AA Reports Progress in Pilot Talks

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American Airlines is making "good progress" in three-week-old contract talks with pilots and will begin funding a new retirement plan to replace contributions to pilots' pension plans, a company executive said in a letter to pilots late Friday.

Senior Vice President Denise Lynn said the airline would begin paying 11 percent into a new 401K retirement program for pilots.

The pilots' pension plans end next month.

At the same time, the airline offered to increase the contribution to 14 percent if pilots approve a new contract.

"I believe good progress has been made and we are approaching a deal that the APA Board of Directors will soon agree to put out for a ratification vote," Lynn wrote to pilots.

Tom Hoban, a spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association, said the union had no comment on the letter.

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More Cameras, Training for School With Indecency Arrest

Omar Villafranca, NBC 5 News

Plano ISD says it plans to add cameras to Hunt Elementary in Murphy and train teachers to deal with child indecency cases.

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Emotions Boil Over at Meeting Over School Sex Abuse Case

Hunt Elementary parents said at a heated meeting that they want to know what is being done to prevent another case of sexual abuse after two separate allegations in two years.

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The Plano school district is putting safety measures in place after two incidents of suspected sexual abuse between a teacher and a student at a Murphy elementary school within two years.

Last week, Todd Reich, a gym teacher at Martha Hunt Elementary, was arrested on suspicion of indecency with a child.

His arrest came less than a year after a teacher at the school, Joseph Garbarini, was sentenced to more than 60 years for a similar incident.

On Tuesday, parents of students at Martha Hunt Elementary ripped into administrators for not putting safety measures into place.

Steve Cuny, a father of four students, said simple measures, such as more cameras and doors that allow people to look into rooms, were not in place in certain parts of the school.

Plano Independent School District Superintendent Richard Matkin told parents in a letter that he had heard their concerns and that changes were on the way.

"It was with the best of intentions that the district hosted the parent meeting on October 23 to connect the Hunt Elementary School parents and families with additional resources and information," he wrote. "I realize that many walked away from the meeting feeling unheard, and I want to convey my apologies for this sentiment."

The letter listed the following changes that schools officials plan to implement:

• Additional cameras will be added to gymnasiums and common areas. The current plan being implemented is to increase from 40 cameras to 88 cameras.
• All solid doors on offices and classrooms are currently being modified to contain glass/windows.
• Additional counseling staff will be assigned to the campus.
• A full‐time assistant principal will be assigned to the campus.
• All paper and window coverings will be removed from doors and interior windows. However, security systems for lock‐ins, lock‐downs and storm procedures will be followed when necessary.
• Members of the campus leadership team will be in every classroom on a daily basis.
• Training will be provided for Hunt Elementary School personnel related to the particular issues faced this month.
• The district will engage a third‐party review of its human resources practices and procedures to validate current processes.

Benjamin Conner, one of the concerned parents at the Tuesday meeting, said the changes would ease parents worries.

"The steps they outlined in the email were kind of exactly what we wanted to hear on Tuesday night," he said. "From my perspective, it's a step in the right direction. It's positive. People are excited to hear that there are safety measures being put in place."

Conner said he plans to make sure the district follows up on its word. He also mentioned that another meeting between parents and administrators is being planned.

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Man Receives Voter Card for Dead Mother

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A North Texas man says he is concerned about the possibility of voter fraud after receiving a voter registration certificate for his deceased mother.

Bill Davis and his wife, who rarely miss an election, said they were excited when their received their cards in the mail.

But there was an extra card -- one for Bill Davis' mother, Isabel. He said he was "just kind of disgusted -- typical bureaucrats."

His mother, who died more than two and half years ago at the age of 96, was still on the voter rolls.

"You hear of dead people voting and stuff like that," he said. "I thought that was something of the past, but I guess there is opportunity for that."

How could it happen? Steve Raborn, the elections administrator for Tarrant County, said voters who registered before the 1970s only had to give their name and address to register to vote.

Raborn said Isabel Davis' registration didn't include vital information such as a Social Security number or driver's license number to cross reference in case she died.

While the state and county courts send information over to the county to help update lists, the database work can take time and, without the vital information, names can be left on the rolls.

