People here steal manhole covers, water main covers and even raid bus stops for parts of benches, plus the abandoned businesses with wire sheathing hanging all over the place from people destroying the building to get at the wiring. I guess local scrapyards aren't doing a good enough job. I know of druggies who crawl under cars and steal catalytic converters. I used to work for an electrician who would take all his scrap after each job, light fixtures and associated parts, nuts and bots.. They wouldnt even copy his ID. Just wrote information down and gave him his money.