EAGLE ALERT: Police find skeletal remains in Westminster

EAGLE ALERT: Police find skeletal remains in Westminster

No ID yet for remains found near industrial area

Posted http://explorecarroll.com/news/2613/remains/ 3/25/09

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Maryland State Police investigators are working with forensic pathologists and crime scene technicians to try to identify skeletal remains found late Tuesday behind an industrial area in Carroll County.

The identity of the remains is unknown, according to police. The age, sex, and race of the individual also have not been confirmed.

Just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, State Police were called to the 900 block of Baltimore Boulevard, Westminster, where troopers contacted an individual who had been walking through a wooded ravine to the rear of a manufacturing company.

The individual called police after seeing what appeared to be a human skull in an area where debris had been dumped over the years.

On Wednesday morning, police crime scene technicians and criminal investigators from the Westminster Barracks and the Homicide Unit collected evidence at the scene.

Beneath a ground cover of leaves, rock and construction debris, investigators recovered what appears to be human remains.

A forensic investigator from the Office of the State Medical Examiner responded to the scene and assisted with the removal of the remains. The remains have been transported to the Office of the State Medical Examiner for an autopsy.

Police said no potential identity has been suggested through missing person reports. Police are checking with surrounding jurisdictions and have issued an alert to law enforcement agencies throughout the region. Troopers briefed officials from the Carroll County State’s Attorney’s Office as well, according police reports. The investigation is continuing.

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