On Thursday, April 25 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Region * Crime Victim Service Center in association with National Crime Victim Rights Awareness Week is hosting two free shred events open to the public. These events will be located at the AmericanWest Bank 322 S. Division in Moses Lake and the American West Bank 216 SW BAsin St., Ephrata. The public is urged to bring material form home that may need destruction.

AmericanWest Bank and DeVries Business Services have partnered with Region 8 Crime Victim Service Center which serves Adams, Grant and Lincoln County to provide this service.

Region 8 Crime Victim Advocates will be onsite during this event to answer nay questions you may have.

For further information on IOD theft prevention go to http://www.ftc.gov/idtheft