Lost & Found Reward Inflation?
It appears that as our hand-held gadgets increase in price, so are the rewards for the recovery and return of those valuable lost items. While the effectiveness of a hand-made sign in a window can be debated; you can’t deny the creativity of the second guy who came along to post his alternative $51 reward.Â
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6 Steps to Return a Lost Item
You stumble across a cell phone or wallet on the street. What do you do with it?   Turn it in to the lost and found? Take these 6 steps to reunite the owner with their missing itemand they will be forever grateful!
Step 1
Post the item online at a local website in your area. Make sure [...]
FREE Download Recovers Lost Cell Phone Information
Did you know that approximately 8-million cell phones go missing every year? And with the functionality of today’s mobile devices you have a lot more to lose than just the phone. There’s your contact information, pictures, music, etc. Amazingly, most people don’t back-up the information on their phones, for whatever reason. Chances are, you’re one of them.
I came across [...]
Police Turn Off Lights In Lost and Found
I do a lot of reading and research on everything lost and found and have been noticing a national trend in the role police departments play in the process.
It used to be if you found a lost cell phone, digital camera, wallet, bicycle or even a diamond ring, you dropped it off at your local police station, in hopes [...]
Lost Treasure Found in Texas With Google Earth
Google Earth’s mapping application has proven a fascinating tool for millions. Just recently they launched a feature that allows you to search the moon.  As impressive as that is, one man found it useful to search for buried treasure – in a South Texas creek!   A Los Angeles-based musician, Nathan Smith, is certain that he found a long lost treasure [...]
Lost Your Wallet? What to do… (part 2)
Part 2 of a 4 part series on how to protect yourself if you lose your wallet. This article contains information on how to deal with credit card companies and the DMV.
A Tour of Portland, Oregon’s TriMet Lost and Found
Sarah Mirk recently stopped by the TriMet headquarters to take a peek inside the mysterious Lost and Found room. For those of you that don’t know, the TriMet is Portland’s public transportation system. Many people have wondered about this mysterious room; what a room full of items left on Portland public transit must look like. Well, Sarah asked the right clerk one day and he invited her inside.
Beware – Losing Cell Phone Can Lead To Extortion
I keep coming across stories where people find lost items and try to cash in by demanding money for its return. If you find a missing item, like a cell phone, it is illegal to demand cash from the owner in order for its return.
There’s a little law on the books called extortion. I don’t [...]
Flight 1549 Passengers Get Lost Luggage Returned
Passengers of US Airways Flight 1549 are starting to get their personal belongings back, four months after their plane ditched into New York’s Hudson River.
Lost And Found: 5 Tips On How To Get Your Cell Phone Back
It’s 3am and you’re at IHOP munching on some sausage. Your friend is about to get sick or pass out, you’re not sure which. Fast forwarding to early that afternoon whenyou finally wake up, accompanied by that familiar pounding head-ache and a strong suspicion that something is wrong. Then you realize your cell phone alarm didn’t go off and you have no idea where it is! It’s happened to all of us. Here are 5 tips on how to help ensure you are reunited with your lost cell phone.