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 ...

NEWBURYPORT – Nine catch basin covers allegedly removed by five men early Sunday from around the city were all found and put back in place, according to Department of Public Services Director Anthony ...

With the holiday season past and less of a need for quick cash, the recent rash of stolen catch basin grates seems to have abated for now. Five or six of the 200-pound grates went missing in a ...

"Catch basins are essential parts of the city’s drainage infrastructure, allowing rain to drain from streets and be conveyed to the city’s sewer system," according to Jimmy Zammar, Director of Urban ...

Several storm drain grates have been stolen in Hamden in the past few weeks and police said it is dangerous for anyone who is walking or driving by the basins they were removed from. Police are ...

It started on St. Paul’s West Side and has mysteriously spread to other parts of the city. A vandal — or a group of people — has been lifting heavy, iron storm sewer grates and tossing them into catch ...