Found.ie Blog: November, 2010 Archive
Gardai put pictures of found items on Garda.ie
Saturday, November 13th, 2010
Website trumpets Garda auction
By Conall O Fátharta
Saturday, November 13, 2010
INDUSTRIAL saws, cameras, trumpets, flutes, laptops and golf clubs are just some of the lost and stolen items the gardaí are putting online as part of a new scheme.
The pilot project will allow members of the public to view online photographs of property in Garda possession that has yet to be claimed.
The initial roll-out of the scheme sees just a selection of items from Shankill, which covers Dundrum, Blackrock, Stepaside, Dún Laoghaire, Dalkey, Shankill, Kill O’Grange and Cabinteely Garda Stations; Store Street which covers Fitzgibbon Street, Mountjoy and Bridewell Garda Stations; Athlone and Terenure.
Included in the online gallery of lost and stolen items are some quirky finds.
As well as some 44 bicycles that are each individually photographed, there are car tyres, laptops, trumpets, flutes, a French Horn, an array of industrial saws, a cabinet of jewellery, a medical response kit, a wheelchair, a nail gun, a power washer, cameras and numerous laptops.
All of the items had been either lost or stolen. To date just two items have been claimed – a camera and a pink football jersey.
A statement released by the gardaí advised people who suspect that one or more item belongs to them to get in touch with the appropriate Garda station.
“If a member of the public sees an item they believe may be their property, they should make contact with the appropriate station, as listed in the photograph’s description, to arrange a viewing. If you have lost property or have had property stolen from you, and it is not listed in the photographs, please contact your local Garda station,” a statement read.
Gardaí also warned people to ensure they report all stolen property to the authorities and to make a note of their bike’s serial number and to keep it in a safe place.
Contact details for all of the Garda stations involved in the pilot scheme can be obtained at www.garda.ie.
This story appeared in the printed version of the Irish Examiner Saturday, November 13, 2010
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