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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
Dentures, false limbs and a gravestone make way to Dublin lost and found
Thursday, October 7th, 2010
Dentures, false limbs and a gravestone make way to Dublin lost and found 123A lost top hat is among the more novel items foundSeán Hyland sorts through bags in the lost property section of Dublin Bus in the city centreA selection of musical instruments parted from their owners.
A PROSTHETIC LEG, false teeth and a box of crickets are just some of the bizarre items that have been left behind on the capital’s public transport system. Other strange items that made their way to the lost and found departments include a glass eye, shark teeth, toupees, wheelchairs, crutches and white canes for the blind. Mobile phones are the most common item that passengers leave behind, according to a spokeswoman for Dublin Bus, who said about 40 mobiles ended up in the lost property department every week.
“Strangely, we also get quite a lot of dentures left behind,” she added. And while passengers have to pay a €2 levy for the return of lost property, it’s a small price to get one’s limb, teeth or pet back, says the spokeswoman. Joe Elliot, who has worked in the lost and found department of Dublin Bus on and off for the last 15 years, said the strangest item he ever came across was a live rabbit. “The owner never even claimed the rabbit, so one of the girls working here took it home.”
“Fifteen years ago, umbrellas were the most popular item left behind. We would get hundreds of them. Now it’s mobile phones.” Most items are kept for a month and then either scrapped or donated to charity. Mr Elliot said more valuable items such as jewellery are kept for a year and a day and then given to a charity shop. Money is also kept for a year and a day before being sent as a reward to the person who found it. A spokeswoman for Veolia transport said mobiles, wallets, gym bags and school bags were the most regular items left on the Luas. Hearing aids, dentures, baby buggies and wheelchairs were among the more unusual things left behind.
“We often get joke calls from kids asking have we found their grannies,” she said. One woman kept leaving handbags on the Luas. “She left a handbag behind every day for two weeks. In each bag she left her story, which was typed up, detailing personal information such as where she was living. We soon realised she was deliberately leaving the bags for someone to contact her.”
A memorial stone for a grave was the strangest thing left behind by a passenger at Dublin airport, said a spokeswoman for the Dublin Airport Authority. “The passenger most likely left it behind after they discovered how much the excess baggage charges were,” she added.
The Irish Times
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/1005/1224280400848.html
Need to check if a Garda station might have your lost or stolen items ? There an app for that !
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Gardai of Ireland App is an iPhone application that’s aimed to help simplify finding a Garda Station in Ireland. There’s no more need to ring directory enquiries or save Garda Station phone numbers to your phone as any Garda Station in Ireland can be found in this one app.
http://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/gardai-of-ireland/id365013933?mt=8
Bus Eireann : Found Property
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
A handling fee per article will be charged when lost property is claimed. If lost property is unclaimed for a period in excess of two months, such property will be sold and the monies obtained will be used to defray any expenses incurred by Bus Éireann in holding such property.
No responsibility will be accepted by Bus Éireann for loss of or damage to property belonging to a passenger, which is lost or stolen on Bus Éireann premises or on Bus Éireann vehicles.
Dublin Airport : Found Property
Monday, March 8th, 2010
Found Property
Dublin Airport
Items left behind by their owners at Dublin Airport may be turned in to the Airport Police station . Airport Police endeavor to match items that have been turned in with items reported lost by their owners.
To contact Lost Property phone: +353 (0)1 814 5555
The Airport Police Public Office is located in the Airport Police Station, Arrivals level. It is open between the hours of 0700 and 2200.
There is a €6 handling charge payable for each lost item returned to its owner. An item may be posted to its owner for an additional cost.
Airlines
Important: Property lost on board aircraft or checked-in luggage is the responsibility of the airline or ground handling company.
Dublin Airport does not process or have access to information about any item left on aircraft or baggage lost by airlines.
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