Bin rummaging / stealing on Lordship Lane

[oliviaandmilo]

Personally I always use the water method for my info papers! Safest, healthiest, quickest way of disposing of the paper work. Something the Grand kids enjoy ,having a go at and can still recycle the pulp!! Sorted.

[JohnL]

Sue Wrote:

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> Re the point above about burning/shredding paper,

> you can also put confidential papers (or the part

> of them with useable identifying features on) in a

> bucket (or bath) of water, with or without washing

> up liquid, leave them to soak for a bit, then

> mash them to a pulp. A lot quicker than shredding,

> at least if you only have a smallish personal

> shredder rather than a massive office shredder.

>

> However, don't do what I did and put the resultant

> pulp in a compost bin. It just all stuck together,

> the worms didn't like it, and I had to fish it all

> out again (still all stuck together) after months

> :))

>

> I have no idea whether the pulp would go into the

> blue recycling bin or the green bin, though. I

> will soon find out, as I too am sorting through

> about twenty years' worth of financial stuff :(

>

> Admin: I know this is off topic, but I am

> responding to a post above.

Great idea actually.

Make some artwork out of the pulp and display/sell :)

[Isolde2018]

Just in case this is helpful / relevant: I also saw a woman of this description (shopping trolley, fairly well dressed) rummaging through the bins in Nunhead at around 12.30 today (Carden Road I think). Two young men (presumably those who lived in the flat / house she was outside) were taking photos / filming her and asked her to move on. This was in Broad daylight obviously.

[Countrlass22]

Macutd. U should call 1p1 inform police state have photo to.

We had it and they came in unmarked car caught them trying get items for identity theft.

Said wish more report as you see it that entering your gate going into bin is theft.

That it's gangs women sometimes guys.

Identify theft mostly

[Chick]

this doesn't make sense.

Countrlass22 Wrote:

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> Macutd. U should call 1p1 inform police state have

> photo to.

> We had it and they came in unmarked car caught

> them trying get items for identity theft.

>

> Said wish more report as you see it that entering

> your gate going into bin is theft.

> That it's gangs women sometimes guys.

> Identify theft mostly

[Sue]

It makes sense to me.

[Sue]

Chick Wrote:

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> this doesn't make sense.

>

>

> Countrlass22 Wrote:

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> > Macutd. U should call 1p1 inform police state

> have

> > photo to.

> > We had it and they came in unmarked car caught

> > them trying get items for identity theft.

> >

> > Said wish more report as you see it that

> entering

> > your gate going into bin is theft.

> > That it's gangs women sometimes guys.

> > Identify theft mostly

It makes sense to me.

[ianr]

Countrlass22 Wrote:

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> Macutd. U should call 1p1 inform police state have

> photo to.

> We had it and they came in unmarked car caught

> them trying get items for identity theft.

>

What do you know of the outcome? Found and questioned in the street? Searched? Arrested? Cautioned or charged? Convicted?

[Countrlass22]

They were given warning as appeared be first offence

[ianr]

Was that an informal warning or an official caution?

I'm particularly interested in the extent to which the police treat these cases seriously if there's clear evidence of removal of papers containing personal information that might be used for id theft. Was there any that you know of in this case?

[Countrlass22]

Official caution.. Rest don't know.

Told if see such always report there big amount of identity theft occurring.

BBC highlighted this in one there programmes