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NY Police Seek Mysterious Group Using City Drainage Tunnels

NY Police Seek Mysterious Group Using City Drainage Tunnels

Thairath•International•4d ago

Reader Briefing

New York authorities are investigating a mysterious group repeatedly observed entering and exiting the city's underground drainage system at night.

  • •Mysterious groups have been recorded on surveillance cameras entering and exiting drainage tunnels in Brooklyn and Queens, New York.
  • •Police suspect these individuals are treasure hunters or urban explorers, though their activities are illegal.
  • •The incidents have raised public concern, especially after a recent death of a woman who fell into an uncovered manhole.

Overview

  • •On May 29, an incident occurred in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn where approximately 7 people emerged from a drainage tunnel.
  • •On May 5, surveillance footage in Queens captured 3 people wearing waterproof gear entering a drainage tunnel.
  • •Police and local media are investigating the activities of a group seen entering and exiting New York's underground drainage system.
  • •The presence of the mysterious group is believed to be due to either treasure hunting or urban exploration.
  • •The Department of Environmental Protection warned that entering drainage systems is illegal and extremely dangerous due to hazardous gases and structural instability.
  • •The drainage system infrastructure in the incident areas has not been damaged, but authorities are monitoring closely.
  • •Public safety concerns have increased following these incidents and a previous fatality involving an uncovered manhole.
  • •New York Police Department is reviewing additional surveillance footage to identify the mysterious individuals.

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Key Quotes

Spokesperson for the Department of Environmental Protection
"Entering the drainage system is illegal and extremely dangerous."
การลงไปในระบบท่อระบายน้ำเป็นเรื่องที่ผิดกฎหมายและอันตรายถึงขีดสุด

Key Entities

Place

New York(นิวยอร์ก)ℹ️
The city where the mysterious underground tunnel activity is occurring.
Brooklyn(บรูกลิน)ℹ️
A borough of New York City where some of the tunnel incidents were observed.
Queens(ควีนส์)ℹ️
A borough of New York City where surveillance footage captured individuals entering a drainage tunnel.
Williamsburg(วิลเลียมส์เบิร์ก)ℹ️
A neighborhood in Brooklyn where a recent incident of individuals emerging from a drainage tunnel was recorded.
Midtown Manhattan(มิดทาวน์แมนแฮตตัน)ℹ️
A location in New York City where a woman recently died after falling into an uncovered manhole.

Organization

New York Police Department (NYPD)(สำนักงานตำรวจนิวยอร์ก)ℹ️
The law enforcement agency investigating the mysterious group entering drainage tunnels.
Department of Environmental Protection(สำนักงานคุ้มครองสิ่งแวดล้อม)
The government agency that issued a warning about the dangers and illegality of entering drainage systems.