sergeant hamblin says to lock your doors. cedar rapids saw a spike in home burglaries in november and december , with a lot of them happening at homes that re unloloed.the police say, avoid placing your christmas tree by a window. it's nice for decoration but it's also an invitation for thieves. and if you are traveling for the holidays, ask your neighbors to look after your home. if you celebrate christmas, it's likely you have plans to see family and maybe even days.cbs 2 news reporter llaney moore e ins us live right now in north liberty from a place placewhere people are doing just that. we are here at grace community church.they just started the last of three services in north liberty day and all were packed. packed.more than 1500 people attend the non denominational church with locations in north liberty and downtown iowa city. but according to the pew research center, fefer americans araridentifying as christians.the numbers show the decline is mainly attributed to decreases in protestants and catholics.the executive p

sergeant hamblin also advises for your home to always look if you happen to go away for the holidays, you're going to leave to visit grandma's house for a couple o odaysysake sure you got your lights on a timers. put a radio on a timer as well, a tv do something that will give the appearnace of the lived in look. look.and when you are getting ready to throw away your boxes, turn the boxes inside out..that way people cannot see the image on the box. stephanie johnsoso.cbs 2 nns police in marion, marion,say someone is trying to scam people looking for rose bowl tickets. tickets.they say somebody os driving a white hyundai sonata with washington state license plates sellili fake tickets.if you see a car mathing that description, you are asked to call the marion police department. cedar rapids police are also warning about a rose bowl scam. scam.the departmeme tells cbs 2 news they've gotten reports of counterfeit tickets.they're purchased through craigslist with the seller meeting buyers at a local movie theater. police say you should only buy business or from someone you trust. an appea

sergeant hamblin says to lock your doors. cedar rapids saw a spike in home burglaries in november a december , with a lot of them happening at homes that were unlocked.the police say, avoid placing ur christmas tree by a window. it's nice for decoration but it's also an invitation for thieves. and if you are traveling for the holidays, ask your nejghbors to look after your home. of course, it may be tough for some people's gifts to be stolen from under the tree if they haven't even been bought yet.maybe you're one of the last-minute shoppers visiti *busy malls across the corridor tonight. cbs 2 news reportererdora miller is live in cedar rapids, where the rush is on. joy, it's a race to the finish line today...most stores are closing around this time-- but that hasn't stopped last-minute shoppers from gifts.we stopped by best buy earlier today where tablets, phones and dvd's were flying off the shelf.most people admitted that last minute shopping was a pattern for them...but they say it's all about the excitement of the seaso

sergeant hamblin says to lock your doors. cedar rapids saw a spike in home burglaries in november and december , with a lot of them happening at homes that were unlocked.make sure to avoid placing your christmas tree by a window. it's nice for decoration but it's also an invitation for thieves. and if you are traveling for the holidays, ask your neighbors to look after your home. christmas came early for senior veterans in the corridor.home instead senior care celebrated its be a santa for a senior program . presents were given to more than seven hundred seniors this week.it's the first year they partnered with linn county veteran's affairs.other veterans volunteered to be santa* to delivered those gifts. "a lot of these veterans have to rely on somebody to step forward to m,ake their christmas a little more enjoyable." enjoyable."home instead senior care plans to expand the now ten at ten continues with a look at tonight's other stories across the corridor. the hawkeyes are on their way to the rose bowl - and the con artists

sergeant cristy hamblin with the cedar rapids police department says their voluntary registration program creates a database for all first responders in the city. city. "we have had children and adults that have special needs that may not know where they belong." belong.""the program's registration form is very specific - first they ask for the photo of the person you're registering - second they ask forms of communication and lastly - they ask for any places theyeye known to wander to." to."on the streets - people with autism or developmental disabilities could stray away from what they're doing - potentially causing tragedy. sometimeme- the typical training isn't the right response. response. "it's the red lights and sirens that draw them and they don't know the boundary of i gotta stay on the sidewalk." sidewalk." "that could actually be scary for someone who has autism - and you're not sure how they're going to respond."but the program tracks a person's way of communicating, usual behaviors, and knowing where he or she can findndsafety - - "the biggest thing is if we can prevent or if

sergeant cristy hamblin with the cedar rapids police department says their voluntary registration program creates a database for all first responders in the city. city. "we have had children and adults that have special needs that may not know where they belong." belong.""the program's registration form is very specific - first they ask for the photo of the person you're registering - seco they ask for any verbal or nonverbal forms of communication and lastly - they ask k r any places they're e nown to to."on the streets - people with autism or developmental disabilities could stray away from what they're doing - potentially causing agedy. sometimes - the typical training isn't the right response. response. "it's the red lights and sirens that draw them and they don't know thebounry of i gotta stay on the sidewalk." sidewalk." "that could actually be scary for someone who has autism - and you're not sure how they're going to respond."but the program tracks a person's way of communicating, usual behaviors, and knowing g where he or she can find safety - - "the biggest thing is if we can pr

