Crime & Safety

Strangled Man Found Dead In East Farmingdale: Police

A North Amityville man was found dead by strangling on the side of the road in East Farmingdale Saturday morning, Suffolk police say.

EAST FARMINGDALE, NY — A man was found strangled on the side of the road in East Farmidale early Saturday morning, Suffolk County police said.

Police found Juan Carlos Diaz Geronimo, 48, of North Amityville, was found strangled on the side of the road at Garity Place around 1:30 a.m. after a passerby called 911, according to police.

Diaz Geronimo was pronounced dead at the scene by the East Farmingdale Fire Department, police said.

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It was determined that Diaz Geronimohad had been strangled, police said.

Anyone with information on the homicide may call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392.

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