TEMPE, Ariz., June 18, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celebrities and politics aren't the only things making headlines in the picturesque state of California; identity thieves are targeting Californian's at an alarming rate. Beating out Texas and Arizona, California is ranked No. 3 in the nation for identity theft complaints in 2011 according to the Federal Trade Commission.
LifeLock, Inc., an industry leader in proactive identity theft protection, and the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (FBI-LEEDA) will provide free identity theft summits in San Francisco and Galt, CA on June 25 and 26 respectively. The trainings will help provide local, regional, state and federal law enforcement officials with the tools and techniques needed to help combat the growing crime. The award-winning educational summits will be hosted by the United States Marshals Service-Northern District of California in San Francisco and Chief William V. Bowen of the Galt Police Department.
"We have had such a tremendous response to our identity theft trainings that we are pleased to be returning to San Francisco for the second training in three months," said Todd Davis, LifeLock Chairman and CEO. "By providing law enforcement on the front lines with a behind-the-scenes look at how criminals are perpetrating this crime, they often leave with a renewed perspective and a more complete understanding of how to work a complex identity theft case."
The summits will mark the sixth and seventh time the valuable training has been presented in California since 2009; previous events were hosted in Los Angeles, Belmont, Dublin and San Diego. Attendees will be presented with in-depth instruction on the technological resources available to assist in identity theft investigations, as well as hands-on learning with tools used by today's identity thieves, including the use and demonstration of different dangerous technologies and tampering devices.
Details for the Identity Theft Summits in San Francisco and Galt, CA:
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The San Francisco summit will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Monday, June 25th at the Federal Reserve Bank, 101 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Attendees must be pre-registered by Friday, June 22nd.
- The Galt summit will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26th at the Galt Police Department, 455 Industrial Drive, Galt, CA 95632.
FBI-LEEDA and LifeLock have been working together since 2008 to present a series of one and two-day identity theft summits and have presented more than 98 free trainings around the country, reaching more than 7,000 law enforcement officials representing more than 2,500 different agencies. In coordination with the summits for law enforcement, LifeLock also provides free education to consumers nation-wide. To host a presentation please visit LifeLock.com.
About LifeLock
LifeLock, Inc. is an industry leader in identity theft protection and presents identity theft summits that bring together local, regional and federal law enforcement officials to better understand the crime of identity theft. Since October 2008, LifeLock has reached over 7,000 law enforcement officials representing over 2,500 agencies across the nation. The LifeLock Identity Theft Summits have been recognized by the American Business Awards and Communitas Awards, each for Corporate Social Responsibility.
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