Lost something? In Bergamo they find everything

Return lost objects, but absolutely all of them, including living ones. The local police in Bergamo found two Great Danes and a will

Return lost objects, but absolutely all of them, including living ones. The ad hoc office of the local police in Bergamo accomplished the feat by returning to their owners two Great Danes lost in the Upper Town on 25 April. Among the most unusual but very timely restitutions there is also a will and six deer that escapedfrom a private property in the municipality of Orio al Serio. Between 2014 and 2024, a total of 11,115 objects were found and processed, requiring extensive cataloging, searching for owners and storing unclaimed objects in warehouses.

Since 2014, agent Elena Tedesco has been in charge of the service, having managed over the years (due to the increase in tourist flows favored by the growth of the Orio al Serio airport) the increase in cases of documents and objects belonging to foreign persons, who have been traced and the objects delivered – via express courier (expenses paid by the person to whom the goods are returned) – in their countries of origin, both inside and outside the Union European.

FB PAGE OF THE LOCAL POLICE WITH 10,000 FOLLOWERS

In 2017, the Facebook page “Objects Found Police Locale Bergamo” was created, which has over 10,000 followers, and has facilitated direct contact, especially through tagging in the comments which directs the conversation to Messenger private messaging. Most of the objects found were reported by the agents or delivered directly by citizens to the Command. But they also come from the State Police, Carabinieri, other external Local Police commands, ATB Mobility and Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital who have on several occasions handed over unclaimed objects and documents to the Office at their facilities. From January to April this year, 419 discovery cases were opened, of which 218 were closed with the return of the objects. Among these were 7 stolen cars and motorcycles, 8 bicycles, 2 electric scooters, 80 wallets, 308 personal documents, 134 credit or debit cards and 1313.20 euros in cash.