FAIRLESS HILLS, PA —The Falls Township Police Department wants to help residents get rid of some old paperwork.

The department will host a shredding event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (or until the truck is full) on Saturday, Oct. 29.

The event is for township residents only and no businesses are allowed.

Police ask residents to bring their confidential or unwanted documents to the department's industrial-sized shredder and dispose of financial statements, transaction records, insurance policies, ledgers, files, magazines, paper bags, and other paper items.

Residents should not bring items with metal, binders or clips and no plastic bags as well.

The event takes place at the Falls Township Police Department, 188 Lincoln Highway, Fairless Hills, PA 19030.

The police department is also holding a Coffee with a Cop program on Oct. 21.

The "Coffee with a Cop" function from 9-11 a.m. Oct. 21 at the Barnes & Noble on 210 Commerce Blvd. in Fairless Hills.

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