Crime & Safety

SMPD: Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft

The San Marino Police Department will offer free document shredding so save up those important documents to destroy and help avoid identity theft.

Due to the common occurrence of identity thefts in the city—, in fact—San Marino Police recently sent the following message to residents:

Identity theft continues to be a common form of larceny. One of the things you can do to protect yourself against identity theft is to make sure you destroy and/or shred documents that contain confidential information. At the on Saturday, October 13, we will be providing free document shredding. Start filling those two bank boxes with documents to shred.

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Do you plan on shredding documents at the Police and Fire Barbeque? How do you help prevent yourself from falling victim to identity theft?

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