Lost and found in Miami-Dade County, Florida: where to report
There is no single lost and found office for Miami-Dade 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 Miami-Dade 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 Miami-Dade County (61)
- Miami6,113,982
- Hialeah221,901
- Miami Gardens111,264
- Miami Beach81,319
- Homestead80,725
- Kendall78,527
- Doral76,490
- North Miami59,429
- The Hammocks58,548
- Fountainebleau56,453
- Westchester53,082
- Kendale Lakes52,141
- Tamiami51,201
- Country Club51,000
- Coral Gables49,243
- Cutler Bay44,483
- North Miami Beach43,104
- Princeton41,476
- Aventura39,372
- South Miami Heights37,525
- Richmond West35,988
- Kendall West35,492
- Golden Glades35,042
- West Little River33,147
- Miami Lakes30,731
- Leisure City26,917
- Ives Estates26,154
- Palmetto Bay24,247
- Coral Terrace24,051
- Hialeah Gardens22,634
- The Crossings22,359
- Sunny Isles Beach22,125
- Sweetwater19,544
- Country Walk18,693
- Glenvar Heights18,488
- Pinecrest18,138
- Pinewood17,427
- Ojus17,101
- Palmetto Estates16,587
- Three Lakes16,426
- Brownsville16,391
- Opa-locka16,097
- Gladeview14,657
- Naranja14,610
- Key Biscayne14,560
- Sunset13,652
- Miami Springs13,606
- Olympia Heights13,179
- Florida City12,791
- Goulds12,019
- South Miami11,926
- Westview11,823
- Miami Shores11,627
- Westwood Lakes10,768
- West Perrine9,944
- Richmond Heights9,489
- North Bay Village8,004
- West Miami7,077
- Bay Harbor Islands5,793
- Surfside5,566
- Palm Springs North5,291
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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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