Were most often looking for cash. Thats changed and now they dont even have to break in pkg nat locked doornat open doornat locked doornat open door in this parking lot we found about three out of every ten cars werent even locked. Cedar Rapids Police say in nearly half of all home burglaries crooks just walked in. Greg 5 22 35 weve seen almost a doubling of the counterfeit and forgery cases. Greg beulow its all connected in addition to jewelry and electronics thieves are now looking for check books. Greg beulow crpd spokesman 5 23 39 then taking those checks, forging them, writing names, writing amounts and having them able to steal cash so really its almost like a double whammy. Police also warn not to put checks in outgoing mail those red flags tell thieves they can grab and copy them. Elaina 5 42 09 we encourage our customers to use quality special safety paper. At fairfax state savings [no audio] used or copied. She says its also good protection to have a bank that knows you. Elaina kempin Fairfax State Savings Bank 5 43 59 were always looking for anything that might be out of the norm for our customers so say theres a big gap in checking sequence for example or a large amount thats been written on an account that our customer typically wouldnt do. Thats a re and we want to investigate that and take extra precautions. Kempin says all of us need to treat our check books like cash and keep them safe. Police say the most frustrating part is burglars arent kicking in doors or busting car windows to get check books people just need to lock their doors. During a traffic stop in cedar rapids earlier this month. Fox 28 news anchor karen fuller has tonights update on the case. A grand jury is working to figure out whether charges should be filed in the shooting of a suspect by a cedar Rapids Police officer. Friends and family of suspect jeremie mitchell are coming together this week, hoping to raise money as he recovers from serious injuries. Mitchell was behind the wheel of a car pulled over by officer lucas jones. Police say there was some type of jones and mitchell that led up to the shooting. Mitchells friends tell fox 28 news that not only is he still recovering he is also paralyzed. Tomorrow night, a benefit for jeremie mitchell will take place at the African American museum of iowa. It runs from five to nine oclock. Then a benefit concert is scheduled at gabes in iowa city this sunday night, december fourth from seven to ten. As for officer jones, he remains on paid administrative the investigation. Once the grand jury makes its recommendations, the linn county attorney will decide whether . Any charges will be filed in the case. Weatherfirst chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now terry, things are getting Weatherfirst Team coverage continues now with meteorologist Rebecca Kopelman. Rebecaa you and terry tracked yesterdays tornado outbreak and now we know how strong the winds blew through right now, at least three people are dead and hundreds of homes lost to a devastating wildfire in a historic part of tennessee. Fox 28 News Reporter kevin barry is tracking tonights developments at the breaking news desk, kevin . 14 people injuredhouse to house search for anyone else gatlinburg mayor condominium manager home the controversial Bakken Oil Pipeline that cuts through iowa is now complete. The line is now buried along its entire 343mile route through the hawkeye state. Workers are also nearly complete with clean up and ground restoration. But there were setbacks. Protestors vandalized construction demonstrations broke out along the entire route of the pipeline. The biggest protests continue in north dakota. Authorities have arrested so many demonstrators that the court system cant handle all of the new cases. Police have made nearly 600 arrests since august. Local adminstrators say they dont have enough judges, lawyers and clerks to handle the workload. Judicial leaders and public defenders say they need an additional two Million Dollars from the state to handle everything. They say the guarrantee the demonstrators rights to a speedy trial and due process. Next on the fox 28 news at nine it is no small task to plan for the future when you are talking about a city made up of tens of thousands of people. Ill show you how cedar rapids is bringing the Community Together to address issues before they pop fox 28 morning live, were in the kitchen with hyvee and its all about the pomegranate. How you can use this tough to harvest fruit. Thats tomorrow morning right here at 7 am. When it comes to the future of cedar rapids, the public is now invited to take part in the effort to look at the bigger picture. Fox 28 news anchor Scott Sanborn tells us how you can dig into this very complex vision of the future. Kelly, charting the future of a major metropolitan community is no small task. There are a number of factors that must be taken into account. Education. Civil rights, Water Quality and a host of other factors. Tonightat the cedar rapids public librarycity leaders held thier first public discussion on the science says. Citizens heard from university of iowa scholars about a host of challenges communities face when finding a path forward. Create a healthier. Better ,always improving cedar rapids. A second sustainable city talk will be held at the Cedar Rapids Library on january 31 one will focus on how local organizations are integrating sustainability in their daily operations. Right nowafter . Two floods efforts are moving forward to memorialize the resilience of a cedar rapids . Neighborhood. The Hall Perrine Foundation made available a 75thousand dollar matching grant for a sculpture called west side rising. The memorialin northwest cedar rapidswill be part of a large plaza, much like green square in . Downtown is all about giving back to a community thats gone through so much. Its done to recognize all the hard work that the residents on the west side that lost their homes did in moving this community forward. 