Police host hard drive shredding event at CrossIron mall

Calgary police are hosting an electronics recycling event on Saturday where people can watchold hard drives being shredded.

The eventwill be held at CrossIron Mills shopping mall in the hallway leading to the food court between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.

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"Citizens will be able to speak with fraud experts and get answers to all of their fraud-related questions," Calgary police said in a press release.

"In addition, the Electronic Recycling Association will be providing free hard drive shredding for anyone looking to safely dispose of their personal electronic devices."

Items accepted include:

• Consumer electronics, including gaming consoles, iPods,mp3 playersand stereo equipment.
• Desktop and laptopcomputers, including monitors, parts,motherboards andcables.
• Handheld devices, including smartphones, cellphonesand tablets.
• Printers, copiers, scannersand fax machines.
• Peripherals such as keyboards, mice, CD/DVD-romsand accessories.
• Phone systems racks anddisk arrays.
• Servers, software, andspecialty items such asswitches and routers.

Police say many Calgarians are affected by fraud, so consumers should take steps to protect theirpersonal and financial information.

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