Crime & Safety
Police ID Nassau Man Found Dead In Burning Car
The man's body was found inside a car Sunday night.
EAST PATCHOGUE, NY – A Nassau County man was found dead in the driver’s seat of a car that burned in a fire Sunday night in Suffolk County, police say.
According to Suffolk Police, Fifth Precinct Patrol officers responded to a 911 report of a car on fire in the parking lot of a business located at 1236 Montauk Highway, near Kane Avenue, in East Patchogue at 8:20 p.m. The Hagerman Fire Department extinguished the fire without incident before discovering a body burned beyond recognition inside the vehicle.
On Monday night, police identified the victim as 65-year-old Mohammad Rafiq, of Baldwin. Detectives believe his death to be non-criminal in nature.
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Arson Section detectives are continuing their investigation into the cause of the fire.
Police are are asking anyone with information to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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HAGERMAN NY ...FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO CAR FIRE ONLY TO FIND A BODY IN CAR .SCPD IS INVESTAGTING THE INCIDENT AT KANE AV AND 27A 27A WAS CLOSED FOR SEVERAL HOURS 1-14-18 pic.twitter.com/k55ZUCVnxj
— OnScenePhotography (@onsceneprez) January 15, 2018
E. Patchogue, NY: Suffolk Police investigating possible fatal car fire on Montauk Highway & Kane Avenue Sunday night. #LINews pic.twitter.com/54JmFaI7LZ
— Fully Involved Media (@FullyInvMedia) January 15, 2018
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