Wallets, keys, phones – all the things we drop or leave behind while on campus – often find their way to the Colorado State University Police Department’s lost and found.

While the university has grown over the years, CSUPD’s lost and found storage area has not. CSUPD’s lost and found will hold items for 30 days and only certain items will be accepted.

“Our priority is always to reunite people with their property either by reaching out when we can determine the owner, or holding it for safekeeping,” said CSUPD Chief Jay Callaghan.

The new protocol will help CSUPD manage the service without getting overwhelmed with items.

Sometimes items cannot be kept for health or safety reasons. All items kept will be held for 30 days in accordance with Colorado law. 

Starting Sept. 11, the only lost and found items accepted are:

• Purses, Wallets, and Backpacks.
• Credit Cards, RAMCards.
• Currency.
• Other items of value: Electronics (laptops, cell phones, tablets, hot spots, ear buds valued more than $200); Non-costume jewelry.
• Weapons (These will be stored or disposed of on a case-by-case basis depending on University and Department policy.).
• Prescription Drugs.
• Keys.

Items that will not be accepted:

• Perishables (food, drinks, plants, etc.).
• Damp or wet items.
• Clothing.
• Water bottles (glass, plastic or metal).
• Dangerous/hazardous Materials.
• No chargers or cords of any kind.

The lost and found is located at the CSU Police Department in Green Hall, located at the corner of Plum Street and Meridian Avenue.  You can contact the lost and found via email at CSUPD_LostandFound@colostate.edu  (preferred method of communication for quicker response); or leave a voice message at  970-491-7693.

Additionally, CSUPD no longer accepts bags of found property from campus partners.  The only exceptions are items on the Accepted Item List.

Campus partners are encouraged to keep these items in their buildings and/or departments own lost and found. Owners searching for their property will be referred to the places they last remembered having the item or where they think it was lost if CSUPD does not have the item or it is not on the accepted Item list.

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