are planned for the bay area. >> thousands of dollars worth of artificial turf was stolen from a church in hayward. dan rubin explains why the church's pastor is not seeking help from police. >> reporter: a patch of dirt and gravel is all that's left after a generous donation. >> went into the office, forgot something, and my car was here. earlier the pastor discover newly installed artificial grass had been stolen. it happened in plain view outside the entrance to the church in hayward. >> they saw me out here looking at him. >> they reported the theft to hayward police. >> it was silence for a few seconds and then she said, they took what? >> with well over 600 pounds of artificial church -- artificial turf, it was too much for the thieves to handle. the rest of the generously donated turf is still intact along a