State Police suspect they are zeroing in on prison escapees Richard Matt and David Sweat after locating DNA evidence suggesting they were in the upstate New York area in the past 24 hours. 

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CBS News reports the DNA was found in a cabin in the mountainous area to the west of Clinton Correctional Facility. This after what authorities considered to be a credible tip proved fruitless in Allegany County near the New York border with Pennsylvania.

A command center has been established in Owls Head, which is less than 25 miles west of the prison.

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