Crime & Safety
Police Treating Body Found On Parkway As Homicide
Road workers discovered the body of a man Monday morning.
UPDATE, 10:30 P.M.: State police have still not identified the body that was found on the Meadowbrook State Parkway this morning, but did release that it was a man.
Police say they are investigating the incident as a homicide, but have not released any more information.
ORIGINAL STORY: A body was discovered this morning along the Meadowbrook State Parkway, police said.
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According to state police, the body was discovered at 9:38 a.m. by road workers in the tree line off the Meadowbrook southbound ramp to exit M7 West, for Babylon Turnpike in North Merrick.
Police have not yet identified the person or released a cause of death.
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Police say the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call (631)756-3300.
#HappeningNow: State police block two southbound exits on #MeadowbrookParkway. No word yet on the nature of the investigation, but crime scene investigators are already in gear. pic.twitter.com/9FQ2IAGYJJ
— Seidman Says (@aseidmanjourno) December 16, 2019
View this post on InstagramState Police say a body was found this morning in a wooded area near the Meadowbrook Parkway on ramp for exit M7 W in #Roosevelt. @News12LI
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