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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 East Midlands? Handling it responsibly protects both you and the owner. Rules vary by location, but the principles are consistent.

  1. Make a reasonable effort to find the owner. Check for ID, contact details, or anything that identifies who it belongs to.
  2. 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.
  3. Hand valuables to the authorities. Report significant or high-value finds to the police non-emergency line for East Midlands; they'll log it and may issue a reference.
  4. Store it safely. Keep the item secure and unchanged while you try to return it.
  5. Post a found listing. Add a found-item listing for East Midlands with enough detail for the real owner to identify it — while holding back one verifying detail.

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Recent reports in East Midlands

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Found travel visas near Nottingham railway station

Found travel visas near Nottingham railway station in the East Midlands on Saturday around 3:15 pm. I was stepping off the tram at the station forecourt when a small black folder slipped from a backpack and landed on the pavement. Inside were several visa pages and a passport photo, clearly official, and my stomach dropped imagining the owner panicking. I picked everything up, kept the contents secure, and brought it here so the rightful owner can claim them through the site.

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Nottingham railway station forecourt 2 days ago
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Found GPS devices near Market Square, Nottingham

While walking through Nottingham city centre this afternoon, I found a GPS device lying on the pavement under a bench near the Market Street bus stop outside Market Square, Nottingham, at about 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. It looked untouched, with a blue protective case and a cracked screen, like someone relies on it to navigate a long journey. I’m sharing it here because I know how stressful it is to lose your navigation on the way home. If this belongs to you, it was found today and handed in for safekeeping.

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outside the Market Square bus stop near Nottingham Castle 8 days ago
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Black Samsung T7 portable SSD

I found a black Samsung T7 portable SSD yesterday around 4:15pm behind the Broadmarsh Centre tram stop in Nottingham, East Midlands. It's a compact, matte-black aluminum drive the size of a credit card, with a small white sticker featuring a cartoon fox on the back and a faint scratch along the top edge. It looks like 500GB by the label on the bottom, and I haven’t tried to peek at anything on it. It seems well cared for, which makes me think someone must be missing it and would want it back. If this belongs to you, tell me the sticker detail and we can arrange a safe handover near Market Street.

East Midlands about 1 month ago
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Black microKORG synth with orange keys

Found a black microKORG synthesizer with bright orange keys and a small red sticker on the back with the initials MK. I found it this afternoon around 2:15pm in Market Square, Nottingham, outside the Theatre Royal by the bus stops. It looks a bit dusty and has some wear along the bottom from sitting on the pavement, but the keys feel solid and it powered up when I plugged it in. It’s gotta mean something to someone—if you recognize the sticker or the back label, message me here so we can sort a safe pickup and reunion.

East Midlands about 2 months ago
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Found blue budgie with yellow chest near Nottingham tram stop

I found a bright blue budgie with a yellow chest this afternoon around 2:15pm near the tram stop by the Nottingham Victoria Centre on Upper Parliament Street, East Midlands. It's a small parrot, about the size of a canary, with a white face and an orange beak. It has a distinctive green leg band with the number 12 on it and a tiny nick in the right wing feather. The bird seems surprisingly tame and even hopped onto my finger after I called. If this is your bird, message me here and we can arrange a safe handover; I’d really like to see it go home.

East Midlands about 2 months ago
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Red paperback Gatsby with blue bookmark

I found a red paperback copy of The Great Gatsby, a Penguin edition with a creased spine and slightly yellowed pages. It has a blue ribbon bookmark sticking out and a coffee ring on the bottom corner of page 72—a real lived-in vibe. I found it this afternoon around 2:15pm near the tram stop by Broadmarsh Shopping Centre in Nottingham city centre, East Midlands. Inside the front cover there's a small handwritten note that reads 'Jess 22', plus a faded stamp from a local bookshop I can't quite place. It feels like a well-loved read and I’d love to help reunite it with its owner; if this sounds like yours, drop me a message and we can sort out the return.

East Midlands 3 months ago