Finding things at the lost and found

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  • By Airman 1st Class Tiffany Colburn
  • 39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey --  What do you do when you take a taxi to the Commissary only to find that you left your wallet or purse in the taxi? A good place to start is the Law Enforcement Desk with the 39th Security Forces Squadron. While the LED is not the base 'lost and found' it is a 24-hour conduit for items found and is often the first stop for taxi drivers who find things lost in their cars.

At the LED the items are handed over to Master Sgt. William Peoples, 39th SFS first sergeant.

"We, SFS, technically don't have a lost and found. It's just a natural reaction for people to return lost items to the cops for return to owners," said Sergeant Peoples. "I keep small items that cab drivers turn in or people find in and around base. For example keys, wallets, purses, small electronics, hats, scarves, etc., but if large items are found I can make some kind of arrangement to store them in the interim."

Once Sergeant Peoples gets lost items, he tries to find out who they belong to.

"I send e-mails out to my fellow shirts who in turn send e-mails out to their squadrons to find the owner," said Sergeant Peoples. "If the item isn't claimed in 30 days, I turn it in to the Thrift Shop."

If you find something small around base take it to the LED and report where and when the item was found.