Trash Thief!!
 

My wife and I returned home late this evening, just before dark. Since it is trash pick-up night, I took most of our trash out to the curb. Later, I had some more to take out. That's when I noticed that one of the bags had been taken. Only one and I have no idea who took it or where it went. As far as I know, there is nothing in there that has any account numbers or any persional information. I always try to shred anything that would be of any use to anyone and there was no shredding in the trash tonight.

We saw it as well in St. James. Didn't seem like the person was trying to hide from doing it as it was relatively early. I shred everything as well but I'm sure there are those who don't. Red flag!!!!!!!

Unbelievable! Did you get a description of the vehicle and report it to the Sheriff's office?

Well that's just weird, and creepy.

I only put mine out in the morning right before the truck comes....

I usually put ours out reeeaaaallllll late, like around midnight or even early morning, just before the trucks come around. I just thought I would do it early for a change. I guess I'll have to go back to my old practices.

I think that both of you should call the sheriff's non emergency number and tell them and tell Community Watch too. Both live in the same area. But we all should take note. I thank you very much. We will remember to shred.

We tell our neighbors to take one of ours trash bag and put in there drive way if they are leaving town so it looks like they are home maybe that happen or there neighbor didn't have but one bag to put out in there driveway so they took one of yours to put in there neighbors so it would like they are home. We try to look out for rack other since we don't feel safe these days

TV is rampant with "pickers." They go around on garbage nights to see what us "rich" folks call trash. I have seen them anytime after 9 pm cruising our street and shopping our trash. The other night they shopped my neighbors garbage, took what they liked, and then left other less desirable items they had gotten elsewhere on the driveway. Tore open bags and just left them as well. Usually the pickers are in rusted pick ups but these folks were in a new Buick. They saw me watching them but just didn't give a hoot and continued doing their thing. Don't know if it is against the law to go though other's trash once it is outside. Have to watch more CSI to be in the know!!!

On this I would take their license number and call the sheriff's non emergency number. I can understand taking usable discards on the driveway, but to open trash is another. Everyone shred your pertinent information. We are helping each other on this thread.

Once you put anything on the curb it is fair game for anyone who wants to take it away.
What would the Sheriff do?

Thanks for the heads up about the trash pickers. I will be sure to monitor this at our house. Just to add a spin, my husband was a law enforcement official and when they were performing investigations they would take people's trash. They were dressed in plain clothes and used unmarked cars.

I know longer shred. .use it to start my grill

Law enforcement, various types of private and corporate investigators, employers, ID thieves, just curious folks and others will pick through trash for different reasons. It has happened to me. Before shredders were invented I used to burn all my paper documents in my fireplace. Now I use a heavy duty shredder which cross cuts the paper.

Celebrities, politicians and wealthy folks have their trash picked. Some want to know what they eat, read. They even want their thrown away clothing and other personal junk.

I may have watched too much Dragnet, but I believe the courts have said trash put at the end of your driveway is considered to be discarded and is therefore fair game.