There is no reason to believe that two convicted murderers who escaped from a New York State prison last week are on P.E.I., say Charlottetown police in response to speculation.

There is no connection to the prison break in New York. - Gary McGuigan, Charlottetown police

Richard Matt and David Sweat escaped from a prison near the Canadian border on June 5, and there has been no sign of them since.

The rumours that the pair might be on P.E.I. appear to have started with the spread of pictures from a security video in a Charlottetown store. The men in the store bear some resemblance to Sweat and Matt.

The pictures were spread on social media, and were referenced by Dog the Bounty Hunter in an interview with CNN.

But Charlottetown police say the men in the photo are not Matt and Sweat.

"The two people … in the video have been identified and there is no connection to the prison break in New York, so there's no need for people to be alarmed or concerned," said deputy chief Gary McGuigan.

"We have no information, nor have we received any, that these two are in the province of P.E.I."

McGuigan said Charlottetown police are not actively involved in any investigation related to Matt and Sweat.