I guess they must have then vented their anger by ripping out the metal
gutter on the pavement opposite my place as they came around the corner to
walk down Lytton. I noticed that it was missing when I came back from work
today. How is it that these people are not caught?

On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 11:11 PM, James Cowley <[email protected]>wrote:

> Two sewerage drain covers, were stolen last week Tuesday from an alleyway
> along Scott Road, a day later a vehicle got stuck in one of the gaping
> holes.
> Exactly a week later Council replaced them and fitted two smart cast iron
> covers in place at 8 pm the evening, exactly 24 hrs later a first attempt
> was made to steal the covers again.
> Fortunately the resident heard voices at the back of her property in the
> alleyway, went and checked and found two males apparently preparing
> themselves to steal the two drain covers.
> When the resident asked the perps what they were up to, they grabbed their
> PRAM and marched off going up Scott Road towards Lytton Road.
> The situation was reported to me a few minutes later by phone, but the
> perps apparently could not be found by the OPS who were notified by 2 way
> radio to look for the Pram Perps.
> James
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