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There’s an article in the local section of the paper today explaining why medical records containing personal information were found lying in the street downtown. The documents, which held names, addressees and social security numbers, came from a company called Hooper Home Portamedic which collects body fluids for testing. Their office is located in the Downtown Trade Center, right next to the Chinese restaurant that went up in flames recently. Employees for the company have not been able to return since the fire due to smoke damage. Nonetheless, somebody took the documents and placed them in a dumpster without shredding them first. Windy weather lifted the papers out of the dumpster and littered the streets. Needless to say, the clients who were contacted and told this information were not happy.

I can not imagine how awful it would be to learn papers containing VERY personal information about me AND my bodily fluids were found lying on the street downtown. How awful.

In another article the Californian claims that the police are being very tight lipped about a prowler making the rounds in the south west. Several days ago there was a warning issued by the BPD for residents to keep their doors locked. Apparently a man entered several different homes and attacked the unsuspecting women in their bedrooms. It’s not clear if they were hurt but the article does say that they were fondled. Doesn’t that seem a little strange? This dude is walking around, entering homes and fondling women and that’s it? Equally strange is the description of the perpetrator. He is described as being between the ages of 15 to 28, around 5’5” to 5’8” and having an either slim or medium build. That’s about as clear as mud. I find it hard to believe no one noticed his race.

Look out Bakersfield, there’s a boogy man on the loose.