Groups of Men Seen Climbing In and Out of Manholes in Brooklyn for Unknown Reason
June 3rd, 2026Via: USA Today:
Groups of people have been caught mysteriously sneaking in and out of manholes around Brooklyn, stoking fear in locals as an investigation remains ongoing.
Police say that there is no threat to the public, and that the sewer systems have been investigated after the unknown individuals spent hours in the underground tunnels.
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In two separate incidents, surveillance footage has caught groups of people leaving, or entering, manholes in the middle of the night.
The two incidents were reported last week, both in Brooklyn, after police were called for individuals seen going into the manholes. The first group was reported Thursday night, while the other was called in Friday at around 1 a.m.
The Thursday night group was seen leaving about three hours afterward, according to the NYPD, while the second odd circumstance ended after individuals were seen crawling out and leaving in a vehicle more than two and a half hours after.
A law enforcement official said that the NYPD’s main theory is that the trespassers were looking for valuables, according to NBC New York.
But locals expressed concern as the individuals are still unknown, with fears stoked online.
No arrests have been made in both of the incidents, and their investigations remain ongoing, police told USA TODAY.
