MI: Theft of Goodwill safe raises identity theft concerns

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KENT COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – In Kent County, the investigation
continues into the theft of a safe from a Goodwill location in Kent
County.

This is a theft that Newschannel 3 first reported on in December. A
man broke into a Goodwill store and stole a safe, but instead of money
that thief got the names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social
Security numbers from thousands of people. Now, there are fears that
this could turn into a huge identity theft problem.

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Shellenbarger was one of the thousands of former Goodwill employees
and participants who had their personal data inside the stolen safe.
The thief broke into the store on 29th Street in Kentwood on December
15th. "He walked out with an entire safe," said Jill Wallce, VP of
Community Relations for Goodwill.
Police believe the thief wanted cash, but the safe contained only
tapes with data going back 20 years.

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