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Sewer Scavengers Under Penn Station | Oakland News
NYPD detectives are investigating a bizarre early-morning scene near Penn Station where three people in overalls and headlamps emerged from a manhole—suspected sewer scavengers, many of them recent migrants from Venezuela. While no arrests were made this time, similar incidents have led to minor charges or dismissals, especially for first-timers. Surveillance footage has already caught similar groups in Brooklyn and Queens this summer, with four arrests in Williamsburg and Gravesend last May. City officials warn that entering sewers is illegal and deadly due to toxic gases and unstable…
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