children are too young to understand what's going on, but he has a response ready if they do ask questions.

"We'd just say they're looking for a bad guy. A guy's done wrong and he'll get caught eventually."

It is that "get caught eventually" part that parents hope for.

"I'll feel better when he's caught and it's all over and we'll have our home back. That's when we'll feel better," said de Jesus.

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