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More people seen entering and exiting NYC manholes: What to know
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Key Points:
- Police are searching for three men seen entering a manhole on West 141st Street in Manhattan's Hamilton Heights neighborhood early Sunday morning; the men had left by the time officers arrived.
- This incident follows a recent event on October 9, when four men and a woman were seen emerging from a manhole on Manhattan's Upper East Side, leaving behind shovels and tools before driving away.
- Authorities believe these individuals, often referred to as urban scavengers, are not a threat but are searching for valuables lost or swept away after rain.
- Similar occurrences have been reported across New York City, including arrests near a hotel where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stayed during the U.N. General Assembly, though no suspicious activity was found.
- Another incident involved three men climbing out of a manhole in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, on September 25, with the manhole secured by police upon their arrival.
