Dead Body Found In Dumpster During Trash Haul From Dixon

CBS San Francisco

June 29, 2022

Police in Dixon in northern Solano County are investigating a report of a dead body discovered Tuesday when a garbage truck deposited its load at a trash dump in neighboring Yolo County.

Dixon police said in a news release that a preliminary investigation revealed the death may be accidental. Police said their review of the route on which the truck made trash pick-ups indicated the body was most likely from the City of Dixon service area.

Police suspect the person who was later found dead had climbed into a dumpster in Dixon about an hour before the garbage truck collected its contents.

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