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Fig Garden needs a shredder not a sheriff

In reference to The Bee article of Sept. 14 regarding Fig Garden trash scavengers.

We are very concerned about the burden that will be put on the already-burdened sheriff’s deputies to police dumpster divers.

Haven’t the Fresno County Board of Supervisors, Supervisor Andreas Borgeas, Dan Gallagher and the Fig Garden area residents ever heard of paper shredders?

Larry and Ann Meacham, Fresno

This story was originally published September 24, 2016 at 2:19 PM with the headline "Fig Garden needs a shredder not a sheriff."

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