REGULAR MEETING - AUGUST 13TH

DEPUTY JAY WINGLER

Deputy Jay Wingler, Community Services Officer with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office provided us with an interesting presentation on the various ways that identity thieves and other nefarious individuals from around the world can steal from vulnerable people and computer systems. He had literature available to assist us in taking precautions to avoid hackers and identity thieves, including home and mail box protection. One precaution notable was that there are thieves who roam our streets at night stealing mail from mail boxes and we should always remove mail from our boxes as soon as possible after it is delivered and not leave it over night. Jay noted that about 90 percent of theft in Douglas County is from garages and motor vehicles.

Regarding the adjacent photograph of Jay, notice the AA emblem in the upper right, representing a program focusing on substance abuse, and a tray of donuts in the lower left, within arms reach of a profession notorious for adddiction or at least a strong lust for donuts.