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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Unclear instructions and radio problems hindered the massive manhunt for a fugitive who killed one trooper and wounded two others before his recapture, according to a state police review issued Friday.
The internal report also said last year's search for Ralph "Bucky" Phillips relied too heavily on an elite unit of the New York State Police. But, it said, none of the problems significantly affected the hunt's outcome.
Phillips was captured Sept. 8 in a field near the Pennsylvania line, five months after escaping from a jail near Buffalo. While on the run, he shot one state trooper during a traffic stop and two others who were staking out his ex-girlfriend's home. One of the troopers died.
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