KGVY Radio, Monday, December 10, 2007

Green Valley Sheriff’s Auxiliary Volunteers

Bill Roskey

This past week, a Green Valley resident reported the possible theft of mail from her mail box. She told SAV that she learned from her bank that it had sent her a new credit card which she had never received. However, someone had tried to use the new card to make purchases. The theft of mail in Green Valley has been reported a number of times lately, due to both credit card fraud and identity theft. Another Green Valley resident reported that her credit cards and certain ID cards were missing, although it is unknown whether they were stolen or lost. Especially these days, it’s important to remember to safeguard not only your credit cards for obvious reasons, but any other documents that can be used by thieves. This includes bank or credit card statements, statements from brokerages, your social security number, solicitations for new credit cards, and similar items. All of these documents can be much more valuable than money to an identity thief.

On December 10, a number of Sheriff’s Auxiliary Volunteers received awards for the number of hours they’ve volunteered. Norm Bernatsky has worked more than 9,000 hours, Hollie Hinz, more than 3,000, and Ed Farver more than 2,000 hours. Gary Jacques, Diann Sewald, Henry Gregory, Kathleen Truschke, and Bill Roskey have each worked more than 500 hours.

Last week the Sheriff’s Auxiliary Volunteers celebrated its 25^th anniversary at its annual dinner. SAV is also updating and expanding its webpage. You can see it at www.gvsav.org.