Employees of the Lutsk municipal squad together with employees of the Lutsk Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Volyn conducted inspections of non-ferrous metal collection points located on the territory of the regional center. During these raids, one violation was discovered, the materials regarding which have been sent to court. \n \nDuring operational-search measures, police officers detained a thirty-nine-year-old unemployed Lutsk resident who lives on Pysarevskoho Street. Throughout the entire period from May to December 2004, he stole manhole covers in the area of Veteraniv, Vidrodzhennia, and Zahorodnia streets. A criminal case has been opened against the unemployed thief, and law enforcement officers are currently conducting investigative actions, checking whether he is also involved in other thefts related to non-ferrous and ferrous metal scrap. In addition, during the investigation of this case, the police intend to establish the causes and circumstances that contributed to the thefts and the sale of stolen goods by procurement workers. \n