LAKEWOOD, NJ – The body of a woman was found inside her home in Lakewood by police who were asked to perform a well check on the woman.
The suspicious death in Lakewood Township has prompted an active investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, the Lakewood Township Police Department, and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit.
On Tuesday, officers from the Lakewood Township Police responded to a residence on Thornbury Court for a wellness check and discovered the body of a deceased female.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer noted that this is an ongoing investigation and the death is being treated as suspicious. He reassured the public that there is no immediate danger to the community. Further information will be released as it becomes available.
Detective Olga Brylevskaya of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office can be contacted at 732-929-2027, while Detective Matthew Richardson of the Lakewood Township Police Department can be reached at 732-363-0200. Authorities are urging anyone with information related to this investigation to come forward and assist in shedding light on this case.