Here's a funny one on Philly.
Friend of mine did work down there. He get's a call from a guy who bought a couple abandon row homes and wanted to renovate them.
He goes down to meet the guy, and when he walks out to grab some tools, there is this kid stealing tools from the back of his truck. So he runs out and chases the kid off.
Little did he realize, the kid was a decoy, and while he was chasing him, others stripped everything out of his van.
To make matters worse, the guy who wanted the abandon homes renovated wasn't even the owner, and couldn't be found when he got back.
I avoid city work.