Metal scrappers in Cincinnati, Ohio, are leaving dangerous holes around the city as they continue stealing manhole covers and stormwater grates right out of the ground, according to WLWT5 News.
Sewer and water officials are saying it’s happening all over the city and isn’t restricted to any one neighborhood.
“It might be a guy who looks like a city worker, you know, or a construction worker, with a neon shirt, in a backhoe,” a sewer district spokesperson told the news station. “Looks like he’s supposed to be there, but he’s not.”
It’s estimated that nearly 100 instances of this
News Briefs: Metal Scrappers Stealing Manhole Covers, Leaving Holes in Cincinnati
In this week's sewer and water news, thieves are stealing manhole covers and stormwater grates and scrapping them for cash in Cincinnati, Ohio; and a sewer worker is credited for helping secure the Bank of England's 400,000 gold bars
Aug 28, 2018
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