Monday, May 15 (Credit Card Protection)

Monday, May 15 (Credit Card Protection)

Monday, May 15
Lebanon-Express - 7:10 a.m. Gas taken from vehicles in 2000 block of Cypress Ct. Loss value: $75. 9:57 a.m. Fishing pole and reel taken from 0-100 block of Market St. Loss value: $20. 11:02 a.m. Purse taken at Lebanon High School. Loss value: $145. 11:08 a.m. Child
Source: www.lebanon-express.com

Law Enforcement
Deming Headlight - Fraud -- A resident reports unauthorized use of a debit card card for purchases in Rio Rancho and Albuquerque. Purchases totaled $450, subsequently resulting in the account being overdrawn when the account-holder wrote checks on it and incurred
Source: www.demingheadlight.com

Burns backs investigation into VA data breach
Missoulian - WASHINGTON - Montana Sen. Conrad Burns Wednesday expressed serious concern about the reported theft of identity information from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. A VA employee this week violated department policy by taking electronic data
Source: www.missoulian.com

Fighting identity theft
Nashville City Paper - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the National Association of Realtors (NAR) have formed a partnership in an attempt to prevent identity theft. The initial program emerging from the partnership is “Deter Detect Defend.” The program was
Source: www.nashvillecitypaper.com

Local veterans taking steps to avoid theft of identity
North Adams Transcript - BOSTON — North Adams Veterans Agent John Taft Jr. has been busy the last several weeks informing local veterans of steps they could take to protect themselves from identity theft. He's also taking precautions for himself, knowing he could be one of
Source: www.thetranscript.com