Crime & Safety
Body Of Missing Dentist Found In Middlesex County
Authorities said foul play did not appear to be involved, but the death of Alfred Fiume was under investigation, a published report said.
The body of a missing 53-year-old dentist has been found in Monroe, according to published reports.
State Police and Rutherford police began searching for Alfred “Fred” Fiume when he failed to show up for work in Jamesburg on Tuesday.
In an alert, asking for the public’s help, they described the Rutherford resident as “at risk,” and said his cell phone had pinged in the area of Gravel Hill Road in Monroe, just before 8 a.m. Tuesday.
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He was found dead on Wednesday in Monroe, according to NJ.com.
Around 12:16 p.m. that day, Monroe police received a report about an unresponsive person inside a vehicle that was parked behind a home under construction on Federal Road in Monroe, according to mycentraljersey.com.
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Police in both Rutherford and Monroe told that website that foul play did not appear to be involved, but Fiume’s death remained under investigation.
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