Cops: Body of White Male Found in Herricks Woods

By Rashed Mian Posted on January 20, 2015

The body of a white male was found in the woods in Herricks on Monday, Nassau County police said.

The male, who has yet to be identified, was discovered dead in the vicinity of Old Searingtown Road and Searingtown Road at 1:40 p.m., police said. He was wearing black pants, a tan olive jacket, blood hooded sweatshirt and blue sneakers.

The body was taken to the medical examiner’s office, where the cause of death will be determined.

Anyone with information regarding the identity of the victim is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All calls are anonymous.

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Rashed Mian

Rashed Mian has been covering local news for the Long Island Press since 2011. He graduated from Hofstra University in 2010 where he studied print journalism. Rashed, the staff’s multimedia reporter, covers daily news for the web, shoots/edits feature videos and writes about civil liberties. He loves Afghan food and sports. Rashed is also a caffeine freak. Email: rmian@longislandpress.com. Twitter: rashedmian