Crime & Safety

Body Found on Patterson Pass Road

Officials say people scavenging for recyclables found a decomposed body on Patterson Pass Road in rural eastern Alameda County.

Here's information provided by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office:

On Sunday, January 22, 2012, about 1 p.m., people scavenging for recyclables found a decomposed body on Patterson Pass Road near Midway Road in the Altamont hills in rural Eastern Alameda County.

The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Crime Lab was called to process the scene as were sheriff’s homicide investigators. The body was taken to the Alameda County Coroner’s Office in Oakland where they will attempt to identify the remains. At this time it is not known if the body is male or female.

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Anyone with information is asked to call the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office at the following numbers:

  • Detective Edmund Chicoine: 510-667-3636
  • Anonymous Tip Line: 510-667-3622

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