"When we get information from the state agencies that provide death information on voters, often time we're not able to match it up with an actual voter because we don't have any additional criteria -- especially if it's a common name, or the address has changed or something like that," Raborn said. "If we think we see a possible match, then we'll send a letter to the voter's home asking the family member if the voter is deceased."

The county sent a letter to Isabel Davis' last known address in 2010, essentially asking her if she was dead or alive. By then, Davis had passed away. Because she didn't respond, she was left on the rolls.

"We have to err on the side of allowing people to vote," Raborn said. "We can't take people off the rolls because we have one uncertain bit of information that they may be deceased."

Raborn said there are not many findings of voter fraud. He also said there are safeguards in place at the polls to make sure fraud is prevented. He noted that poll workers do check sex and age of voters.

That's not good enough for Bill Davis. He said he wants to get his mother off the voter rolls.

"I had to take it upon myself to notify Social Security, notify Medicare," he said. "I didn't think about notifying voter registration, and I don't think very many people would."

The Davises, who are Republicans, said they continue to support voter identification measures in light of what happened to them.

Steve Maxwell, the head of the Tarrant County Democratic Party, said voter ID is not the solution, even though some deceased people can still end up on the rolls.

"It is such a small, negligible problem, that using that kind of a solution -- letting us go to a picture ID in order to accomplish this -- defeats the whole purpose of encouraging as many people to vote as you can," he said. "It's a solution in search of a problem."

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Keller PD: Officer Shot Shoplifting Suspect During Struggle

Ellen Goldberg, NBC 5 News

Keller police say an officer fired four shots during a struggle with a shoplifting suspect at a Kohl's department store. The suspect later died at a Fort Worth hospital.

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A police officer in Keller fatally shot a shoplifting suspect at a department store Thursday.

Officer Johnathon Hicks was called to the Kohl's in the 2000 block of South Main for a report of shoplifting.

Hicks was not working off-duty as security at the store.

Keller Police Chief Mark Hafner said a Kohl's employee detained the shoplifting suspect at the store. When Hicks arrived, the suspect began struggling with him and tried to get the his weapon, police said.

"He (the officer) feared for his life," Hafner said. "The suspect was grabbing for his weapon. He said he was going to kill him, and that is being corroborated right now by people who were shopping at the store."

Hafner said Hicks fired four shots at the 40-year-old suspect.

The man was not armed.

Kohl's employees were inside the store at the time of the shooting. None immediately able to answer questions about the shooting.

Hicks, a 10-year veteran of the Keller Police Department, is in the hospital for treatment of injuries he sustained to the chest.

The suspect, whose name was not released Thursday night, was transported by CareFlite to John Peter Smith Hospital, where he later died.

NBC 5's Greg Janda, Frank Heinz, Ken Kalthoff and Ellen Goldberg contributed to this report.

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American Airlines to Add 2,500 Pilots

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American Airlines plans to add 2,500 new pilots over the next five years in a combination of new hires and recalls of furloughed pilots, CEO Tom Horton said on Wednesday in a letter to employees.

The announcement, which comes amid tumultuous contract negotiations, was met with skepticism by the pilots' union.

First Officer Tom Hoban, a spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association, suggested the airline was "dangling" the prospect of new jobs as a negotiating tactic.

"Do they think we're stupid?" he asked. "This isn't our first rodeo."

He added both sides seem to be making progress in the face-to-face negotiations, which began nearly three weeks ago.

Company spokesman Bruce Hicks said the timing of the announcement had nothing to do with the talks.

In fact, the plans to hire new pilots were revealed in detail in a letter to pilots by Vice President of Flight John Hale on June 1, Hicks said.

Just last week, the bankrupt carrier  announced plans to hire 1,500 new flight attendants in the next year.

Horton said in his letter that the new jobs come as the airline expands internationally and buys new jets.

"We are rapidly building the youngest and most efficient fleet in the industry, with 550 new aircraft on their way," Horton wrote.

The Fort Worth-based airline plans to add flights from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to Seoul, South Korea, and Lima, Peru; from Chicago to Dusseldorf, Germany; and from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to Dublin.

"The new American is getting closer every day," Horton said.

American has already reached concessionary labor deals with flight attendants and ground workers, and a deal with pilots is seen as one of the last obstacles before the airline can emerge from bankruptcy.

