The NYPD is as soon as once more investigating one other case of individuals getting into town’s sewer system — this time a number of individuals had been noticed going right into a manhole in Hamilton Heights.
Police officers mentioned a 911 caller reported seeing at the least three males enter by way of the manhole close to West 141st Road and Hamilton Place round 1 a.m. on Sunday.
A group of investigators from the FDNY and NYPD had been working the scene in a single day, on the lookout for proof within the sewer system that might cause them to the thriller crew. Detectives had been additionally out through the afternoon speaking to neighbors.
“As a neighborhood now we have to return collectively and discover out what is going on on in order that we might defend ourselves and our youngsters,” one Hamilton Heights resident mentioned Sunday afternoon.
This newest incident comes solely two days after a gaggle of 5 individuals had been seen popping out of a manhole on the Higher East Facet early Friday. Police are actually on the lookout for that quintet that left in a black SUV.
Authorities do not consider the so-called “drain diving” is tied to something nefarious. The NYPD says it has gotten a number of reviews about individuals getting into the sewer system after a storm to search for valuables and scrap steel.
The division says it has had “a strong response to those incidents” and continues to reply as applicable.
