NYC sewer crawlers noticed early Sunday in Hamilton Heights

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 folks had been noticed going right into a manhole in Hamilton Heights.

Police officers stated a 911 caller reported seeing at the very least three males enter via the manhole close to West 141st Road and Hamilton Place round 1 a.m. on Sunday.

A staff of investigators from the FDNY and NYPD had been working the scene in a single day, in search of proof within the sewer system that may make them the thriller crew. Detectives had been additionally out throughout the afternoon speaking to neighbors.

“As a neighborhood we now have to return collectively and discover out what is going on on in order that we might shield ourselves and our youngsters,” one Hamilton Heights resident stated Sunday afternoon.

This newest incident comes solely two days after a gaggle of 5 folks had been seen popping out of a manhole on the Higher East Facet early Friday. Police are actually in search of 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 folks 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.