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NYPD has man in custody in dismembering of woman

Published: February 26, 2013 Comment on this article

photo - Police guard a sheet-covered plastic bag, left, on Eagle Avenue in the Bronx borough of New York, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. A man out walking his dog early Tuesday morning discovered the dismembered remains of a woman in heavy duty plastic garbage bags, police said. The body is believed to be that of a 45-year-old woman. Her name was not immediately released, and the medical examiner's office was working to determine a cause of death. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Police guard a sheet-covered plastic bag, left, on Eagle Avenue in the Bronx borough of New York, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. A man out walking his dog early Tuesday morning discovered the dismembered remains of a woman in heavy duty plastic garbage bags, police said. The body is believed to be that of a 45-year-old woman. Her name was not immediately released, and the medical examiner's office was working to determine a cause of death. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Font was disturbed by the scene in a neighborhood he said has improved in recent years. "To chop a person in pieces, it's a horrific crime," he said.

Police cordoned off at least four separate locations on the streets surrounding the initial discovery. There were uncollected trash and recycling piles throughout the area, and white sheets covered items near the piles in at least two spots.

Witnesses said the sheets were placed shortly before children and parents started walking through the neighborhood to reach a public elementary school.

Police interviewed witnesses and also were talking to the victim's son. Some witnesses told police an SUV dropped the bags off sometime during the night.

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