Lost
Lost USB drives near Santa Maria Public Library, 6:20 PM
outside the Santa Maria Public Library on Cook Street
Lost
listing
Posted
11 days
ago
Description
Yesterday around 6:20 p.m., I realized my USB drives were missing after I left the Santa Maria Public Library on East Cook Street. They aren’t valuable money-wise, but they hold a year’s worth of work and a handful of family photos I can’t replace. I retraced my steps along Cook Street toward Main Street and checked the library entrance, the coffee shop across the way, and the plaza by the fountain, but I didn’t find them. I’m anxious about losing those backups and hope whoever picked them up will pass them on.
Approximate last-seen location
outside the Santa Maria Public Library on Cook Street
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