What to Know
- Police say a duffel bag of human remains was discovered by the dumpsters outside a bank in Yonkers Monday
- A worker at the bank had called in a suspicious bag to 911
- The medical examiner will analyze the remains
Authorities say they're investigating the grisly discovery of a duffel bag filled with human remains outside a bank in Westchester.
A worker at the Wells Fargo bank on Odell Avenue in Yonkers called police to report a suspicious bag sitting near some dumpsters by the bank, less than 100 yards from a busy CVS.
Officers showed up and tested the air quality to see if the bag was a possible explosive device; when those came back negative, they searched the bag and found the human remains.
It's not clear if the remains were preserved as a whole, or how old they are. The medical examiner has removed the bag from the scene.
"It's really chilling," said Yonkers resident Tiffany McRae. "That's extreme, and makes you feel a little unsafe."
Resident Jeffrey Sayegh added, "To my knowledge of Yonkers, I think crime has gone down a lot, so something like this is very shocking, especially in a neighborhood like this."
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Police have cordoned off the parking lot of the bank as they canvass the area in their search for surveillance video and speak to possible witnesses.
