It's happening because too many people are giving thieves an open invitation by leaving their phones in their cars. Officers downtown scan blocks of activity from the roof of a parking garage. It's a bird's eye view of many violations from traffic accidents to thefts. 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.