Manhole cover theft warning

 manhold cover  This means a pedestrian could drop into them or, if a motorcyclistor cyclist passes over the uncovered manhole, especially at night,they could be seriously injured or killed. A car striking one ofthese manholes could go out of control next to the reservoir. "We need to catch those responsible as soon as possible and we wantinformation from anyone who may have seen this happening or knowwho has done it," he added. PC Thompson said the manholes had probably been stolen to be soldon as scrap, as the price of metal is now at record global levels.