Lost or found item in Gowanda: What should you do?

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New York : the holding period scales with the item's value: the more it is worth, the longer the police must keep it. A finder must deposit an item worth $20 or more at a police station within 10 days. (New York Personal Property Law §§252-253)

No report has been filed in Gowanda yet. Yours would be the first, and it gets a public page that anyone who finds your item can search.

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Residents and visitors of Gowanda may report lost items using the procedure described here.

Think about the places you visited recently: 🏨 hotels, 🍽️ restaurants, 🛍️ malls, 🌳 parks (e.g., Chang Hu Park, Cattaraugus Creek Waterway Access), or 🧭 tourist attractions. In Gowanda, the most visited tourist places include: Bear Point, Danger No maintained trails No safe way to reach creek.

In some cases, these spots collaborate with the police for object recovery.

For targeted cases, individual follow-up with venues can be considered.

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See the full lost & found guide for New York, including the legal holding period and where unclaimed items end up.