It’s the great drain robbery

MORE than 160 drain covers were stolen from one town alone as thieves cash in selling them for scrap.

Police said the iron covers were taken between January 14 and 17 in Doncaster, South Yorks.

It follows other drain thefts, with 200 taken from Worcestershire villages in December. Insp Alison Carr, of South Yorkshire Police, said it was “serious”.