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Two people arrested in New York City for allegedly climbing out of manhole

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Yang, M. (2026, September 25). Two people arrested in New York City for allegedly climbing out of manhole. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/25/new-york-city-arrests-mole-people

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The Guardian · collected 2026-09-25 · by Maya Yang

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Kevin Rodriguez and Samuel Reveron, both 25 years old, were arrested in New York City for allegedly climbing out of manholes to search for valuables trapped in storm drains. They were charged with trespassing and conspiracy but released without bond; Reveron received supervised release while Rodriguez was released on his own recognizance. The arrests came after reports that three individuals emerged from a manhole near Park Avenue during the United Nations general assembly, prompting police surveillance and security measures.
Written by AI on 2026-09-26, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

Around 4:35 AM on Wednesday, three unidentified men emerged from a manhole near Park Avenue and East 61st Street in New York City’s Upper East Side, just steps away from where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to stay during the United Nations General Assembly at the Loews Regency hotel. The trio fled in two separate vehicles after being spotted by authorities. Two men, Kevin Rodriguez and Samuel Reveron, both 25 years old and Venezuelan citizens, were arrested later that week for trespassing and conspiracy related to this incident. They allegedly admitted to entering the sewer system in search of valuables washed into storm drains. Authorities noted the timing near high-profile events required additional security measures but found no direct threat posed by the suspects to dignitaries or hotel guests.

Written for “Mole People Arrested NYC” on 2026-10-31, grounded in this article and the 6 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Mole People Arrested NYC
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This article reads unscored and hedges 38% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
ABC News (US)
Hedges 0 of 1 claims Outlet record 70/100
NBC News
Hedges 2 of 8 claims Outlet record 60/100
BBC News
Hedges 4 of 13 claims Outlet record 68/100
New York Post
Hedges 2 of 18 claims Outlet record 66/100
New York Post
Hedges 1 of 9 claims Outlet record 66/100
“Article A describes three individuals who escaped before police arrived, while Article B reports on two arrests made later in the day.”
New York Post
⚖️ Leans left Hedges 0 of 5 claims Outlet record 66/100
“Article A describes three unidentified men emerging from a manhole near Netanyahu's hotel, while Article B reports on two people arrested for allegedly climbing out of multiple manholes across New York City.”
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Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
38%
6 of 16 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
7
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
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The Guardian · 1863 article(s) · 6 correction(s) detected
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Topics

Manhattan New York New York City The New York Post WABC

Subjects

New York City GPE · 4× Reveron PERSON · 4× WABC ORG · 4× Rodriguez PERSON · 3× New York GPE · 2× Kevin Rodriguez PERSON · 1× Manhattan GPE · 1× Samuel Reveron PERSON · 1× The New York Post ORG · 1× United Nations ORG · 1×

Narrative

Court documents reviewed and reported by the outlet indicated that Rodriguez and Reveron were released without being required to post a bond because their charges were not eligible for a bail amount setting.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-26

Claims (16 extracted, 6 hedged)

Two people have been arrested for allegedly emerging from manholes across New York City. uncertain
people → arrest → City
Police reportedly suspect them of searching for valuables that had been washed into the storm drains and sewer system. uncertain
that → suspect → drains
Kevin Rodriguez and Samuel Reveron, both 25, were arrested by New York City police on Friday and booked with counts of trespassing as well as conspiracy, the local news outlet WABC reported. asserted
outlet → arrest → trespassing
Court documents reviewed and reported by the outlet indicated that Rodriguez and Reveron were released without being required to post a bond because their charges were not eligible for a bail amount setting. asserted
charges → review → setting
According to court documents reviewed by WABC, Reveron got supervised release. uncertain
Reveron → accord → release
WABC reported that Rodriguez was released on his own recognizance. asserted
Rodriguez → report → recognizance
The New York Post reported that Reveron allegedly told police: “We go into the sewer and look for valuables that get stuck in the storm drains and sewers, gold, anything of value. uncertain
that → report → value
The arrests of Reveron and Rodriguez came after reports on Thursday that three people emerged from a manhole on Manhattan’s Upper East Side during the United Nations general assembly in New York City. asserted
people → come → City
Three people were seen coming out from a sewer near Park Avenue and East 61st Street at about 4.35am on Wednesday before fleeing north on Park, according to WABC. uncertain
people → see → WABC
Officers responding to a 911 call about a possible crime learned of the situation after arriving near 535 Park Avenue. asserted
Officers → respond → Avenue
A New York City police surveillance camera captured the scene, according to the outlet, which cited officers. uncertain
which → capture → officers
A New York police spokesperson said the case met the “same criteria” as other recent ones involving “individuals going into the sewer system to look for valuables and other scrap metal after a storm”. asserted
individuals → say → storm
Police said they were “conducting additional security sweeps” with their federal partner “out of an abundance of caution given the UN general assembly and the sensitivity of the location”. asserted
they → say → location
In late August, New York police said they were investigating a social media video of three people emerging from a manhole near Madison Square Garden. asserted
people → say → Garden
That video came after a series of other reports of individuals – dubbed “mole people” by the hoi polloi – mysteriously emerging from manholes across Brooklyn and Queens. asserted
individuals → come → Brooklyn
Speaking to NBC New York in June, Aki Jakupovic, a witness, summarized the situation by remarking: “Three random guys walking around in a strange suit, open the sewer, go in like Ninja Turtles.” asserted
guys → speak → Turtles
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