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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...