Police warn Southport residents to shred sensitive documents

Police are warning people in Southport to shred classified and potentially sensitive documents before throwing them out

If a document contains any financial or personal information such as bank or credit card statements or utility bills or even an envelope with your name and address written on it, shred them before they are put in the bin, or if possible burn them.

Keep important documents e.g. passports, car documents, medical records even prescriptions out of sight in a safe place.

All these above documents could be used for the purpose of Identity Theft.