It's sad but true: Crooks using newspapers to prey on people - some dealing with the darkest of times.

It's the normal thing to do, right? When someone dies, you put their obituary in the paper, or when someone's having a wedding you do the same thing.

Well, it's tough to think criminals would stoop so low as to check the paper, and prey on those announcements - but they do.

So, to help keep you safe when you're letting the public know you're gone, here's Washington's Most Wanted's Myrle Carner with this week's Safety Alert.