Arrests have been made in the investigation related to the discovery of human remains at Babylon Village’s Southards Pond Park last week, according to reports.
Newsday and several TV news outlets have reported that multiple people have been taken into custody after search warrants were executed in Amityville in relation to the investigation, citing Suffolk Police sources.
Newsday is also reporting that a police source said even more body parts have been found in other search locations.
A New York State Police spokesperson has confirmed the agency “did assist in processing a scene” at Bethpage State Park, but referred additional questions about that search to Suffolk police. In response, a Suffolk Police spokesperson said no information has yet been released.
More information is expected to be released by police later today.
Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine made a statement on the case on Monday, saying he believed the dumped body parts — which included arms, legs and a female head — to be an “isolated incident.”
“We are going to keep you safe and this didn’t really happen at that park,” he said. “I believe this was an isolated incident where people chose a park to put the bodies, not where it occurred.”
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The village park reopened on Saturday after police finished their investigation.
Things started to unfold at 8:41 a.m. last Thursday when a female student walking to class stumbled upon a severed left arm of a male that was dumped along the eastern perimeter of Southards Pond Park, a family-friendly recreational area known for its large fishing pond and scenic nature trails. The girl alerted her parents, who called the police.
Responding Suffolk police, using cadaver dogs, searched the park and located another male arm and leg. The right arm was discovered about 20 feet from the left arm on the eastern perimeter. Then, later that evening, police found a female head, leg, and arm along the western edge of the park.
Investigators said the body parts had been dumped days, or even hours, before they were discovered. They are working to identify the victims through autopsies and tattoo database searches.
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Top: Above photos were taken last Thursday on Park Avenue looking north down Siegal Boulevard. (GLI Photo/Mike White)
