Crime & Safety
Cause of Fatal Car Fire Still Unknown
The investigation into the cause of death in the Short Beach fire is ongoing, police say Monday.
While firefighters a week ago, the cause has not yet been determined, police said Monday.
Police said the investigation into the fire and death is ongoing.
Newsday reported Sunday that homicide detectives determined the death of , was not criminal in nature.
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The body of Fontana was found in a car fire March 6 at Short Beach after responders answered a 911 call at 11:54 a.m. Det. Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick of the Suffolk County Police Homicide Department said during a press conference following the fire that the body was so extensively damaged that authorities could not identify even the sex of the victim without the use of dental records and a trace of the license plate of the car.
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