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Thursday, May 18, 2006

Credit Card Protection - Move afoot to remove Social Security numbers from IDs


Move afoot to remove Social Security numbers from IDs
Army Times - A House committee wants the Defense Department to stop putting Social Security numbers on military identification cards. Many service members are concerned that the inclusion of their Social Security numbers on military identification cards places
Source: www.armytimes.com

Violent Crimes Increased 6% In Davenport In 2005
KWQC - Davenport released its crime report for the year 2005 and serious crime is up. What are called index crimes or violent crimes like assault, homicide, sex crimes are up more than 6% from 2004. Cases of fraud are up 20%. Officers say it's because of an
Source: www.kwqc.com

Police Log
Arlington Advocate - At 3:46 p.m., a Watermill Place resident reported she e-mailed personal information to someone posing as an America Online customer service representative. She later contacted America Online and was told the company does not send e-mails requesting
Source: www.townonline.com

Elbert County Sheriff's Department
Elberton Star - David Keith Andrews, 43, of 1840 Dudley Road in Bowman was charged with DUI, driving while license suspended and failure to maintain lane. May 8 Kent Burden, 23, of 211 Snyder Avenue in Elberton reported a gold necklace and medication stolen in a
Source: www.elberton.com