Ryan Gauthier reports:
For several weeks, a mound of city documents containing Social Security numbers, phone numbers and carbon copies of checks filled a Dumpster at Smith Park, where they were accessible to anyone.
The Journal received a tip that led to the discovery of countless junked records containing personal information for Middletown residents, along with blueprints, contracts and tax papers.
Most appear to have originated in the city’s public works and utilities department, with a few from the police and finance departments.
Read more in the Middletown Journal.