Lost
Lost passports in Hickory / Lenoir, North Carolina
near the courthouse square
Lost
listing
Posted
1 day
ago
Description
Hi there, I'm Maria Lopez. I lost my passport last Friday around 4:15 PM somewhere in downtown Hickory, near the courthouse square at Main Avenue and 2nd Street. I was at a coffee shop on Main when I realized I didn't have it after paying the bill; I must have left it in the chair. The passport is a standard US passport in my name, Maria Lopez, with a light-blue cover and a travel sticker. I’m anxious about travel plans and the potential trouble of replacing it, so I’m hoping it’s found and returned to the city’s lost-and-found. It would mean the world to me.
Approximate last-seen location
near the courthouse square
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