KINGSTON – City Police
in Kingston are investigating a murder that occurred on the abandoned
railroad track bed under the Elmendorf Street Bridge.
At around 9 a.m. on Wednesday, police received a report of a man lying
on the railroad bed and appeared to be dead. Officers responded and found
a deceased 49-year-old man whose name was being withheld pending notification
of relatives.
Det. Lt. Terry Croizer said the department is following leads and anticipates
an arrest in the near future.
Kingston Police are being assisted in the investigation by the Ulster
County District Attorney’s Office, State Police Bureau of Criminal
Investigation and State Police Forensic Investigation Unit.
