<prompt> Human: I just looked out my window to find three men going through peoples trash in the alley. They were collecting every piece of mail or document with personal information on it, and writing stuff down. I took a video of their faces, but I dont know if theres anything I can do about it if a crime hasnt yet been commited. Ive also heard about Staples being robbed for their to be shredded bin, since they dont shred at the end of every day.Update: HAHAHA just as I hit the post button I heard angry yelling in the alley. It looks like the garbage truck came along and threw out the bucket that they were collecting all the documents in! Theyre yelling at the garbage men now. I guess some things sort themselves out.  <response>: Im gonna just put it out there - you gotta balance risk vs. reward in these cases. Yes, I would absolutely suggest that you shred everything if people are known to be going through your trash. Otherwise? Just shred the important stuff and dont make yourself crazy. The chances of someone stealing your identity because you left the address sticker on the front of a magazine is tiny. Yes, it is awful to clean up your credit and close down accounts if your identity stolen - but the odds of that happening because you didnt shred all your mail is tiny. Instead, use some common sense and live dangerously when the riskreward ratio isnt there. 