Overview
- Residents discovered the missing covers on Wednesday morning, October 22, on a private street in Orpington.
- Home CCTV captured a person in what appears to be a camouflage hoodie removing at least two covers just after 1am.
- Thames Water confirmed a total of 21 covers were taken and said it investigated the incident.
- Because the theft occurred on private land, the utility assigned replacement responsibility to the road’s management company, and residents reported the covers were replaced later that day.
- No arrests have been reported, and neighbours suspect the motive was scrap or resale as they express safety and cost concerns.