The body of a 54-year-old homeless man was found Friday, Jan. 21 at the recycling center of the Dimeo Lane city dump, police say. The identity of the person has not been made public, pending notification of his family, but police do not believe that he was the victim of foul play. They think he was either sleeping in a Dumpster for warmth and got picked up by city sanitation services, either dead or alive, but unable to escape.
The body of a 54-year-old homeless man was found Friday, Jan. 21 at the recycling center of the Dimeo Lane city dump, police say. The identity of the person has not been made public, pending notification of his family, but police do not believe that he was the victim of foul play. They think he was either sleeping in a Dumpster for warmth and got picked up by city sanitation services, either dead or alive, but unable to escape. Alternately, it is possible that he may have died on the street and been placed in the Dumpster by his friends as a means of disposing of the body. Police caution that both possibilities are more common than one would expect.
Captain Steve Clark of the SCPD encourages businesses to keep their recycling bins and trash containers locked to prevent people from climbing into them. Read more at Fox 35.
