i spoke with detective jeff harstad of the sioux city police deptment who filled us in on why there has been a sudden spike. these recent motor vehicle thefts have been primarily occuring within the morningside area. the local law enforement has opened a few doors to a couple theories on why people have been chosing to steal cars more recently. "we have people who have been stealing vehicles for financial gain and then we're also having people stealing vehicles for joyriding purposes," said detective jeff harstad of sioux city police department. the sioux city police department reminds citizens to remember to lock their doors, hidden, earlier today, i spoke with a who has personally been theft. i'll give you his story at 6. live in the studio, rachel ramos, abc9. jenna: did you vote today. it's election day across the country. tim: and here in siouxland folks were getting out center at the rec center to vote for their local officials. according to woodbury county auditor pat gill, 18-hundred absentee ballots have been collected for the 2 races on the municipal ballot. voting officials w

detective jeff harstad says protecting yourself and your valuables is easy. 3 "what we're suggesting is that you don't leave any valuable property in the vehicle. if you do for some reason have to leave it in there, don't leave it for extended periods of times and obviously remove it if at all possible."detective hartstad tells me, there have been up to 50 car burglaries in the last 30 years. so make sure to "lock your belongings, hide them and keep them. in order to prevent theft and crime." 3 reporting live at wal-mart on floyd boulevard, i'm jetske wauran, siouxland news 3 3 speaking of turkey... thanksgiving is the most dangerous day of the year for kitchen fires.so as you get ready to cook your family's feast... sioux city fire rescue wants you to take a minute ahead of time to make sure everything's ready to go. 3 "the number one rule is never fry a frozen turkey. we want to make sure that turkeys are thoroughly thawed out. generally it's roughly one hour per four pounds, that the turkey is, make sure that the turkey is adequately thawed before you dip it into the hot grease."f

but detective jeff harstad says prototting 3 "what we're suggesting is that you don't leave any valuable property in the vehicle. if you do for some reason have to leave it in there, don't leave it for extended periods of times and obviously remove it if at all possible."detective hartstad says there have been up to 50 car burglaries in the last 30 days. he adds...make sure to "lock your belongings, hide them and keep them. in order to prevent theft and crime." 3 3 speaking of tutuey... thanksgiving is the most dadaerous day of the year for kitchen fires.so as you get ready to cook your family's feast... sioux city fire rescue wants you to take a minute ahead of time to make sure everything's ready to go. 3 "the number one rule is s never y a frozen turkey. we want to make sure th turkeys are thoroughly thawed out. generally it's roughly one hour per four pounds, that the turkey is, make sure that the turkey is adequaualy awed grease."for more tips on how to cook a filling feast without burning your house down... check the link in this story... which can be found on siouxland news dot co

gain and then we're also having people stealing vehicles for joyriding purposes," said detective jeff harstad of sioux city police department. and this isn't the first time they are occurence within the community. often times, owners of stolen vehicles don't get their cars back in same condition they once were. a stolen red nissan altima was traveling at a high rate of speed on tuesday when it rammed the front of an s-u-v that was backing out of a driveway. shane stapleton, owner of shane's towing, has towed many stolen cars found in bizarre places, "i actually had to take a payloader to get it out of there.it was in like a twenty foot hole.so we had to push about 3 trees out of the way and then hook up chains to it and just start pulling it out," said shane stapleton, owner of shane's towing. this truck was found by the police with stolen plates. stapleton mentioned that he gets calls almost every day to have stolen vehicles towed. rachel: if your vehicle has been stolen has been burglarized, please notify local law enforcement to have a report filed immediately. live in the studio, rachel r

gain and then we're also having people stealing vehicles for joyriding purposes," said detective jeff harstad of sioux city police department. the six city police department is reminding citizens to lock car doors, park in well lit areas, and keep valuable items hidden. jessica rae: officials in norfolk have recently approved several zoning changes. here's paul hughes with the details. " more than 125 people attended a hearing tuesday as the norfolk city planning commission considered a request to change zoning on 16 acres in southwest norfolk from light industrial to service commercial. after more than two-and- a-half hours of testimony, the commission voted six-to-one, with one abstention, to approve the change. lee weander, pastor of our savior lutheran church, said the zoning change would allow his church to purchase and eagle distributing about $5-million building a new facility. several residents of north 61st street west of norfolk attended the madison county commissioners' meeting tuesday to object to the proposal of a new truck route from highway 81, west to highway 275 via 61st stre

