Hudson County Landscapers Find 'Human Remains' In Bag: Prosecutor

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — A crew of landscapers found a plastic bag containing what appear to be “human remains” in a cliff area near Hillside Road in West New York on Wednesday, prosecutors said.

Workers from a landscaping company contracted by the municipality to clean the area found the remains around 10 a.m. near Hillside Road, formerly known as Anthony M. Defino Way. They called West New York police officers, who confirmed the finding and contacted the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Homicide Unit, authorities said.

“The preliminary investigation has confirmed that these were human remains, but at this time, the remains have not been identified,” the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office stated Thursday. “At this stage of the investigation, it is also unclear how long the remains have been there.”

Investigators are asking anyone with information about this incident or who “remembers seeing something suspicious” in this area to contact the Prosecutor’s Homicide Unit at 201-915-1345, or leave an anonymous tip on the prosecutor’s website.

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