Archive for June, 2009
Lost Diamond Found in Vacuum Bags
In Buffalo Grove, IL a suburb of Chicago, a woman who lost a large diamond earring found it the next day by combing through a cleaning crew’s vacuum bags.
Lost Wallet Scam
Fraudsters hacked into the webmail account of an Indian politician in an effort the trick his contacts into giving them money.
RFID Technology Prevents Lost Luggage
McCarren Airport in Las Vegas invested recently in RFID systems for baggage tracking. Old bar code systems presented a problem because about 10% could not be read easily. These bags had to be manually tracked, creating increased labor costs for the airline and a constant stream of baggage that didn’t end up at it’s final destination. [...]
Lost Luggage Paradise in Alabama
Ever wonder where the final resting place is for unclaimed baggage at the airports? With hundreds of thousands of lost bags cycling through the lost and found system on a regular schedule, out with the old to make room for the new. Well, there is a place in Scottsboro, Alabama called the Unclaimed Baggage Center (UBC) that takes that old luggage and makes it available to you
Lost And Found Still Not Perfect
Hurried travelers at Newark Liberty International Airport leave an average of one-thousand items in those gray plastic bins at the security gates every month. Some of the items that seemingly “disappear” are wedding rings, Rolex watches, laptops, cell phones, iPods and the list goes on and on.
TSA officers go to great lengths to reunite those passengers [...]
For Anyone Who Loses Their Cell Phone…
Funny video. Great solution for anyone who has lost their cell phone!
Excellent Metal Detecting Locations for Missing Items
A fun and cheap hobby to introduce yourself and/or you’re kids is treasure hunting or MD (metal detecting). I wrote in a previous blog about the various types of metal detectors for your lost and found adventure. Today, I want to give you some tips on some easily accessible places to start looking for missing items. Who knows what you’ll find?!
Lost and Found Recovery – Buried Treasure
Metal Detecting is a popular hobby for lost and found recovery of treasure. Scanning the oceans, beaches, fields, and even your backyard can yield suprising results!
Extortion Over Lost Cell Phone
This is a video of a real extortion case where two guys tried to get $100 in exchange for returning a lost cell phone.
Owner Reunited With Lost Wallet 30-Years Later
The last thing on Lee Lacourse’s mind one recent day was the wallet she lost 30-years ago.
That is, untl she received a call from Const. Mike Menor of Ontario’s Kingston Police.
It took staff at the police department’s lost and found recovery service department to finally hunt down the now 63-year-old Lacourse.