Decomposing Body Found Inside Bridgewater Condo

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — A person in advanced stages of decomposition was found in a condo in Bridgewater on Wednesday, announced authorities.

On Wednesday at around 1:07 p.m., Bridgewater Police Officers were dispatched to a home on Crawford Court in response to a 911 call for a welfare check.

Upon gaining entry to the home, officers found a person in advanced stages of decomposition. This person was pronounced dead, said Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman, Jr. and Bridgewater Township Chief of Police John Mitzak.

Bridgewater Police Detectives, along with detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and investigators from the New Jersey Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office responded.

Authorities said, "no threats to the public have been identified from this investigation."

The unattended death remains under investigation pending a positive identification, autopsy report, and toxicology report from the New Jersey Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.

Anyone with information relating to this investigation is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit at 908-231-7100 or the Bridgwater Township Police Department at 908-722-4111 or via the STOPit app. The STOPit app allows citizens to provide anonymous reports including videos and photos. STOPit can be downloaded to your smart phone for free at the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, access code: SOMERSETNJ.

Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports, and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.

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