Shred-It and the Los Angeles Sheriff Department's Identity Theft Task Force to Hold Community Shred Event

Document shredding helps Americans fight identity theft.

2010-09-21

LOS ANGELES, CA, September 21, 2010 (Press-News.org) Shred-it, the world's leading on-site document destruction company and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department's Identity Theft Task Force are teaming up to help Los Angeles residents combat identity theft by hosting a free Community Shred Event on Saturday, October 9, 2010 from 9am to 3pm at three locations throughout Los Angeles county: Agoura Hills (City Hall - 30001 Ladyface Ct, Agoura Hills, CA 91301), Los Angeles (Ladera Center - 5315 W. Centinela Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90045) and Norwalk (Target - 12051 Imperial Hwy, Norwalk, CA 90650).

Everyone can bring all unwanted personal documents for shredding by Shred-it mobile trucks. Shred-it is providing the service free of charge on the event day, but donations will be accepted for 999 for Kids, Sheriff's Youth Foundation and March of Dimes.

"Identity theft is the fastest growing form of consumer fraud in North America," says Barry Easdale, District Operations Manager of Shred-it's Los Angeles division. "Community members can protect themselves by regularly destroying confidential and personal documents rather than disposing of them in non-secure places such as garbage bins. The Community Shred Event is the perfect place to shred documents safely and securely while helping three amazing charities."

To prevent personal identity theft, Shred-it advises to shred the following sensitive documents and old files:
- Receipts
- Checks
- Pre-approved Credit Applications / Credit Card Statements
- Outdated Tax Returns
- Envelopes & Return Address Labels
- Business Cards

About Shred-it
Shred-it is a world-leading information security company providing document destruction services that ensure the security and integrity of our clients' private information. The company operates 140 service locations in 16 countries worldwide, servicing more than 150,000 global, national and local businesses, including the world's top intelligence and security agencies, more than 500 police forces, 1,500 hospitals, 8,500 bank branches and 1,200 universities and colleges. For more information, please visit www.shredit.com.

About the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Identity Theft Task Force Detail
The Identity Theft Task Force became operational in 2000 and was the first in the nation. The task force is grant funded by the California Emergency Management Agency and investigates identity theft crime, provides prevention information to consumers and offers specialized training to local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. Task force members include Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigators, as well as investigators from the FBI, US Postal Inspection Service, LA County Department of Consumer Affairs, Glendale Police Department and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.

Please contact 2AM Agency, LLC at (949) 395-0520 to schedule interviews with:
Barry Easdale
District Operations Manager for Shred-it

Lt. Ronald Williams
LASD Identity Theft Task Force

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