Crime & Safety

Police Identify Woman Found Dead Sunday; Death Still Suspicious

Middletown Police say Jessica Sanchez, 32, of Middletown was the body found at Remington Rand early Sunday.

 

A memorial for the 32-year-old city woman found dead Sunday sits in the small area between MD Lawncare and Landscaping and Everett Electrical Contractors at the rear of the Remington Rand building on Johnson Street.

On Sunday, Middletown Police Department were alerted to the death of Hispanic female found by workers at 6:30 a.m. at 180 Johnson Street in Middletown.

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Monday's autopsy confirmed the woman as Jessica Sanchez of Middletown, although police say her cause of death is still being investigated.

The improptu memorial includes a grave marker inscribed with "R.I.P," several candles and white flowers.

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Lt. Heather Desmond said late Monday that police are still considering her death "suspicious," however they are treating this as an isolated incident.

The department is still asking that anyone with any information regarding the death of Sanchez or her whereabouts prior to her death, contact the Middletown Police Department at (860) 344-3200.


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