You can take advantage of a free paper shredding event in North Las Vegas on Saturday September 24th, from 9am-1pm. North Las Vegas Police at the Northwest Area Command station are hosting this event to help prevent identity theft and fraud in our community.
According to reporter Greg Haas on 8NewsNow.com, this is going to be a “drive-thru” event, and police are asking you to please remain in your vehicle. Passengers will be limited to “two file boxes full of documents per vehicle.” Haas goes on to report that any documents you bring to this event with be shredded on-site and the shredded paper will be recycled.
The Northwest Area Command station is located at 3755 West Washburn Road, and police there require that you only give them paper documents and file folders to shred, although there is no need for you to remove items like binder clips, staples, rubber bands or paper clips.
They request that you DO NOT try to have them shred “cardboard, plastics, metal, 3-ring binders, CDs or DVDs, trash or hazardous materials.”
Document and paper shredding is an excellent way to avoid identity theft and fraud. If a document or a piece of mail has personal information on it, it is a good idea to make sure you shred it after reading it if you don’t need to save it.
Per NerdWallet.com, here are some more ways to prevent identity theft:
- Freeze your credit with all three credit bureaus.
- Secure your Social Security number. Do NOT carry your…
