VANCOUVER - The latest hot item for scrap metal thieves: cast-iron catch basin grates that allow the rain water to run off city streets. The replacement cost of each grate is $176, plus the labour of ...
A vandal — or a group of people — has been lifting heavy, iron storm sewer grates and tossing them into catch basins, creating dangerous hole for people who are walking, biking or driving. When it ...
GRAND RAPIDS -- Police and city officials tonight said a rash of catch-basin grate thefts around the city is putting citizens at risk, particularly is someone falls in an open hole. Authorities issued ...