Overview
- Police say a bystander reported apparent skeletal remains in a wooded area in Ozone Park near a children’s play area.
- Officers secured the scene and referred the case to the city’s medical examiner for identification and a cause-of-death review.
- The location is Sutter Avenue at North Conduit Avenue, about a mile from Tudor Park, which includes a playground and sports fields.
- Investigators have not linked this case to other recent Queens incidents, including an unidentified body found under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in April.
- Separately, NYPD leaders recently noted a reported 9.5% drop in major crime and praised 106th Precinct officers who evacuated residents after an April 30 house explosion.