Shredding event Saturday

Published 9:10 am Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Nonprofit organization Crime Stoppers of Minnesota is teaming up with American Bank and Shred Right Inc. to host an event Saturday where people can properly destroy their sensitive documents.

The Albert Lea Community Shredding Event will be at American Bank from 9 a.m. to noon at American Bank, 217 S. Newton Ave.

A donation of $5 per grocery bag or box of documents is suggested.

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More than 11 million adults were victims of identity theft in 2009, and the average victim spent 21 hours and $373 out of pocket resolving the crime, according to a news release.