A restroom rip-off in central Ohio has automatic flushers disappearing from the bathrooms at restaurants and other businesses.
Police say it's been happening in at least a couple Columbus suburbs.
Investigators don't know if the thefts are related. Handyman John Hahn told the media that the flushers are likely being stolen for scrap because they contain a metal called red brass that can bring $2.50 per pound.
He says safeguards are needed because the flushers can be costly to repair.