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Public Safety Lost & Found

We are located in Edgewater Hall, room 207

Contact number is 678-466-4050.

For any found property, please fill out and include this form when turning in any items to Public Safety.

Lost property may be turned into Public Safety at Edgewater Hall in the Parking Services Office or by contacting us at (678) 466-4050 and requesting an officer come to pick up the property.

Public Safety may refuse to accept any lost and found item that is little to no value or presents a health or other hazard.  Examples of items we will not accept include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Unsanitary property- such as food containers, used clothing, shoes, etc.
  • School Supplies with no scholastic value- used notebooks & book bags that do not contain other valuable items.
  • Costume Jewelry, sunglasses, etc. - Any items of costume jewelry that upon the officer’s observation have no value.
  • Hazardous Material- such as chemicals, unidentifiable liquids, lighters, glass bottles, flammable liquids, needles, mold, mildew, heavily soiled items, or other items that contain any kind of material that would create a health hazard.
  • Miscellaneous- Any other item deemed unacceptable in the officer’s mind that should not be accepted into custody of the department.

Items that our department will normally accept into lost and found include:

  • Wallets, purses, or bags containing ID, financial transaction cards, cash, etc.
  • Jewelry that is plainly valuable.
  • IDs, financial transaction cards, or other easily identifiable or important personal documents.
  • Laptops, phones, tablets, or other electronic devices.
  • Weapons of any kind.
  • Miscellaneous – Any other item that the officer determines should be taken into custody for safe keeping.

Members of the department that refuse an item of lost and found are to direct the person in possession to either dispose of the item or to return it to the area in which the item was found.  Departments are encouraged to retain a local lost and found for items that are not accepted into Public Safety’s lost and found. Items that are accepted will be tracked as property and a reasonable effort to identify and contact the owner will be made.  All unclaimed lost and found items will be destroyed after 30 days.

To inquire about an item in lost and found, please contact our main number at (678) 466-4050 or come to Parking Services located at Edgewater Hall.  Items are normally only able to be retrieved during the regular office hours of the university.

Please call if you have any questions.