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Male Body Found In Newark Dumpster: Prosecutors

A body of a man was found in a dumpster in Newark on Thursday, Sept. 28, authorities said.

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At 5:19 p.m., Newark police found the body inside a dumpster on the 600 block of Clinton Avenue, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, Stephens and Fragé said.

The man remains unidentified, Stephens and Fragé said. An autopsy will determine his cause of death, Stephens and Fragé said. 

The investigation is active and ongoing and no arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips line at 1-877-847-7432. 

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