DeKalb County police say they have arrested a man in connection of stolen manhole covers and storm drain grates across several counties.
Investigators arrested Kailan Whatley after they said he stole more than 91 manhole covers from DeKalb County on at least five different occasions.
“On September 16, 2025, investigators received a break in the case. A witness in Rockdale County obtained footage of two black males exiting a 2020 Nissan Kick and removing two manhole covers, placing them into the vehicle and driving away,” DeKalb police said in a news release on Tuesday…