Water theft is still plaguing Manteca.However, it’s getting tougher these days to steal water from the City of Manteca.City crews in September locked off 58 more residential accounts after unauthorized restoration of service. In some extreme cases culprits will build a bypass around the city meter. And in several cases reported almost on a monthly basis, residents cut off will tap into neighbor’s outdoor water faucet and get away with stealing water until such time as the neighbor gets his next water bill and notices his usage has skyrocketed.Manteca had 425 accounts on a shut off list in September for non-payment of municipal utility bills.