Shred During Secure Your I.D. Day Saturday

Jamestown  (CSi) The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota and AARP North Dakota are sponsoring a free shredding event in Jamestown as part of Secure Your ID Day, Saturday April 19, 2014  at First Community Credit Union in Jamestown.

Residents and small businesses are invited to shred and properly dispose of up to two boxes of sensitive documents and compact discs free of charge.

BBB and AARP North Dakota staff will be present to provide tips and fact sheets on how to avoid identity theft. There will also be a drawing at each Secure Your ID Day location for a free shredder from AARP North Dakota and the BBB.

The event, which runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., is part of a series of Secure Your ID Day events being hosted by BBBs across the country. First Community Credit Union is located at 111 9th St. SW.

The goal of Secure Your ID Day is to educate consumers about identity theft, which for the 14th straight year topped the list of complaints reported to the Federal Trade Commission in 2013,