The New York Police Department’s Harbor Unit pulled the remains out of the river near Governor's Island around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

According to ABC News, authorities from the New York Police Department's Harbor Unit made the grim discovery at approximately 5:30 p.m. in the 1st Precinct near Governors Island. The crew of a ferry reportedly first spotted the suitcase bobbing in the water and cruised alongside it, attempting to pull in onboard.

The human remains were found stuffed inside the suitcase that was pulled from the New York river on Wednesday afternoon and they have since been taken for examination

Investigators say a retailer of allegedly stolen goods in Manhattan was working with a crew alleged to be behind a Dec. 9 break-in that coincides with a burglary at the home of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow.

The FBI raided a pawn shop in New York City’s Diamond District and charged two men with running a fencing operation for South American theft groups in connection with a spate of burglaries targeting high-end homes,

A pair of suspected crooks tied to a South American crew of thieves were nabbed by cops in Manhattan Tuesday – including one suspect with ties to the December robbery at NFL quarterback Joe Burrow’s pricey home in Ohio,