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Department Co-Hosts Community Shred Day

The Lakewood Police Department and Iron Mountain Information Protection and Storage Company will host a Community Shred Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 25. This free service allows the public to bring up to five boxes of confidential documents to be shredded on site at the northwest parking lot in the Belmar Shopping District at West Alameda Avenue and South Wadsworth Boulevard.

"The public response and support for last year's Shred Day was overwhelming and as a result we will be conducting two shred days for the citizens and business communities as a tool to prevent identity theft and fraud. The first will be held on April 25, 2009 and the second in the fall of 2009." said Mike Becker, Commander of the Lakewood Police Property Crimes Section.

The Lakewood Police Department encourages community organizations to become involved also. Starting with this shred event, they are inviting a charitable organization each time they host an event to solicit donations for their causes. Volunteers from local Kiwanis Clubs will be at this shred event.

"We believe Shred Days offer our citizens a tremendous service to help prevent them from becoming victims of identity theft and fraud. We are able to provide this valuable service as a result of our partnerships with Belmar, the Alameda Gateway Community Association and Iron Mountain. This Shred Day we will be accepting cash donations to benefit the Belmar and Denver West Kiwanis who are supplying volunteers to assist. We encourage citizens to take advantage of this service," said Lakewood Police Chief Kevin Paletta.

In addition to shredding of confidential documents, members of the Lakewood Police Department will be on hand to provide free identity theft and fraud prevention information. They will also be available to answer any questions.