Police in Brooklyn are investigating after they received a call Wednesday about bodies in a truck or some kind of storage unit found near a funeral home.
ABC New York reported neighbors complained of a stench coming from the trailers, which were in front of Andrew T. Cleckley Funeral Services. Police received the call about 11:30 a.m. that claimed bodies were being stored in the units or trucks.
Patch reported NYPD said the investigation has been turned over to the state health department. The department was called to ensure the remains are being handled properly, ABC New York reported.
The funeral home director told ABC New York he ran out of space inside the home for the bodies due to demand. He would not say how many bodies are inside.
The director told the news station the bodies are in the morgue or a refrigerated truck.
Police said it appears the bodies are not refrigerated, CBS New York reported.
"The Department has been notified of storage issues of decedents and alternate arrangements are being made by the funeral home," the New York State Health Department said in a statement, according to ABC News.
According to the Health Department, funeral homes are required to store bodies in “appropriate condition,” abiding by infection and prevention precautions, Patch reported.
According to a late-evening update from CBS New York, NYPD officials said the funeral home placed bodies in two large trucks or trailers and did not have refrigeration.
The report on Andrew T. Cleckley Funeral Services comes after The New York Post reported April 18 that another Brooklyn funeral home, English Brothers Funeral Home, received complaints after seeing unrefrigerated bodies in plain view.
An investigation is ongoing into Andrew T. Cleckley Funeral Services.
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