This year, officers downtown are seeing a big increase in burglaries of vehicles because cell phones are the targets. Burglaries of property in the central business district are up 62 percent for the first four months of this year. Police say stolen cell phones are driving up the numbers. Thirty-five thousand people work downtown, and when they leave thousands more arrive for Fort Worth's nightlife. That's what they're doing.
Police urge mobile phone owners to use some common sense.
Lock phones in the glove compartment or trunk if they're staying in the vehicle. Then go have a good time. Police say thieves use the stolen phones until they're deactivated. Most companies require mobile phone owners to pay for all of the calls made until the company is notified the phone is stolen. WFAA.COM has no control over their content or availability.