Barry Boyd came accross around a dozen boxes of what appeared to be medical records behind an apartment complex in Wheaton, MD. Worried about the personal information contained he notified the police.
It turns out the files came from Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. The files were supposed to be shredded but it is unknown how they came to be in a dumpster behind the apartment.
This is just another case where an employee was left to complete an important task without supervision or documentation. Companies who leave shredding to their employees will continue to find their records in dumpsters and the press at the door.