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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 Fort Dodge 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 Fort Dodge in case a fellow passenger picked it up.

Check the local transport resources below for the operators serving Fort Dodge.

Helpful resources for Fort Dodge

Recent reports in Fort Dodge

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Lost document holders in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

I was at the Fort Dodge Public Library around 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday when I realized my document holders were missing from my tote. They're a navy blue leather with three internal pockets and a small zipper, easily tucked away in a backpack. I retraced my steps through the library's main hall, the coffee shop, and down by the entrance near Central Ave, but the set is gone. They matter a lot to me for keeping papers organized, and I feel unsettled without them. If anyone spotted a similar set near the Fort Dodge Public Library entrance on 1st Ave, please help me by letting the site know.

Fort Dodge Public Library, entrance on 1st Ave 1 day ago
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LOST Bus Tickets in Fort Dodge

I realized around 6:20 p.m. yesterday that my bus tickets were missing after I stepped out of the Fort Dodge Transit Center near 5th Avenue to stretch my legs. They were tucked inside a small gray envelope inside my backpack, the kind I labeled with a pink sticky note. The tickets are for a dawn bus to Des Moines, and I am anxious about missing the trip because of this mix up. If someone happened to find them, I would be grateful to reunite them with their owner through the site.

Fort Dodge Transit Center, near the main entrance on 5th Ave 4 days ago
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Lost hamsters in Fort Dodge near Riverside Park

I was at Riverside Park in Fort Dodge around 7:15 p.m. last Friday, packing up after a picnic when my two hamsters slipped from their cage. They’re small, one gray and white, the other brown with a dark stripe. They darted toward the path by the lake, and I chased after them, calling their names, but the dusk swallowed them up. I feel a hollow ache thinking of them scurrying under a bench somewhere and getting scared. I adopted them to bring a little joy to my daughter, and I’m desperate to bring them home safe.

Near Riverside Park, Fort Dodge 6 days ago
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Lost toasters near Fort Dodge Public Library

I lost my two toasters on Friday around 4:30 p.m. near the Fort Dodge Public Library on Central Ave. I was unloading groceries when a gust of wind knocked them from the cart and into a cluster of parked cars. They’re plain white, with a blue dial on each and a dent in the chrome from daily use. These little appliances anchor my mornings, and I feel unsettled without them.

Urgent
Fort Dodge Public Library, Central Ave about 1 month ago
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Lost sheet music in Fort Dodge—back row of theatre.

Hi, I’m Erin Park. I lost a battered folder of sheet music—mostly piano scores with a few vocal lines, the kind I carry to every rehearsal. After rehearsal at the Fort Dodge Community Theatre, around 8:45 pm on Tuesday, I set the folder on the chair by the stage door and thought I grabbed it, but it wasn’t in my bag when I headed into the night. The folder is black with a red spine and carries a few handwritten markings in pencil. Those pages hold practice notes from late-night sessions, and one page bears my grandmother’s doodle in the corner. I’m hoping someone found it and left it somewhere safe.

Stage door, Fort Dodge Community Theatre, back row about 2 months ago
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Blue quilted duvet cover with monogram M

I lost my blue quilted duvet cover yesterday around 3pm near the Fort Dodge Public Library on Central Ave. It's a king-size duvet cover from the Threshold line, solid cobalt blue with white piping. The fabric is soft but has one small coffee stain on the top edge, and there's a silver-thread monogram 'M' on the corner. I had it on the bed at my apartment on Central Ave, and I might have left it in the library parking lot after taking a call. It means a lot to me; it was a gift from my grandmother and has sentimental value. If anyone found it, please let me know—I’d really appreciate getting it back.

Fort Dodge 2 months ago