Found an item? Your responsibilities

What to do when you find someone else's property — your responsibilities and how to return it safely.

Found something in Clarksville? Handling it responsibly protects both you and the owner. Rules vary by location, but the principles are consistent.

Make a reasonable effort to find the owner. Check for ID, contact details, or anything that identifies who it belongs to.
Don't assume it's yours to keep. Keeping found property without trying to return it can have legal consequences. When in doubt, hand it in.
Hand valuables to the authorities. Report significant or high-value finds to the police non-emergency line for Clarksville; they'll log it and may issue a reference.
Store it safely. Keep the item secure and unchanged while you try to return it.
Post a found listing. Add a found-item listing for Clarksville with enough detail for the real owner to identify it — while holding back one verifying detail.

Helpful resources for Clarksville

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Recent reports in Clarksville

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Found medication near Riverfront Clarksville

I’m Alex Turner, and I found medication along the Cumberland Riverwalk in downtown Clarksville around 11:40 a.m. today. I was taking a break on a bench near the Riverfront Amphitheater when I spotted a small amber bottle on the ground and picked it up to keep it safe. The label reads a local pharmacy and the bottle still contains some pills, untouched. I’m posting here in case the owner recognizes their bottle or the details on the label; I’d like to help return it to them.

Riverfront Park, downtown Clarksville 5 days ago

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Found: Breeds binder in Clarksville

I was walking along Commerce Street near the Custom House Museum in downtown Clarksville this morning around 9:30 a.m. when I spotted a plastic binder tucked under a bench labeled Breeds. Inside are dog-breed charts, a notebook, and several business cards from a kennel. I grabbed it to keep it safe and brought it with me when I left the area. I’d like the rightful owner to reclaim it through the site so I can verify the contents and pass it along.

Reward

near the Custom House Museum, Commerce Street 12 days ago

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found: Equipment for Various Sports in Clarksville, TN

Hey, I’m Alex Rivera. I found an assortment of sports gear around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday behind the Clarksville Community Rec Center on Riverside Drive, near Riverfront Park. In a dusty gym bag I spotted a basketball, a tennis racket, a pair of cleats, and a couple of water bottles. It looked recently used and mostly clean. I tucked it onto a park bench by the river and kept an eye out, hoping the owner would realize it was missing. It’s clearly loved by whoever owns it, so I’m hoping this helps reunite them with their stuff.

Sentimental

behind the Rec Center on Riverside Dr, near Riverfront Park 23 days ago

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Found Wrist Watches in Clarksville.

While walking along Main Street near the Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville around 11:20 a.m. on Sunday, I spotted two wrist watches forgotten on a bench outside the Visitors Center. I picked them up to keep them safe and turned them over to this page, hoping the owner sees it. One watch is a silver-toned analog with a brown leather strap, the other a sporty black model with a rubber band—different styles, same mystery. If these are yours, I’m glad to help you get them back.

near the Montgomery County Courthouse 25 days ago

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Found toy train near APSU Bell Tower

I found a small toy train on the Clarksville sidewalks near the APSU Bell Tower around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday while I was heading back from the library. The train is plastic, orange with blue stripes, and the wheels are a bit rough from being dragged along the concrete. It felt like it belonged to a kid who might be missing it, so I set it on a bench near the riverwalk hoping the owner would recognize it. If this rings a bell, know that the train is waiting on a safe spot near the Bell Tower on the APSU campus.

near the Bell Tower on APSU campus about 1 month ago

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Found brooches in Clarksville, Tennessee

I was out for a late-afternoon stroll along the Clarksville Riverwalk around 4:50 p.m. today when I spotted a small cluster of brooches lying on the sidewalk beside a lamppost near the old train bridge. They looked vintage, with delicate filigree and a few colored stones that caught the light as the sun slid behind the trees. I picked them up and tucked them into my jacket pocket, hoping to reunite them with whoever lost them. They clearly mean something to someone, and I felt a little rush of protectiveness, like I had stumbled onto a small piece of someone’s story.

Riverwalk lamppost by old train bridge about 2 months ago