You may have heard about groups of men seen climbing out of sewers in different parts of Brooklyn late last week.
The NYPD shared updated information on the case Monday, saying an Emergency Service Unit team, along with environmental officials, had investigated the sewer system and determined there is no threat to the public, criminally or water-wise.
Why the men were in the sewers in the first place remains a matter of investigation.
A senior law enforcement official says investigators’ leading theory is that the group is scouring for valuables that make their way into the sewage system.
According to police, the first report came in late Thursday night, around 11 p.m. Someone called authorities to report seeing a group of people remove a manhole cover near McDonald Avenue and Colin Place and drop in.
Some of those individuals were seen leaving the sewer system about three hours later, the NYPD says.
In the midst of that, a call came in around 1 a.m. Friday regarding people uncovering and entering a manhole 10 miles away, near Heyward Street and Bedford Avenue.
The group crawled out more than two-and-a-half hours later, got into a vehicle and sped off, police say.
No arrests or injuries were reported in either event.
The senior law enforcement official says the NYPD has investigated similar incidents over the past year or two. Those probes found that the trespassers were looking for valuables.
A person was arrested in one of those incidents, the official says.
The NYPD’s Intelligence Division’s investigation into the latest breaches is ongoing.
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