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Judge Says Pilar, Deion Prenup is Valid

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Judge Says Pilar, Deion Prenup is Valid

A judge overseeing the divorce of Pilar and Deion Sanders says their pre-nuptial agreement is valid.

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The bitter divorce battle between Deion and Pilar Sanders continued in a Collin County courtroom Wednesday.

The couple is at odds over their prenuptial agreement and child support payments.

Pilar Sanders' attorneys alleged that the prenuptial agreement was partially forged and also was partially signed under pressure.

Deion Sanders said his wife took the deal more than 12 years ago and is now seeking more money.

"It's greed," he said. "You signed the contract. We had a prenuptial, and now you don't like the terms of it because of the realization that it's over, your lifestyle will no longer be the same way. It's greed."

On Wednesday afternoon, the judge overseeing the dispute said Pilar Sanders signed the agreement, that she did so voluntarily and that she cannot bring the claim that it is invalid before the court again.

"It's David and Goliath," said her attorney, Larry Friedman. "We stay the course. We're the underdog, and it's hard to win when you play by the rules."

Pilar Sanders also asked that her husband be held in contempt of court. The former model claims he's not paying the $10,500-per-month child support that the judge ordered.

"I'm not going to give up for my children," she said. "I'm going to continue to fight for what they want and deserve."

Deion Sanders insists that $10,500 is too much money, and he claims he has been paying the maximum amount that the state allows but didn't specify an exact amount.

An arbitrator will handle the divorce case from here. As the prenuptial agreement is written, Pilar Sanders received a $100,000 signing bonus when she signed it and will get $1 million when the divorce is final.

"I'm just tired of this," Deion Sanders said. "Move on. Go on with your life. Let's do it. You got a mil coming. Let's go. Let's do it."

"I didn't marry hm for money, obviously," Pilar Sanders said. "I've been married to him for 14 years. My intent was to marry forever, but obviously, it wasn't his."

NBC 5's Ellen Goldberg, Randy McIlwain and Kendra Lyn contributed to this report.

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Parents Slam Plano ISD After Second Sexual Abuse Case

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Parents at an elementary school in Murphy gave school district officials an earful Tuesday night during a packed meeting about two allegations of sexual abuse in two years.

Todd Reich, a coach at Hunt Elementary, was arrested last week on suspicion of indecency with a child. He is free on bond.

The allegations against Reich are the second case at the school in two years. In 2010, Joseph Garbarini was sentenced to 62 years in prison.

Parents are well aware of the school's recent history and wanted to hear what was being done to prevent another case.

Benjamin Conner told child advocate workers and Plano Independent School District Superintendent Richard Matkin at Tuesday's meeting that their answers weren't quelling parents' fears.

"They're here, not able to answer any questions about what safety measures are in place, whether or not they've had a sexual abuse response team in here, why the nurses aren't certified examiners," Conner said. "He hasn't answered any of those questions, has he? This is the problem. It's not that it happened and we don't have an answer today, it's that this has happened before."

Matkin told the crowd that the meeting wasn't a question-and-answer session. Instead, parents had to fill out a form to ask a question that had to be approved by the district's attorney because the incident is under police investigation, he said.

"This was just simply to tell you what our procedures were, to give you the opportunity to submit questions that we can answer through advisement," Matkin told the crowd.

It did little to quiet down the more than 200 parents that packed the gymnasium.

Steve Cuny, the father of four children at Hunt Elementary, hasn't allowed them back to school because he fears for their safety.

"I'm concerned with what's happening now, forward," he said. "Nobody's been forthcoming on telling me who is going to talk to my children about what happened. Nobody is telling me
what is going on in the school to make sure my kids are protected."

Cuny said he's allowing his kids to go back so he doesn't face truancy charges.

He asked district officials if more cameras were being installed or if doors were being taken out of offices to prevent teachers from being alone with students. District officials couldn't comment and said a third party was looking into the how the district hires and does background checks on potential employees.

The responses weren't enough for some parents.

"This meeting is an insult," Conner told officials.

District spokeswoman Leslie Range-Stanton told NBC 5 that parental questions would be answered on the district's website. Range-Stanton also said another meeting would be set up to continue the discussion.

