Lost and found in Broward County, Florida: where to report
There is no single lost and found office for Broward County. An item handed in inside a town usually stays with that town's police department, while something found on a county road, in a county park or in an unincorporated area is more likely to reach the Broward County Sheriff's Office. Transit operators, airports and venues keep their own separate records, and none of these offices checks the others.
The list below gives the reporting route for each town in the county that we cover. Start with the place where you think the item was lost, then widen to the neighbouring towns: property is often handed in a short distance from where it was dropped.
Holding period in Florida
In Florida, the legal window is 90 days once the item is in law enforcement custody. Hotels, airports and theme parks set their own, often much shorter, retention policies.(Florida Statutes ch. 705)
See the full Florida lost & found rules.
Towns covered in Broward County (29)
- Fort Lauderdale183,032
- Pembroke Pines170,557
- Hollywood152,935
- Miramar135,986
- Coral Springs133,962
- Pompano Beach112,212
- Davie106,412
- Sunrise96,633
- Plantation94,002
- Deerfield Beach86,742
- Lauderhill73,961
- Tamarac71,887
- Weston67,952
- Margate58,418
- Coconut Creek57,587
- North Lauderdale44,650
- Oakland Park44,015
- Hallandale Beach41,224
- Lauderdale Lakes35,924
- Parkland35,799
- Cooper City34,166
- Dania Beach31,739
- West Park15,076
- Wilton Manors11,403
- Lighthouse Point10,463
- Broadview Park7,802
- Southwest Ranches7,569
- Pembroke Park6,254
- Lauderdale-by-the-Sea6,159
Report a lost item
ReportLost is an independent service. We file your report with the offices that accept third-party reports, give you the exact desk and steps for those that do not, and keep the report active for 12 months so new found listings are matched against your description.
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