[gitmo]

Was it the city’s fault the manhole cover was missing, or did someone move it?

[caww]

She was found 3 days later?

[ridesthemiles]

Someone stole it to sell for scrap?????

[KTM rider]

There was a period of "scrappers" stealing manhole covers, signs and fire hydrants (after shutting off the street valve) to sell for scrap .

which caused scrap yards to start refusing to buy such items (but they can be hidden in a load)

[blackdog]

Best practices are to tack weld the manhole covers in place. A maintenance crew needing access spends two minutes to cut the welds and the same to tack it back after finishing their work. They are frequently stolen for scrap value by petty criminals. They fetch about $20 each as scrap.