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TX: Personal info found discarded in alley

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Dissent

A man working in an alley made an unusual discovery, dozens of checks written to one restaurant….. NEWSCHANNEL 5 contacted the restaurant where all the checks came from.

The Co-Owner of Los Mismos tells NEWSCHANNEL 5 she’s not sure how the checks ended up in the alley 2 blocks from the restaurant.

“I was alarmed, because, we keep all our checks and I have no idea how they got there.” says Blanca velez.

She says the restaurant never throws out personal information without shredding it first. She thinks it may have been stolen during a recent burglary.

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