Consumer experts say one of the best ways to avoid identity theft is to carefully dispose of sensitive documents like old tax records, bank and credit card statements and pay stubs.
The best way to do it is to shred them.
Home-office supply stores sell shredders. But if you, like many homeowners, have boxes or drawers full of old documents the home-office models might not hold up under the strain.
To help those hoping to get rid of a backlog of pertinent papers the Anne Arundel Police Community Relations Council is holding a countywide shredding event on May 12.
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