NBC 5 asked to speak with Matkin on camera, but a district official declined the interview.

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WNV Victim Asks If Delays Added to Epidemic

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A North Texas doctor recovering from West Nile virus wonders if he and some other victims who got the neuroinvasive form of the disease would have been spared if the Dallas County health department had pushed for aerial spraying sooner.

More than two months after Mike Clark got West Nile virus, he's still in rehab, trying to recover from the damage it did to his body and his memory.

"I just progressively worsened -- couldn't eat, couldn't drink," he said. "I got nauseated and finally had lost 26 pounds. It was, it was definitely scary. I mean, I didn't know if I was going to get better or worse."

If Clark wasn't recovering from West Nile virus, he might be treating patients with West Nile virus. He's a doctor, but he hasn't been able to work since August.

"There are a lot of people who wouldn't be in the hospital, who wouldn't be in the situation I'm in, had things been done faster," Clark said.

As the NBC 5 Investigates team first reported Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it recommended that the Dallas County health department "strongly consider" aerial spraying in late July. The CDC said it gave the Dallas County health department that advice in a conference call on July 25. Dr. Janet McAllister with the CDC led that call.

"In the situation that was described, aerial spraying is, is the most effective way to treat large areas, which is what Dallas County was needing and experiencing widespread cases," she said.

But if the CDC advised aerial spraying in that call, Dallas County Health and Human Services Director Zach Thompson apparently never passed that information along to County Judge Clay Jenkins, the top official who could authorize aerial spraying.

In a statement, Jenkins told NBC 5 Investigates: "My first communication from anyone regarding the possibility of aerial spraying for the 2012 WNV outbreak was August 6, 2012."

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Aug. 6 is 12 days after the date the CDC says it told the health department to strongly consider aerial spraying.

Thompson disputes what CDC told NBC 5 Investigates.

"I've set the record straight that the recommendation you're talking about is a recommendation that the CDC looks at overall planning," he said. "First you do surveillance, you do enhanced spraying, and then you, you, go to aerial spraying."

Thompson won't tell NBC 5 Investigates what he believes the CDC told him on that conference call, but he insists he followed CDC and county plans.

"The information you're pointing out is incorrect," he said. "There is a plan, and we followed that plan, so your information and your story that you put in place is incorrect, so have a good day."

In the end, Jenkins said he based his decision to aerial spray largely on advice he got directly from the CDC.

"The CDC told me Friday when I made the decision to request the planes that the time that we wait can be counted in additional West Nile cases and human life," Jenkins said at an Aug. 16 press conference.

But is it possible that Jenkins might have gotten some of that advice sooner if the county health director told him what the CDC says it told Thompson in the July 25 conference call?

Clark said he thinks any information gained from the CDC should have been shared with the decision makers.

"I mean, I think you should take into account what people who are supposedly experts on this are saying, and CDC is pretty expert on stuff," he said.

NBC 5 Investigates has repeatedly asked health director Thompson to sit down to talk in detail about how his department responded to the West Nile virus epidemic, but he has declined our requests.

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Funeral Home Holds Service for Big Tex

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From his creation as a giant Santa Claus to his fiery 60th anniversary finale, we look at the history of the State Fair of Texas icon, Big Tex.

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"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust."

The phrase takes on a different meaning when you think of Big Tex, which was destroyed by fire Friday.

"When I saw it on TV, I was just, 'Oh, he just went up in flames,'" said Loretta Pope, holding back fake tears.

A few days after the giant statue at the State Fair of Texas burned, dozens of fans came to memorial for the big guy.

Some were still in denial.

"I couldn't believe when they told me Tex was burning. I'm saying, 'What do you mean he's burning? He's a 100 feet in the air. Who's burning him?'" said Ernie Johnson, who belted out a gospel song at the memorial to remember Big Tex.

The owners of the Golden Gate Funeral Home put together the event, complete with popcorn, cotton candy and fair games for the kids.

While everyone in the crowd laughed and joked during the service, there were some people that did feel sad.

One woman said Big Tex reminded her of the times she would go to the fair as a kid with her parents. Another woman said she always knew where to go if she got lost at the fair: meet at Big Tex.