11if youre interested in giving to the project, contributions designated for west side rising, can be made to the Greater Cedar Rapids Community foundation. A team of Law Enforcement professionals from across the country is coming to take a look at the operationsf police department. The Department Tells fox 28 news this Accreditation Process helps them provide better service. The Agency Representatives will ride along, go through records and practices to give an evaluation and make sure everything is up to standards. Basically what calea does, it allows us access to the current, best policing policies across the nation to keep is up to date with the Current Trends in Law EnforcementCommunity Members who are interested in being a part of this can share their thoughts our website, fox 28 iowa dot com. Just ahead on the fox 28 news at nine the u. S. Has a target on its back and we have to be much more carerful. How yesterdays attack at ohio state is raising new calls for a crackdown on immigration from countries swarming with terror Weatherfirst Team coverage continues now with meteorologist Rebecca Kopelman and rebecca youve been looking at some of the recent history behind november next on the fox 28 n ninethey are citizens that have a voice. Well introduce you to the iowa Women Joining a National Movement to send a message just days after america inaugurates its next president when the fox 28 news at nine abdul artan humans of ohio Team Coverage continues now on this attackwith fox 28 news anchor Scott Sanborn scott, this is reigniting the talk of immigration on capitol hill. Thats right, kelly. Be clear that the suspect killed on the ohio state campus was a refugee . Legally . Living in the us. He came to america from somalia a known hotbed for islamic terror activity. During this years president ial campaign, immigration and terror threats became a major topic. In light of yesterdays attack, lawmakers are again taking sides over new restrictions on refugees from countries like somalia. Im hopeful and optimistic that the new Administration Priority keeping this country safe. And protecting us. 31 were a country of 320,000,000 now. And we need to do it right. And we need to pull together to do it right. Not accuse each other of everything everytime there is an incident. President elect trump previously recommended halting all immigration from areas where terrorists operate. But critics say thats unfair to the millions of refugees trying to escape the same terrorists targeting america. Like in ohioa number of terror did not include bombs or guns. Its a tactic that isis and other terror groups have promoted. In october 2014, an isis supporter killed a canadian soldier in a hit and run. Then in january 2015, a man carrying an isis flag attempted to storm a paris Police Station wielding a meat cleaver. In november 2015. A California Student who visited terror sites stabbed four people with a hunting knife. In december 2015, a suspected supporter of isis in a metro station. And in july, a man believed to be connected to isis drove a truck through a crowd in france, killing 86. Theres much more to read about terror threatson our website, fox 28 iowa dot com. Just check out the tracking terror section. Youll find it under the news tab. Not long after president elect donald trump won the election a number of women started to organize online for a womens march on washington. That event is set for the day after trump is sworn in to office. Fox 28 news statehouse reporter steffi lee is at the capitol with efforts at the state level. What has happened has happened with the election heaven chamberlain says while she cant change the outcomes for this years elections she feels more motivated than ever to speak up. We want to get women of all races, creeds, social economic standards and just get women together. Togetherness in a time where many feel division. Organizers are planning a womens march on washington through facebook generating more than two hundred thousand motivated people to really see that they have a place in the united states, they are citizens that have a voice, and they need to take action right now. More than one hundred thousand people say theyll attend the event in d. C. And plan on walking from the Lincoln Memorial to the white house the morning after trumps inauguration. For iowans who cant attend the event in the nations capitol heaven and heather are planning a local event here. Theyre hoping to walk from the iowa women of achieve bridge in Downtown Des Moines to the steps o side of the state capitol. Heaven chamberlain, organizer 10 48 31 09 it symbolically means that women are united together at a landmark that is named for us that is dedicated to us. Theyve also taken to facebook and both hope the response on social media so far will parallel the turnout on the day of the actual event. Way bigger than what i had expected actually so by the time it actually comes around, im expecting an enormous crowd. In des moines. Steffi lee fox 28 news. National organizers say to have their march and their request is among at least ten others for the National Park service to review. There were also demonstrations today outside some of the most popular food chains in the country. Fox 28 news anchor karen fuller joins us now to tell us what they are demanding from some pretty large companies. Kelly