Clarksville Event Helps Guard Against Identity Theft

WKMS | By The Associated Press,

Whitney Jones

Published February 22, 2013 at 7:19 AM CST

Clarksville area residents can get their documents shredded for free Saturday at an event that aims to protect against identity theft. The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security is spearheading the project. State Highway Patrol Captain Stacy Williams says identity theft is a growing concern and that the event will give people a secure way to dispose of personal papers. Each person can bring up to two boxes or garbage bags to the Austin Peay State University stadium parking lot between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

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Whitney Jones

Whitney grew up listening to Car Talk to and from her family’s beach vacation each year, but it wasn’t until a friend introduced her to This American Life that radio really grabbed her attention. She is a recent graduate from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., where she studied journalism. When she’s not at WKMS, you can find her working on her backyard compost pile and garden, getting lost on her bicycle or crocheting one massive blanket.

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