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Lost wallet or purse — immediate steps

The first moves to make when your wallet or purse goes missing — cards, ID, and protecting yourself from fraud.

A lost wallet or purse in Eastern CT means two jobs at once: stopping fraud and replacing what's gone. The first hour matters most.

  1. Freeze your cards. Open each bank's app and freeze or cancel every debit and credit card. Most apps let you lock a card instantly and order a replacement.
  2. Check for unfamiliar activity. Review recent transactions and report anything you didn't make.
  3. Protect your identity. If ID was inside, take steps to guard against identity theft and consider a fraud alert or protective registration.
  4. Replace your ID and licence. Start replacements for your driver's licence or ID card through the relevant authority for your area.
  5. Retrace and report. Contact the last places you visited in Eastern CT and report the loss to the police non-emergency line if it may have been stolen.
  6. Post a listing. Add a lost-wallet listing for Eastern CT — many wallets are handed in and reunited this way.

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Lost black leather passport holder with passport, credit cards, and travel documents in Eastern CT.

I lost my black leather passport holder while traveling through Eastern CT last weekend. It contains my passport, a couple of credit cards, and some important travel documents. I think I may have left it at a rest stop or a coffee shop. If anyone finds it, I'd really appreciate it if you could reach out!

Rest stops and coffee shops, Eastern Connecticut, United States 7 months ago
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Lost brown prescription glasses with a slight scratch on left lens and stuck hinge, left in a coffee shop's corner table by the window in Eastern Connecticut.

I left my brown prescription glasses in a coffee shop in Eastern CT, likely at the corner table by the window. I realized they were missing shortly after I left, and I’ve been back to check, but they weren’t there. They have a slight scratch on the left lens and a stuck hinge, so they're pretty recognizable.

Coffee Shop, Eastern Connecticut, CT, United States 11 months ago