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Lost something on public transport?

How to track down an item left on a bus, train, tram, or taxi by contacting the right transport operator.

Items left on buses, trains, trams, and taxis around Columbus are usually handed in to the operator's lost property team — the trick is contacting the right one quickly.

  1. Identify the operator. Note the route, line, or company and the rough time. Each operator runs its own lost property process.
  2. Submit a lost property report. Use the operator's online form or phone line as soon as possible; recovered items are logged against your description.
  3. For taxis and rideshare, contact the driver or company directly through your booking or app receipt.
  4. Keep your reference. Save any report number so you can chase it up.
  5. Post a listing. Add a listing for Columbus in case a fellow passenger picked it up.

Check the local transport resources below for the operators serving Columbus.

Helpful resources for Columbus

Recent reports in Columbus

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Lost maroon wallet with purple duck charm

Unfortunately I dont have a photo I lost my wallet while riding down the highway (highway 71) and it has my social security card and identity in it its quiet urgent I find this wallet and get it back its a maron colored wallet with a purple duck charm with a bell and is a small flat wallet

Urgent
Columbus 4 days ago
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Lost shirts near North Market, downtown Columbus

I was at the North Market in downtown Columbus around 7:25 p.m. on Friday when I realized my two cotton shirts were missing from the tote I had left by the entrance. They’re simple, one light blue and one navy, each with a tiny embroidery on the sleeve. Those shirts are sentimental—one came from my grandmother, the other a gift from a friend—and I’m anxious I won’t find them. I walked the sidewalks along High Street and Pearl Alley, checking benches by the fountain, but they weren’t there.

Urgent
North Market entrance, downtown Columbus 12 days ago
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Lost microwaves near North Market, Columbus, Ohio

On Friday at 2:15 pm, I was unloading a moving box outside the North Market on High Street in downtown Columbus when I realized my two microwaves were gone from the back of the truck. They’re both standard countertop sizes; one is stainless steel with a small dent on the door, the other is black with a cracked display. I had planned to set them up in my new apartment in the Short North this weekend, and I’m really anxious about the loss because these were essential for meals during the move. If you saw anything around the market entrance around that time, please help me reunite them with me.

near North Market, downtown Columbus 14 days ago
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Lost Breeds in Columbus, Ohio

On Saturday around 6:45 p.m., I lost my Breeds binder from the bench by the North Market's entrance. It's a small, worn binder with a faded red cover and a paw-print sticker on the corner. Inside are breed notes, dog-breed cards, and a hand-drawn map I drafted last winter. This binder has taken years of notes and memories, and losing it makes me feel unsettled and a little heartbroken, like a thread of my daily routine just unraveled.

Near the North Market, by the High Street entrance. 19 days ago
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lost remote controls in Columbus

I plopped down on the sofa in my apartment in Columbus, Ohio, around 7:30 PM on Tuesday, and realized my remote controls were missing from the coffee table. Those remotes disappear into the couch cushions as if by magic, but this time they vanished for real. One is gray, the other black, and I use them daily to stream shows and adjust the volume without getting up. If you spotted them around the Short North area near North Market, please keep an eye out for them.

near North Market, Short North 28 days ago
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LOST brooches near North Market Columbus

At around 3:15 PM yesterday, I realized my two brooches were gone from my tote while I stood at the North Market in Columbus. They are small gold-tone pins with blue stones; one is tulip-shaped, the other crescent-moon, kept in a lilac velvet pouch. I remember pinning the tulip to my scarf, then moving on to browse stalls and feeling the pouch loosen at the zipper. I retraced from the market out onto High Street toward City Hall, hoping someone had turned up the pin that carries a memory of my grandmother. I am clinging to the hope that they will be found or turned in to the lost and found, wherever they may be.

Near the North Market entrance, Columbus about 1 month ago