The WVHTC Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in
Fairmont, W.ereleases. According to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Annual Report on
Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft, consumers reported losses of more than
$680 million from fraud in 2005 with the majority of cases occurring from
lost or stolen wallets and theft of paper or mail . With its founding roots in Albuquerque, New Mexico,
thirty years ago, US Crime Stoppers' tips have led to the arrest of
approximately 400,000 criminals, the clearing of over 700,000 cases,
including terrorist activity, and the recovery of narcotics and property
valued in excess of $4 billion dollars .cloyd@sbcglobal.

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S. Department of Justice shows that the first
three hours following a child abduction are the most critical. The Foundation has
established a multi-faceted approach to maximize economic development,
including infrastructure development, research and development,
commercialization and workforce development.com

Elaine Cloyd
Crime Stoppers
Cell: 620 727-5688
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"AmberView is a program that applies an advanced technology like
biometrics to the very real and tragic problem of child abduction," said WVHTC
Foundation President and CEO James L. The program is funded
through a federal allocation of $494,739 secured by Congressman Alan B.amberview.

Local community Crime Stoppers programs stretch across the nation and
participate in a global network of programs worldwide that take anonymous
tips to solve crimes. All calls are anonymous, and programs do not use caller
ID.

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The FTC estimates that
the average individual victim of identity theft spends 200 to 600 hours and
$1,500 to restore their identity.

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Shred-it, the world's leading document destruction company and Crime
Stoppers USA member programs will bring their expertise to Wal-Mart stores
to help Americans take action against the growing threat of identity theft
and fraud.

"The best safeguard against personal identity theft is to regularly destroy
confidential personal and business documents," says Greg Brophy, President
and CEO, Shred-it.com

Marty Heires
Wal -Mart Corporate Communications
Office: 479 273-4314
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All images have been stored on a
secure server located at the WVHTC Foundation and maintained in a secure
database.
"Upon receiving an authorized Amber Alert, that child's high-resolution 3-
D image is immediately posted on the AmberView missing children web site and
distributed via a web-based broadcast system to law enforcement, media outlets
and private sector sources in a 200-mile radius of the child's hometown or
area of abduction ," said Chico. Founded in
1988, Shred-it currently services over 150,000 global, national and local
businesses and organizations worldwide.heires@wal-mart.

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Advanced Technology Will Distribute 3-D Images Via Web-Based
System Within Minutes of Reported Abduction

FAIRMONT, W.
"We have had the support and cooperation of the law enforcement and
education communities in West Virginia from the start, and the feedback and
active participation we have received from those groups has proved to be
invaluable," Chico said.Va.

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"This program puts into place the necessary information and tools to
increase the likelihood of the safe return of missing children," said Estep. "We help our clients protect themselves and their
customers every day by destroying documents that are no longer needed.
Representatives from community Crime Stoppers programs may also be on site
to offer consumers tips on how they can protect themselves against identity
theft.

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Mollohan through the U. For more information,
visit http://www.

PRESS RELEASE Shred-it Crime Stoppers and Wal-Mart Help Americans Beat Identity Theft

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Following the parental approval process, high-resolution 3-D digital
images were recorded of volunteer students in three West Virginia counties.
"Through state-of-the-art biometric technology and critical partnerships
between the technology, law enforcement, media and private sector communities,
we can all work together to aid in the recovery of missing children.com.

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The system showed the ability to
"mass broadcast " a digital, 3-D facial image of a missing child to law
enforcement officials, media organizations , the private sector and other
sources.S. Community Shreds will
be held at more than 200 Wal-Mart stores across America on April 1, 8, 22
and 29.com.

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WVHTC Foundation officials said that AmberView goes far beyond the
usefulness of fingerprinting, which has been used primarily to identify
missing children after they are recovered., functioning as an engine of economic change for growing a
statewide and regional high-tech business sector.
(Click here for details) consumers to dispose of sensitive documents securely.com.

For more information and the dates of Community Shreds in your area,
contact:

Christine Andrew
Shred-it Corporate Communications
Office: 905 829 -2794 #257
candrew@securit.

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crimestoppersusa. Shred-it
trucks are equipped with custom-built shredders that can efficiently
destroy everything from confidential paper documents to CDs. More information about
Wal-Mart can be found by visiting http://www.net

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"Within minutes of notification of a child
abduction, thousands of people will be on the alert to help find or identify
the missing child.

Shred-it, a Securit Company, is the world's leading on site document
destruction company with over 130 branches across five continents.

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Estep.
The 3-D format allows the image to be enlarged and viewed from various angles,
making positive identification easier. The study shows
that 74 percent of the children who were abducted and later found murdered
were killed within three hours of their abduction.

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Contact:

Robert Chico
304-366-2577, ext."

"Crime Stoppers USA is very excited to work together with Shred-it and
Wal-Mart to promote community safety," adds National President, Elaine
Cloyd.

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Va., A pilot biometrics program called
AmberView (SM), designed to aid in the recovery of missing children, has been
unveiled by the West Virginia High Technology Consortium (WVHTC) Foundation. 508

This release was issued through eReleases (TM).

Identity theft is the fastest growing form of consumer fraud in North
America.

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"We are confident this program
can be applied statewide, nationally and even globally because we all know
that the crime of child abduction knows no borders.shredit.walmartfacts.

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Therefore, the facial image provides much
more information than a simple description, photo or fax of a photo and,
unlike fingerprinting programs, is aimed more at the safe return of the child
than identifying the child after recovery.
Organizing Community Shred events across America raises awareness about the
dangers of identity theft and fraud and encourages consumers and businesses
to take the necessary steps to protect themselves from these crimes. For more information about Crime Stoppers, visit
www. The company operates
in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Germany,
Guatemala, Honduras , Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, South Korea and
the United Kingdom. The company's securities are listed on the New York and
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Visit www. If you have information on a crime,
please consult your local directory and contact your community Crime
Stoppers program.

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WVHTC Foundation Unveils AmberView Program to Aid in Recovery of Missing Children

Shred-it and Crime Stoppers USA will help
American consumers fight identity theft by organizing the world's largest
Community Shred initiative during the month of April. operates Wal-Mart Stores, Supercenters , Neighborhood
Markets and SAM'S CLUB locations in the United States.

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The 3-D biometric facial image that
is broadcast to law enforcement, media and private sector officials in the
early critical hours following an abduction may be rotated on a computer to
view a variety of facial angles. Department of Justice.
Estep emphasized that the development of this biometric technology in West
Virginia could lead to a system that provides new tools to help law
enforcement nationally and internationally . The magnitude of the event is a first in the fight against
identity theft. Consumers are invited to
bring all the personal documents they can carry for shredding.

To find out where a Community Shred is taking place in your neighborhood,
visit www.shredit.

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AmberView, a coordinated pilot program in West Virginia designed to work
in collaboration with state and national Amber Alert programs , was
demonstrated today as a program that quickly disseminates three-dimensional
(3-D) images of missing children through a web-based distribution system
within minutes of a reported child abduction ."
AmberView Program Manager Robert Chico explained that the WVHTC Foundation
provided information to students, parents and parent-teacher organizations
seeking parental approval for student volunteers for the pilot program. This is a highly emotional program and we are very
motivated to deliver this biometric technology to assist in returning missing
children to the safety of their families."
For further information on the AmberView program, go to
http://www.

Shred-it mobile shredding trucks will shred personal documents free of
charge at Wal-Mart locations across the country.com .

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