Human remains discovered in Brentwood sump, Suffolk police say

Human remains were discovered Monday in a sump in Brentwood, Suffolk police said.

At around 10:55 a.m. Monday, Suffolk County police officers responded to a report of human remains in a sump at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Bancroft Road in Brentwood, the police department announced.

The remains were transported to the office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner in Hauppauge, where staff will identify them and determine the cause of death, police said.

Homicide detectives are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the human remains, Suffolk police said. Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the homicide squad at 631-852-6392.