This story was update at 2 p.m.
YONKERS, N.Y. Yonkers police are investigating what appears to be a bag of human remains found in a wooded area near Rossmore and Illinois avenues.
At around 5 p.m. Tuesday police were called about a suspicious plastic bag with a foul odor in the area, police said Wednesday.
There, officers found a plastic bag in a wooded area that an initial investigation shows are possibly human. Members of the Westchester County Medical Examiners Office responded to the scene and collected the remains for further examination, police said.
An autopsy is expected to be conducted sometime Wednesday. Police said they will continue to investigate when and how the possible remains were left at the location.
Rossmore Avenue resident John Doyle said he first noticed the bag Tuesday when a neighbor was walking her dog and complained to him about the smell, thinking the bag was on his property. A retired sergeant in the New York City Police Department, Doyle said he suspected human remains were in the bag when he took a closer look before calling the Yonkers Police Department.
Doyle, who has lived in his home for more than 20 years, said it was surprising to find what could possibly be a body so close to his home.
This is a quiet neighborhood with middle class working people, he said.
Neighbor Joan Curran said she was shocked when she learned what may have been found in the woods.
I have lived here 40 years and this is a wonderful neighborhood, she said. There has never been anything like this before. Ever.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Detective Division at 914-377-7724 and remind residents that anonymous tips can also be sent to the departments tips411texting program.
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