Pope, a native of Ohio, said she remembers seeing the statue when she moved to Dallas and was struck by how big he was. Pope said when she saw Big Tex, she knew the fair was better than any state fair she went to in Ohio.

"The Ohio State Fair is cows, chickens, dogs and things. You know what the Ohio State Fair looks like," she joked.

Guests at the memorial said they can't wait for Big Tex to rise again next year. But they said they hope he looks a little different.

"Maybe update his clothes a little bit?" Pope said. "He don't need no earring in his ear, neither. He just needs to look like Big Tex."

Johnson said he'd like Big Tex to look like the folks that he lives around near Fair Park -- "a little darker," he laughed.

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Undergarment Thief Becomes Violent: DPD

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Dallas police are warning women about a man who has been breaking into homes near White Rock Lake. Police say he's targeted three homes so far, but Thursday the burglary turned violent.

The woman's family said her dogs woke her up barking at around 8 a.m., and when she saw a strange man standing over her, he punched her in the face. The woman's family tells NBC 5 the man got into the house through a window. Police said she was not sexually assaulted.

Police said all of the burglaries have happened close to each other in their Central Patrol Division. All of the cases happened in daylight hours, the man's descriptions are similar, and he took undergarments in two of the burglaries.

On October 18, 2012, at approximately 8 a.m., a Latin male suspect, about 28 years old, short hair, medium build entered a residence through a small window. The suspect proceeded to enter another room where he encountered the female complainant and assaulted her. The suspect then fled the location with some of the complainant's under garments. The suspect was wearing a gray shirt and blue jeans.

On October 16, 2012, at approximately 4:30 p.m., reporting officers responded to an alarm call. The complainant reported that an unknown suspect entered the residence through a rear door and took jewelry and ladies under garments. Prior to the burglary offense, a witness observed a light skinned Latin male with short spiked hair at the complainant's front door. The Latin male was observed leaving the location in a mid 90's, black Infiniti, 4-door vehicle.

On September 13, 2012, at approximately 1:50 p.m., the complainant left her residence however returned approximately 10 minutes later and found that her garage door was open. The complainant entered the residence and while she was in the kitchen, she observed a suspect peeking around the corner, from the garage. As the complainant picked up the phone to call police, the suspect jumped the back fence and fled the location. The suspect was described as a Latin male suspect, 28-30 years old, 5'11", 190 pounds, clean shaven and was wearing black gloves, gray sweatshirt and blue jeans. No property was taken.

The Dallas Police stress "If you see something, say something" and call 9-1-1 to report any criminal or suspicious activity.

Police urge residents to keep their doors and windows locked at all times and get to know your neighbors so you know who belongs and who doesn't.

Neighbors in the area say that's not that easy. "We have a neighborhood Crime Watch, we have police officers going up and down the streets all the time, but it's difficult with all the construction going on and the new building that's going on you don't know who belongs here and who doesn't," said Ceciliee Wallace.

"It definitely scared me," says Ridgedale Avenue homeowner Courtney Bartee.  "Especially to be home here different hours during the day.  It definitely makes me more aware of my surroundings."

Police say if you are away, consider leaving a light, radio, or TV on a timer that goes on and off while you are away from home.Anyone with information about the burglaries is asked to call the Central Patrol Investigative Unit at 214-671-4414.

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Crash Survivor Speaks Out

Andres Gutierrez, NBC 5 News

A teenager who survived a car crash in Grand Prairie that killed two classmates last year shares his memories and lessons learned.

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On Sunday, friends and classmates at the Mansfield ISD's Timberview High School hosted a memorial service.  They reflected on the lives of 15-year old Carlos Marquez and 17-year old Kimberly Pimental. 

"It's been a year, we can reflect some good thoughts," Elizabeth Cordero, a friend of Pimental said.

For the first time since the crash, Isaiah Rodriguez, one of the passengers in the vehicle, is reflecting publicly about the crash that killed his two friends and had him fighting for his life. 

"I didn't get to go to the funerals so I guess you can say that this my chance to make up for that," Rodriguez said.

In the audience listening was Rodriguez's father, Leonel.

"He's a little bit more understanding about life, about how fragile it can be, how it can change in a split second," he said.

