Manhole thief arrested in Rome

A 28-year-old Italian has been arrested for manhole cover theft in Rome, after residents from via Giudo Miglioli in Villa Bonelli called the carabinieri.
On the arrest, police discovered another 141 drain and sewerage covers stored in the man’s garage.

The manhole collector had been going about his activities for a number of years, and was well organised, including extra number plates for his car so that he wouldn’t be discovered.

The car has been impounded, along with the confiscation of all the manhole covers.

The man will be charged and the local council has started the task of replacing the manholes in via Miglioli.