Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Dead Body in Huntingdon Valley Identified
The 43-year-old male found next to dumpster suffered from heart disease
The body of a 43-year-old male found dead behind LaMi Products Inc., 860 Welsh Rd., last week has been identified as Charles Grubbs.
Preliminary results from the autopsy confirmed the Philadelphia resident did not suffer any trauma, according to Lieutenant Kevin Dillon of the Lower Moreland Police Department.
Dillon also said the results reaffirm the LMPD's assessment that there was no foul play involved. Police are currently awaiting the results of a toxinology to determine if there were any drugs in his system.
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A man was found dead next to a dumpster behind a local business, LaMi Products Inc., 860 Welsh Rd., Huntingdon Valley, early Thursday morning.
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Police are not releasing the name, but it was a 43-year-old white male who was a resident of Philadelphia.
Employees of the business discovered the body around 6:30 a.m. before notifying the police.
"One of theΒ workers went to go get the van, and he always comes out this door, and the van was on the other side. So when he went to go get the van, that's when he saw the body," one employee said, who saw the man lying on his back.
"It was outside (the dumpster). It wasn't an employee. I've never seen him before," he added.
Lieutenant Kevin Dillon of the Lower Moreland Police Department confirmed the body was taken by the coroner for an autopsy. Dillon said he believes the man was scrapping for metal at the time, and indicated "there is no foul play" involved.
Police responded to the scene after employees discovered the body upon arriving for work this morning.
Information to follow as we receive more details.
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