Police in Inverness handled an incredible 1,400 lost property items last year.
Between downed drones, treasured toys and essential ear pods, officers deal with an average of four items every day.
A quarter of all the items were handed in over the course of the three days of the Belladrum festival.
All of the lost property items were handled by Burnett Road police station in Inverness.
In full: All lost property handed to police in Inverness
- Purse/Wallet – 138
- Mobile phones – 125
- Jewellery, including watches – 123
- Cards, including bank cards, ID cars and similar – 107
- Clothing – 101
- Keys – 93
- Bags – 78
- Licences – 74
- Bikes – 60
- Glasses – 24
- Passports – 22
- Toys – 19
- Electronic devices – 17
- Cash – 16
- Alcohol – 6
- Ear pods – 4
- Sgian Dhu – 4
- Drone – 2
- Hearing aids – 2
- Medication – 2
- Trainers – 2
- Camera – 1
- Other, including all items that do not fall into above categories – 101
In full: Mountain of lost property from Belladrum
All the below items were recovered at Belladrum in addition to the list above.
- Mobile phones – 66
- Cards – 62
- Glasses – 31
- Clothing – 26
- Purse/wallet – 19
- Jewellery – 17
- Bags – 15
- Keys – 12
- Licences – 10
- Passports – 2
- Cash – 1
- Other – 18
What happens to lost property not claimed in Inverness?
Police in Inverness and across Scotland will hold lost property for three months from the date they are found.
People who think they have lost an item should notify officers by submitting a lost property form.
Some items recovered by may be submitted for public auction if they believe there is a resale value.
Police confirmed to the Press and Journal no items found in Inverness last year were submitted for auction.
Some items are not routinely taken in or handed back by police.
- Banks cards are immediately destroyed by police.
- Police do not return passports and instead return them to the relevant issuer.
- Driving licences found on their own may not be able to be returned.
- Mobile phones can only be returned if you can provide the IMEI number, which can be found in the device’s settings.
- Police do not take items lost on public transport.
- Keys lost on their own are retained at the police station where they were handed in.
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