Vet’s ID stolen

TT sends us a link to the story of a veteran of Afghanistan who had his identity stolen in a burglary along with some of his medals and thousands of bucks in cash and credit cards (CT Now link);

Several people broke into the residence and took valuables including two safes, coins, personal documents and a number of military awards and citations, police said. They also stole an Eagle Scout badge.

[Edward Jones Jr., of 23 Lovers Lane] took $7,000 from the victim’s bank account and charged $8,000 to a credit card that he obtained by using the man’s name, state police said.

He’d better not let it get around that he lived on Lover’s lane when he gets to prison.

When the DVA lost a computer with thousands of veterans personal information a few years back, I got LifeLock. The only person I’ve caught so far was my wife trying to buy a new car without me knowing and using me as a co-signer, but LifeLock called me while she was still at the dealer. It’s also a good idea to have one of those huge gun safes to keep your stuff in when you’re not home…even if you don’t have a gun. There are just too many scumbags out there.

Category: Veterans Issues