CRANSTON -- A Cranston man is facing charges connected to the theft of about a dozen manhole covers that have disappeared from city streets over the past couple of days.
Authorities said Ryan Yeadon, 32, was arrested Tuesday at a metal recycling facility in Johnston with eight manhole covers in the back of his pickup truck and charged with receiving stolen goods worth more than $500.
He was ordered held without bail for violating conditions of his release on a previous offense.
It could not immediately be determined if he had a lawyer.
Police say 10 to 14 manhole covers were lifted from Cranston streets. They cost as much as $350 to replace.
Cranston residents say they are concerned that a person could fall into an uncovered manhole.
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