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The investigation began after Cambridge police reported a “deceased body in an unattended bag,” said State Police spokesman David Procopio. State Police personnel documented and secured evidence, and sent in a K-9 unit at 10:50 a.m.
The biotechnology company’s Building Two, at 250 Binney St., was cordoned off with caution tape as investigators examined the duffel bag. Police cruisers lined the street, and a large portion of the area was covered with a green tarp. Police closed off Sixth Street for several hours.
A spokesman for Biogen said the company was referring all inquiries to Cambridge police.
Officers at the scene did not provide any information. Jeremy Warnick, a public information officer for the Cambridge Police Department, referred all questions to the district attorney’s office.
A 24-year-old contractor at Biogen said that he first noticed police activity at about 9 a.m., and that by noon, more than 30 police vehicles were surrounding the property.
The contractor, who asked not to be identified, said he was working outside when the police activity attracted his attention. Going over to the scene, he said, he saw a red duffel bag that appeared to contain human remains in the bushes outside the building.
“It’s weird,” he said. “It’s usually a quiet street.”
The contractor said, “Whoever dumped it has [nerve] to leave it right there; Biogen has lots of cameras, and the police station is right here,” a block away.
Biogen employees at the scene declined to comment, saying company officials asked them not to speak with the media.
After police removed the caution tape across an adjacent footpath, a Cambridge couple walked through with their 1-year-old son.
The woman, who would not give her name, said she was alarmed by the incident, as she walks on the path to work every morning.
“It’s very startling,” she said. “I am shocked.”
The investigation began after Cambridge police reported a “deceased body in an unattended bag,” said State Police spokesman David Procopio. State Police personnel documented and secured evidence, and sent in a K-9 unit at 10:50 a.m.
The biotechnology company’s Building Two, at 250 Binney St., was cordoned off with caution tape as investigators examined the duffel bag. Police cruisers lined the street, and a large portion of the area was covered with a green tarp. Police closed off Sixth Street for several hours.
A spokesman for Biogen said the company was referring all inquiries to Cambridge police.
Officers at the scene did not provide any information. Jeremy Warnick, a public information officer for the Cambridge Police Department, referred all questions to the district attorney’s office.
A 24-year-old contractor at Biogen said that he first noticed police activity at about 9 a.m., and that by noon, more than 30 police vehicles were surrounding the property.
The contractor, who asked not to be identified, said he was working outside when the police activity attracted his attention. Going over to the scene, he said, he saw a red duffel bag that appeared to contain human remains in the bushes outside the building.
“It’s weird,” he said. “It’s usually a quiet street.”
The contractor said, “Whoever dumped it has [nerve] to leave it right there; Biogen has lots of cameras, and the police station is right here,” a block away.
Biogen employees at the scene declined to comment, saying company officials asked them not to speak with the media.
After police removed the caution tape across an adjacent footpath, a Cambridge couple walked through with their 1-year-old son.
The woman, who would not give her name, said she was alarmed by the incident, as she walks on the path to work every morning.
“It’s very startling,” she said. “I am shocked.”