“Six catch basins per block and three manhole covers.” Manhole covers are solid — to keep sewer odor from wafting up to the street. Catch basin covers have slits — to let stormwater in.

The latest hot item for scrap metal thieves: cast-iron catch basin grates that allow the rain water to run off city streets.

"We think this person has some sort of tool that allows them to do this quickly and not be caught," Sean Kershaw, director of ...

The latest items of choice for thieves are steel catch basin grates that were to be placed on Route 125 in Bradford, as part of a reconstruction project.