fast food chains like mcdonalds and burger king are known for convenience and low prices. But workers say thats all happening at the expense of millions who work for wages that despite working full time, leave them in poverty. Number of workers walked off the job, demanding better pay and benefits. Along with fast food workers others at airports, hospitals and even uber drivers took part in todays call for a 15dollar minimum wage. Organizers call it a nationwide day of disruption. In des moines today governor branstad is sparking debate over the future of the iowa Public Employees retirement system. Some conservative groups suggest replacing the systemknown as ipers with similar to a 401k. Many wonder whether such a change would meet workers needs. I am open to considering changes, but i want to assure people that we are not looking at eliminating anyones benefits or changing it in a way that would create financial hardships. Opponents say Public Employees should be concerned about . Any potential plans to change the system. The program currently covers 350 thousand workers. Next on the fox 28 news at nine those things that showed up in orlando. They have to show up every night. How the panthers hope Lessons Learned on the road can translate to big wins at home, starting with george mason when the fox 28 news at nine zach the regular season is over and the accolades are pouring in for the hawkeyes, especially on one side of the ball. With the regular season over its kinda like christmas in the big 10 because they were giving out all conference honors to everyone on their nice list the defense was today and no brainer here desmond king a unanimous first teamer for the second straigh year and a member of the nofly zone joining king on the First Team Defensive tackle Jaleel Johnson and josey jewell who leads the conference in tackles wound up second team all conference for the second year in a row. Early in november iowa state star wide out allen lazard was asked if he was going to forgo his senior season in ames and declare for the nfl draft his response ill probably just flip a coin all jokes aside lazard has been quite on his future as a cyclone compared to the year he had posting career highs in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns after player will be back. Lazard still searching yeah i still have to find a coin first so, we will see. Hes got great tools and fighting through some Health Issues at times throughout the season he just kept grinding as well and i think there is even more to come of him to be honest with you. I think his best is yet to come. Hes certainly skilled, hes got great ability and im really excited for the future of allen lazard because i think great things are ahead for allen. Basketball one thing is for sure the cyclones can pile up the points isu is averaging just under 89 points per game so steve prohm isnt worried about that when cincinnati comes to hilton hes more focused on their rebounding and so far its been good the clones have been outrebounded just once this season and to them the art of getting a board doesnt matter about height. We have to use our athelticism, we have to use on people and so we have to try to win the battle of the boards. Its heart over height. It doesnt matter how big the other team is. Just as long as we go out there and play our game, a strong game and do what we need to do, we will get the job done. Just like the cyclones the panthers are back at home this Week Northern iowa welcomes george mason to the mcleoud Center Wednesday its the first time uni has been back in cedar falls in nearly two weeks and ben jacobson hopes his guys have brought with him the defensive intensity they had in orlan offense isnt new the panthers need their defense to carry them at this point of the season. We saw some of what george mason does. We saw some of it from everybody in orlando so we will be. With the exceptions of one of the actions they run offensively. The prinston offense that we have played against before. That will be new for our team and different. Our defense, our transition defense, our rebounding. Those things that showed up in orlando. They have to show up every iowa taking on notre dame in the big 10 acc challenge and playing without tyler cook who had surgery on his right index finger cook is expected to miss 3 weeks and right now in the second the hawks trail huge mvc opener in Girls Basketball so big iowa state head coach bill fenlee on hand to see linn mar host city high and hed like this Courtney Jones who just committed to isu dials Long Distance an connects for three of her xx linnmar can work it too check out the Ball Movement carly printy and she lives up to the name three from the freshman to put the lions up 3but the little hawks would fly back aubrey joens takes it hard to the rack for two city high gets the win 55 to 47. Thanks the butterburger is made of just three cuts of fresh midwest beef. Nothing more, nothing less. So we got the sirloin, the chuck and the plate. No fillers; thats it. All prized cuts, all wellmarbled for richness and flavor. This is where those three wonderful cuts of beef come together. You can just tell that blend is working in there. And we sear them, and that seals in the juices of the burger. It doesnt get any better than that. And thats the culvers butterburger. Weatherfirst Team Coverage continues now with meteorologist Rebecca Kopelman. Rebecaa you and terry tracked yesterdays tornado outbreak and now we know how strong the winds blew through next on the fox 28 news at nine kicking off the season of giving. How an International Effort is fox 28 news at 9 kicking off a season of giving. How and