Part of Rodriguez's reflection was to look to the future. "Dream as if you were to live forever but live as if you were to die today," Isaiah Rodriguez said.

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Undergarment Thief Becomes Violent: DPD

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Dallas police are warning women about a man who has been breaking into homes near White Rock Lake. Police say he's targeted three homes so far, but Thursday the burglary turned violent.

The woman's family said her dogs woke her up barking at around 8 a.m., and when she saw a strange man standing over her, he punched her in the face. The woman's family tells NBC 5 the man got into the house through a window. Police said she was not sexually assaulted.

Police said all of the burglaries have happened close to each other in their Central Patrol Division. All of the cases happened in daylight hours, the man's descriptions are similar, and he took undergarments in two of the burglaries.

On October 18, 2012, at approximately 8 a.m., a Latin male suspect, about 28 years old, short hair, medium build entered a residence through a small window. The suspect proceeded to enter another room where he encountered the female complainant and assaulted her. The suspect then fled the location with some of the complainant's under garments. The suspect was wearing a gray shirt and blue jeans.

On October 16, 2012, at approximately 4:30 p.m., reporting officers responded to an alarm call. The complainant reported that an unknown suspect entered the residence through a rear door and took jewelry and ladies under garments. Prior to the burglary offense, a witness observed a light skinned Latin male with short spiked hair at the complainant's front door. The Latin male was observed leaving the location in a mid 90's, black Infiniti, 4-door vehicle.

On September 13, 2012, at approximately 1:50 p.m., the complainant left her residence however returned approximately 10 minutes later and found that her garage door was open. The complainant entered the residence and while she was in the kitchen, she observed a suspect peeking around the corner, from the garage. As the complainant picked up the phone to call police, the suspect jumped the back fence and fled the location. The suspect was described as a Latin male suspect, 28-30 years old, 5'11", 190 pounds, clean shaven and was wearing black gloves, gray sweatshirt and blue jeans. No property was taken.

The Dallas Police stress "If you see something, say something" and call 9-1-1 to report any criminal or suspicious activity.

Police urge residents to keep their doors and windows locked at all times and get to know your neighbors so you know who belongs and who doesn't.

Neighbors in the area say that's not that easy. "We have a neighborhood Crime Watch, we have police officers going up and down the streets all the time, but it's difficult with all the construction going on and the new building that's going on you don't know who belongs here and who doesn't," said Ceciliee Wallace.

"It definitely scared me," says Ridgedale Avenue homeowner Courtney Bartee.  "Especially to be home here different hours during the day.  It definitely makes me more aware of my surroundings."

Police say if you are away, consider leaving a light, radio, or TV on a timer that goes on and off while you are away from home.Anyone with information about the burglaries is asked to call the Central Patrol Investigative Unit at 214-671-4414.

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North Texans Walk For A Cure

Andres Guiterrez, NBC 5 News

North Texans took part in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's "Light the Night" walk.

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Red, white and gold balloons illuminated the dark North Texas skies as part of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's "Light the Night" walk in Plano.

Each balloon serves as a beacon of awareness.

"Individuals come and they walk either in remembrance of someone who they've lost to blood cancer or in honor of someone who is battling blood cancer," said Kacy Hensley, the director of Light the Night.

Among the hundreds of supporters who walked, there are the survivors like three-year old Cutler Fricke.

Fricke was six-months-old he was diagnosed with leukemia forcing him to spend the rest of his first year of life undergoing treatment.

"It's very difficult being a six month old; he can't talk or tell you when something is hurting," Melanie Fricke, his mother, said.

The Fricke family has participated in the Light the Night walk for the past three years.

Others were participating in memory of their loved ones.

Tom Yolke had been married to his wife, Sherry, for 48 years. She died last year following a nine-year battle with leukemia.  

"When you come out here, there are so many people that are in the same boat as you are -- that are also hurting that are also missing someone and they want to help too," Yoke said.

This year, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society has raised more than a quarter of a million dollars and more than 2,000 people have signed up to walk.

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society will hold two more walks: Sunday, Oct. 21 in Fort Worth at the West 7th street development and an Oct. 28 walk at the Main Street Garden Park in Dallas. Both events begin at 7 p.m.

NBC 5 is a proud sponsor of the "Light the Night" walks.

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