Crime & Safety

Body Found Near Southern State Parkway Entrance Ramp

BREAKING: A homeless man was found dead in a makeshift tent Saturday night, police say.

FARMINGDALE, NY – A homeless man was found dead in a makeshift tent near a Southern State Parkway entrance ramp Saturday night, police said.

State Police were contacted by Suffolk County Police Department around 7 p.m. regarding a body found in a wooded area in the vicinity of the entrance ramp from southbound Route 110 to the westbound Southern State Parkway in Farmingdale.

An investigation revealed that a homeless man was dead inside a makeshift tent with no signs of foul play. Identification of the man and cause of death are pending autopsy, police said.

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