SHREDATHON

UPDATEIf you're not already in line at the Roanoke Shred-A-Thon, unfortunately, you won't be able to have your documents shredded. Due to the volume of people looking to securely shred their private documents, anyone not already in line at the Schewels off of Hershberger will be turned away. ORIGINAL STORYGet your boxes ready, because it's time for Shred-A-Thon! Getting rid of your private documents while protecting your identity isn't easy, but 10 News is giving you a free opportunity to do just that. On Monday, the Shred-A-Thon will be at the Schewels at 3602 Ferncliff Avenue in Roanoke.

DANVILLE (WSLS 10) - More Southside residents are likely now feeling a little more secure thanks to our WSLS 10 Shred-A-Thon. The Shred-A-Thon was back in Danville on Tuesday because it had to end early on Monday due to a scheduling conflict with the shredding company. During the course of two days, we were able to collect 18,000 pounds of documents. "I heard on the website y'all was going to be here today, so I come by to throw my stuff away. It's free for both businesses and individuals to bring as many documents as they'd like.

DANVILLE (WSLS 10) - Because the WSLS 10 Shred-A-Thon was forced to end early on Monday in Danville, it will be back for four hours on Tuesday. Monday's event ended early due to a driver shortage by Kodiak Shredding, but on Tuesday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., you can bring your sensitive materials to be shredded to the Danville Schewels at 126 Sandy Court. We apologize for this inconvenience this may have caused. After Tuesday's extended hours in Danville, our last Shred-A-Thon of the fall season will be on November 21 in Roanoke at the Schewels 3602 Ferncliff Avenue from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

CHRISTIANSBURG (WSLS 10) - People in Christiansburg know how to shred and Monday, they broke a record doing it with 105,000 pounds shredded at the WSLS 10 Kodiak Shredding Shred-A-Thon. "We bought our house in 2012 and we have just been saving things that we thought were important," said Melissa Wright. 65,000 pounds were shredded at the last WSLS 10 Shred-A-Thon in Christiansburg in May. Tony Edmonds took Monday off from work to deliver years worth of papers belonging to him and two of his family members. Monday's total puts us at nearly 1.8 million pounds shredded since the WSLS 10 Shred-A-Thon's kicked off in 2014.

CHRISTIANSBURG (WSLS 10) - Until 2 p.m. on Monday, stop by the Schewels, at 1055 Peppers Ferry Road in Christiansburg. This is the only stop in the NRV during this Shred-A-Thon season. We had collected 105,000 pounds of material to be shredded during the event! The most collected at any previous stop in Christiansburg was 76,000 pounds. If you didn't make it out to Christiansburg, here are the other upcoming stops and dates:November 14 – Danville – Schewels 126 Sandy CourtNovember 21 – Roanoke – Schewels 3602 Ferncliff Avenue

ROCKY MOUNT (WSLS 10) -- The WSLS 10 Kodiak Shredding Shred-A-Thon kicked off Monday in Rocky Mount, the place where the bi-annual event began in 2014. Rocky Mount brought in 10,000 pounds of paper at that first event on November 3, 2014 but on Monday, they came with six times that amount. Monday's event, the first of five weekly shred events, netted 60,000 pounds of material. Shredding documents safely, securely and without limits. All WSLS 10 Shred-A-Thons are free and there is no limit on how much anyone can bring.

ROANOKE (WSLS 10) - The final stop of the WSLS 10 Kodiak Shredding Shred-A-Thon wrapped up Monday afternoon and broke a record. The Roanoke stop brought in 365,000 pounds of paper. To put that in perspective, the four stops earlier this month brought in a combined 260,000 pounds. After collecting a total of 625,000 pounds this spring, the WSLS 10 Shred-A-Thon will return this fall. Since WSLS 10 began hosting Shred-A-Thon events, we have collected a total of 1,559,000 pounds of paper.

ROANOKE (WSLS 10) - Monday's final Shred-A-Thon event has shredded the most paper yet. As of noon, more than 200,000 have been collected, shredded and recycled. WSLS 10 and Kodiak Shredding will be out at the Schewels on 3602 Ferncliff Ave NW in Roanoke until 2 p.m.You can bring as much paper as you want to have shredded and it's completely free.

ROANOKE CITY (WSLS) - Roanoke City police said they are seeing an increase in a particular type of fraud case. Police officers said the increase is partly due to over-the phone scams involving Green Dot cards. Bolling said criminals convince people to purchase Green Dot cards or similar pre-paid credit cards. However, since March, officers received a flood of calls related to "Green Dot" scams. Roanoke City said fraud cases are under-reported because some victims are ashamed.

VINTON (WSLS 10) - WSLS 10 and Kodiak Shredding are teaming up to host a Shred-A-Thon event in Vinton on Monday. The event is being held at the Woods Service Center at 418 E Washington Avenue. Any documents containing sensitive information can be shredded at the event for free. Shredding will start at 6 a.m. and continue until 2 p.m. Monday. So far, more than 50,000 lbs have been shredded.