gain and then we're also having people stealing vehicles for joyriding purposes," said detective jeff harstad of sioux city police department. the sioux city police department reminds citizens to lock car doors, park in well lit areas, and keep valuable items hidden. jenna: northwest iowa voters headed to the polls today to elect mayors and city council members... tim: our deborah souverain....was there for the results of the woodbury county election. deborah....i'm guessing...bob scott is still our mayor? that's right. mayor bob scott ran unopposed in this election. he told me wishes he had a challenger...but he'll gladly take the free win. mayor bob scott...was elected to another four tonight. he collected...two thousand..and 87 scott...says he will not run for re-election....so during his last term...he wants to focus on creating more opportunities for younger generations. "i think that'st the way we're going to attract and keep young people in this community and we've done a bad job of that for about 10 to 12 years around here. we need to do the things that young families find attract and

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but detective jeff harstad says protecting yourself and your valuables is easy. 3 "what we're suggesting is that you don't leave any valuable property in the vehicle. if you do for some reason have to leave it in there, don't leave it for extended periods of times and obviously remove it if at all possible."hartstad adds there have been up to 50 car burglaries in the last 30 days here in sioux city. 3 the i - b - p ice the i - b - p ice center is home to a new hockey league... siouxland's "beginner hockey league." it might be for beginners... but as our own siouxland news reporter kayla novak shows us... one player is passing along his long - time love of the game to *three* generations. 3 clair dirks started playing hockey at 22 years old.today, he is still playing at 75 and dangling players more than half his age. "they ask me when did you buy those skates, and if i tell them 1960, they don't even know how to respond" his teammates tell him that he is an inspiration but he says he doesn't need the compliment. "if i can be a leader for them and show them what kind of language to use, ho

but detective jeff harstad says protecting yourself and your valuables is very easy. 3 "what we're suggesting is that you don't leave any valuable property in the vehicle. if you do for some reason have to leave it in there, don't leave it for extended periods of times and obviously remove it if at all possible."hartstad says there have been up to 50 car burglaries in the last 30 days here in sioux city.that's all the time for >>> whoa! >> going down. timber >> the smoke stack came crashing down the wrong way in alabama. oops. the man operating it inside, good news, the cab protected the worker from the falling debris and he was able to walk away. can you imagine the guy sitting in the cab, we got a problem! welcome to "cbs this morning." this half hour, e. coli outbreak linked to costco stores. people in seven states are sick. we will talk to an infectious disease specialist just before the holiday. >>> forces are helping new york city police fight terrorism. during the thanksgiving holiday. their most important times. >>> time to show you this morning's headlines. security concerns ahid the

gain and then we're also having people stealing vehicles for joyriding purposes," said detective jeff harstad of sioux c cy police department. the sioux city police department is reminding citizens to lock car doors, park well lit areas, and keep valuable items hidden. jessica rae: social media blew up yesterday after finding out a nebraska woman was bit by a tiger at omaha's henrydoorly zoo over the weekend. reporter brandon sct got the chance to speak to one oher friends. who says the woman is an avid animal lover " at omaha's henry doorly zoo monday afternoon, visitors tried to catch a glimpse of the tiger that took a bite o o of jacqueline eide. (brandon scott/reporter) it all happened here late halloween night at the cat complex, where according to zoo officials, eide snuck in after zoo hours anantried to pet an 18 year-old malayan tiger nad mai. the tiger bit eide, leaving her with serious injuries on her left hand. sources tell wowt 6 news her injuries are so severe she's at risk of losing part of her fingers. (friend) "she handndd it really wewe. i mean, she didn't call an ambulance.