Police are searching for Anthony G. Bechand as a person of interest in an ongoing homicide investigation. Bechand's vehicle was located on Sunday in Brighton.

BRIGHTON — State Police are searching for a homicide suspect in the Brighton-Paul Smiths area.

Anthony G. Bechand, 53, was the live-in boyfriend of a woman whose body was found in their Cohoes home on Sunday, according to Cohoes Mayor Bill Keeler.

New York State Police said Bechand’s white 2024 Chevrolet Silverado was located later that day, 150 miles away, at the intersection of county Route 60 and state Route 86 in Brighton.

Bechand is described as a white man, 5’11”, 180 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair. Police say he may be armed and dangerous. His clothing is unknown. The truck has a dent in the left side of the tailgate.

Anyone who has seen him or has information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the New York State Police at 518-897-2000.

“Do not approach him,” State Police spokeswoman Brandi Ashley said. “Your assistance is vital as this investigation continues.”

She said there is a heavy police presence in the area where the truck was found, and that troopers searched the woods late into the night on Sunday before starting back up again on Monday morning.

Keeler said in a Facebook post that the victim was identified as a 41-year-old female and that she had likely been killed within the past 30 hours before her body was found in the single-family house on Earl Lynn Court on Sunday.

“It’s fair to say that investigators are looking to speak with the victim’s boyfriend,” Keeler said of Bechand.

The drive between Cohoes and Brighton takes more than two and a half hours.

New York State Police Major Crimes team and Forensic Identification Unit are assisting with the investigation.