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New York constabulary are investigating a bizarre enigma involving groups of group emerging from nan city’s manholes successful caller weeks.
The investigation follows nan circulation of aggregate societal media videos showing group climbing retired of sewer systems crossed nan city, each successful nan mediate of nan night.
“The NYPD, to make judge location was not a threat to nan public, sent their highly trained Emergency Services Unit officers into nan sewer strategy to make judge thing nefarious had been near down by nan individuals – thing was found,” nan New York City constabulary section told NBC successful a statement connected Monday.
“And nan metropolis Environmental Protection Department, which manages nan system, besides went successful and apparently recovered nary harm to nan sewer strategy equipment,” it added.
No arrests aliases injuries person been reported.
A elder rule enforcement charismatic told NBC that 1 mentation investigators are considering is that nan men are “scouring nan strategy for valuables that get into nan sewage”.
Police were first alerted to nan different activity past Thursday astatine astir 11pm, according to NBC New York. A witnesser reported seeing 8 group region a attraction spread screen adjacent McDonald Avenue and Colin Place successful nan Gravesend vicinity of Brooklyn.
According to nan NYPD, nan individuals were seen emerging from nan attraction spread astir 3 hours later. Video shared connected societal media showed 8 group climbing retired of nan sewer strategy and changing apparel beside respective parked cars.
About 2 hours aft nan first Gravesend report, constabulary received different telephone astir respective group entering a attraction spread adjacent Heyward Street and Bedford Avenue successful Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Authorities said nan group resurfaced much than two-and-a-half hours later earlier getting into a car and driving away, NBC New York reported. Video obtained by Williamsburg 365 showed 7 group climbing retired of nan attraction hole, pinch nan past personification closing nan screen down them.
The incidents are reminiscent of a akin section connected 5 May, erstwhile residents successful Astoria, Queens, reported seeing respective group unfastened a attraction spread screen astatine astir 2am adjacent 20th Avenue and 36th Street.
Speaking to NBC New York, witnesser Aki Jakupovic said: “Three random guys stepping astir successful a unusual suit, unfastened nan sewer, spell successful for illustration Ninja Turtles.”
Surveillance footage obtained by NBC New York showed nan men carrying flashlights and wearing hep waders.
“I was looking astatine them, they were looking astatine me, you know, I could show they were up to nary good. They went successful there, closed nan cover, like, you know, they were ne'er here,” he added.
It remains unclear whether nan incidents are connected.
The Guardian has reached retired to NYPD for further comment.