sergeant hamblin says to lock your doors. cedar rapids saw a spike in home burglaries in november and december , with a lot of them happening at homes that were unlocked.the police say, avoid placing your christmas tree by a window. it's nicfor decoraraon but it's also an invitation for thieves. and if you are traveling for the holidays, ask your neighbors to look after your home. turning now to tonight's vote 2016 coverage. coverage.all three democrats in the race for the white house are experessing their disaproval of a move by a federal agency to deport immigrants.the washington post reports totoght that homeland seserity is preparing a large-scale effort to quickly deport families that illegally entered the u-s since 2014.the raids will target adults and childrenalready ordered to leave.today, hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley all *condemned the move.they say it unfairly targets families who were trying to escape brutal violence in central amerera. republblan candidate doctor ben carson is spending time

sergeant hamblin says to lock your doors. cedar rapids saw a spike in home burglaries in november and december.a lot of those cases happened at homes that were un-locked.and although it is so beautiful, police say putting your christmas tree by a window can be an invitation for thieves because they know there are most likely presents under them.if you are traveling for the holidays, ask your neighbors to look after your home. we now have a cbs 2 consumer alert to tell you about. about.fiat chrysler has issued recalls.the first includes 350- thousand jeep grand chekees model years 20-11 and 20-12 and some dodge durangos . wires for the lights on the vanity mirrors can over-heat leading to fires. the other recall involves nearly 60- thousand jeep compass and patriot s-u-v's with faulty clamps. so far - no injuries have been reported. if you're stll waiting for a christmas delivery, you may be in luck. luck.fed-ex is operating today in some markets, including cedar rapids.from nine a-m to one this afternoon, people will be able

sergeant hamblin says to lock your doors. cedar rapids saw a spike in home burglaries in november and december.a lot of those cases happened at homes that were un-locked.and although it is so beautiful, police say putting your christmas tree by a window can be an invitation for thieves because they know there are most l lely presents under them.if you are traveling for the holidays, ask your neighbors to look after your home. we now have a cbs 2 consumer alert to tell you about. about.fiat chrysler has issued a pair of recalls. recalls.the first includes 350- thousand jeep grand cherokees model years 20-11 and 20-12 and some dodge durangos . wires for the lights on the vanity mirrors can over-heat leading to fires. the other recall involves nearly 60- thousand jeep compass and clamps. so far - no injuries have been reported. if you're stll waiting for a christmas delivery, you may be in luck. luck.fed-ex is operating today in some markets, including cedar rapids.from nine a-m to one this afternoon, people will be able to pick

if out of a store, be sure to let someone know where you're going.sergeant cristy hamblin says don't hesitate to call authorities if you see anything suspicious. reporting any suspicious activity if someone looks suspicious they're in the mall wspecially at this time of year if they're walking through the mall and they've got their winter coat on but it's all bundled up and...it's kind've suspicious notify somebody at the mall. again, authorities warn to always be aware of your surroundings. reporting in the newsroom ... stephanie johnson, cbs 2 news. it's just two days before the rose bowl and hawkeye fans are making their way to pasadena. pasadena.another charter flight will take off from the eastern iowa airport this morning at 9-thirty.right here on cbs 2 this morning we told you about flights leaving all day long yesterday heading to l-a-x.in fact, 470 hawk fans the largest plane to leave the airport tuesday. it's good to see. it's heartwarming, honestly because it just shows how many people are out there supporting our team. team.by the end of the day, california was invaded by

sergeant christy hamblin from department says don't hesitate to call authorities if you see anything suspicious. reporting any suspspious activity if someone looks suspicious they're in the mall wspecially at this time of year if they're walking through the mall and they've got their winter coat on but it's all bundled up and...it's kind've suspicious notify somebody at the mall. again, remember to always be aware of your surrrrndings. in the newsroom ... stephanie johnson, cbs 2 news. one in 68 children have autism according to the centers for r diseasascontrol and prevention. prevention.and as that population grows - first responders will more often interact with people who have department recently rolled out a program where parents can create a profile for the kids. it's called home again-c-r. parents have to submit a photo - known wandering spots - and typical behaviors.this information will then help officers figure out the best method of approachininthat person. "maybe their first name is greg - that's all we know about them,. so we can search in that database for anybody named

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