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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Hamden police are asking the public’s help in solving a rash of storm drain grate thefts. Multiple ...

Whoever is stealing metal catch basins from curbs in Portage has been doing some heavy lifting. In the past week, 26 basins have been stolen from curbs across the city, said Kendra Gwin, utilities ...

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 ...