Sioux Falls Police Information Officer Sam Clemens says his department has received 12 different reports from local restaurants and 1 business where they've had toilet valves and other parts removed from their bathrooms.

Most of the incidents took place last Thursday and Friday.

Clemens says investigators believe the stolen parts will be sold for scrap.

Clemens says nothing like this has happened before in Sioux Falls.

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