sergeant fred haas says many of these cases could have been prevented. ((sgt. fred haas/metro police: "i see a lot of reports where the car is just unlocked they are going in and grabbing the quick items, change, the phones, purses, wallets things like that." )) ((mauricio marin)) in an effort to warn people about the growing word out thursday through apartment managers.. they want them to warn residents to lock, take and hide. ((erin blakey/crime prevention specialist: "if people can put their cars in a garage put it in a garage. if it's in a parking lot put it in a well lit area." )) ((mauricio marin)) authorities warn simple things like keeping things out of sight and taking anything valuable out of the car can keep thieves from targeting your car. police urge people if they see something suspicious...rep ort it. (( sgt. fred haas/metro police: "if they see somebody walking by a car looking in the windows or checking the door handles please call so we can respond and check and prevent citizens from becoming victims in our valley." )) ((mauricio marin)) mauri

fred haas/metro police: "if they see somebody walking by a car looking in the windows or checking the door handles please call so we can respond and check and prevent citizens from becoming victims in our valley." )) ((brian loftus)) police also urge you to always lock your cars... and take any valuables out to avoid temptation. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > a tour helicopter in hawaii suddenly crashed into the water... sending all five people on board to the hospital. witnesses who saw the crash say.. something looked wrong with the helicopter. they say it looked like the helicopter was about to touch but the pilot suddenly pulled it (( amber moncrieff - visiting from two loud bangs. we thought it was gunshots and we saw people running which obviously made us scared, particularly in such a high profile destination." )) ((kirsten joyce)) hurt... and one is reportedly in critical condition. a total of five people were on board the helicopter. it's not clear yet what caused /// ((kirsten joyce)) > students are getting ready to showcase their music skills... at the 24-th annual orff festival:

fred haas/metro police: "we see the joy rides where they're just taking it to get from point a to point b but we also see those that are specifically targeting cars for parts with after market wheels, or a unique part of the car to fix their car." )) ((mauricio marin)) in the first six weeks of the year....about 130 cars were stolen on the north east side of the valley. ((sgt. fred haas/metro police: "this is shopping malls, in apartment complexes, it's in stores." )) ((mauricio marin)) across southern nevada...that number shoots up to more than 970 within metro's jurisdiction. ((erin blakey/crime prevention specialist: 'it's a crime of opportunity." )) ((mauricio marin)) crime prevention specialist erin blakely works closely with a group of apartment managers to stop criminals from preying on citizens in their communities. when it comes to car thefts...she urges people to report them to police. ((erin blakey/crime prevention specialist: "if you don' tell us it's basically as if it never happened. we have no record of it and can't investigate it or look for it." )) ((mauricio marin)) al