Same period this year. And police say its mostly because burglars are snatching checkbooks and blank checks from homes and cars to use for themselves. Kcrg tv nines Dave Franzman has more. Cedar Rapids Police caught thousands of dollars in fake bills very early this year. That accounts for a part of the higher counterfeiting and forgery have targeted something many consumers hardly use at all anymore. Paper checks. Investigators say burglars may grab checkbooks. Or do something even sneakier. If they find a checkbook, they wont take the top check theyll go down a couple, down a little ways and people dont notice and people dont use checks very often might not see it 234 weeks. Someone who has a checkbook stolen can call the Financial Institution and have the thief time to forge signatures and pass the stolen checks. Police say residents could do a lot to help themselves by taking simple precautions. Half the car burglaries involve unlocked vehicles and too many people leave valuables v