next on abc 2 news works for you: the cop, the professor, the president. and that now famous round of beer. could the cash for clunkers program be too popular? why the government is thinking about cutting it. plus, a string of crime affecting some of baltimore s holiest sights. now abc 2 news, the latest at 11. a crime spree in baltimore county targeting places many consider sacred. good evening, everybody. i m terry owens. in just the past month, eight area churches have been broken into. who is behind it? delia goncalves is live at county police headquarters with more on the search for the culprits. terry? reporter: police are still at this hour looking for the suspects. and they say they have very few leads to go on. in the meantime, clergy members are taking a second look at their security systems. it s a shame. there is not much more to say when dealing with the burglar, except perhaps this. it shows you how smart they are, to be honest as far as burgla
ride, you can t miss the sign warning you. workers are erecting barricades to cut down the three-lane road to just a single lane, in hopes of red flagging the practice of illegal street racing here. we re really happy they re doing something. reporter: nearby residents like carol have been calling on police to crack down on the late-night practice for years. it s a constant roar. it s drag racing. you hear the wheels peeling out. reporter: he says he is thankful the state is finally taking action. there was a very good sense of relief. we ve been working with officials for a listening time to get something done. and unfortunately it took a death or two to get attention. reporter: five weeks ago, 21- year-old mary katherine abernathy of columbia and 21- year-old jonathan henderson of la plata died when police say a would-be racer lost control of his car while fleeing the site of such a race. we ve been working with the maryland state police since that incident to