Kids discover piles of medical waste on Long Beach, N.Y., street

Children biking around their Long Beach, N.Y., neighborhood discovered piles of used medical syringes Sunday, local news agency News12 reported.

One of the children, age 12, told his parents, who called police, the article indicates. A Nassau County, N.Y., hazardous materials team removed the medical waste, according to Long Island-based Newsday.

Police are investigating the incident.

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