Found Gold ring - Hand in to police?

[Addicted to bleeps]

Hey all.

Well, I've found a big fat gold ring, which would give a big 'ol boost to my beach challenge.

http://metaldetectingforum.co.uk/viewto ... 12&t=64280

Found it online and it RRP's at £699, but is currently half price.

I haven't done a video on it, as there is one person who lives local to me that watches my videos, and I know for a fact he'd get his mates to say that it's his, which is a shame.

I'm quite a Karmic bloke, so I'll be handing it into the police. I'd like the same thing to happen to me, if I had lost something. I'm worried, though.

I have a friend who is a police officer who says there is a LOT of dodgy things going on in the establishment. He says he's only in it for his pension, and then is getting out. I'm worried I can't trust them, which is really, really sad.

I've tried to reach the owner of this ring via contacting my friends via Facebook, and getting them to ask around. No luck so far.

What's the protocol here? I remember handing in a load of money I found years back, and I think it took 6 months for the owner to try and find it. They didn't, and I got the money back. IF someone claims the ring, will I be able to see their details, so I know it's legit? Is it still six months?

Just a little concerned, as I'm hearing some negative stuff. Please put my mind at rest!

[Owain 1405]

Different forces have different policies, legally you are only obliged to report the find to the police, not to hand it over. You could give the police all the details of the ring and your own contact details & tell the owners to contact you direct

[Addicted to bleeps]

Brilliant! Cheers, Owain

[HowardCarter2]

I found a wedding ring on a pick your own farmers field a few years back, did not hand it into the police "no trust" instead showed the farmer. It turned out that the owner had lost it 7 years earlier and as the farmer kept a lost property book I was able to reunite it with the owner. It was a nice feeling to give it back to the owner but in your case I would keep hold of the ring until the owner can be found and can describe it in detail before handing it over, nothing worse than some scum bag falsely claiming it. If no owner can be found KEEP IT!!!

[jcmaloney]

Your legal obligation is to try to reunite it with the owner.

You could do this by putting up a notice near to where you found the item, or handing it in to the police.

You are also able to keep hold of the item you have found on the understanding that if the
owner comes forward, you must give it back. Otherwise you may stand open to a charge of "Theft by finding".

If the item is retained by the police and you would like to claim it, you will be given a form
that entitles you to collect the property if the owner is not identified within 28 days.

You can NOT claim mobiles,laptops etc as the Police are covered by the data protection act & the items may/will contain personal data.

[beaubrummell]

Found it online and it RRP's at £699, but is currently half price.



I have a friend who is a police officer who says there is a LOT of dodgy things going on in the establishment. He says he's only in it for his pension, and then is getting out. I'm worried I can't trust them, which is really, really sad.

I think by law you should hand it in but if it is claimed then start watching the small adds to see if it appears or go to your local pawn shop and pretend that you've lost one and would they watch out for any local dodgy people trying to sell such a ring for them to contact you


My mother found a handbag on a bus which contained £400.00 when I was just a little boy and she handed it in to the local police station and six months came and went again and she got notified that it had been unclaimed and she could come and claim it for herself. the year was around 1975 and £400.00 was a hell of a lot of money in them days however my mother went around on the very last day to claim it and the officer at the desk made her sign for the stuff and then handed the bag over with the contents and all including the £400.00 and when she was leaving another woman rushed through the door and said that she had just returned from America and that she had lost £400.00 on a bus about six months before and my mother being the honest type and who went to the church every Sunday believed that the bag she had was this womans so doing the right thing she handed it back to the lady and she got £60.00 reward and my mum was happy and so was the lady.

however......

Many years later I was working with the wife of an ex-cop when I was in my early 20's and this was local to my home area and I repeated this story to her when she laughed out loud (she was the mouthy type.....all talk and no work being done) anyway she laughed out loud and said that it was her who had rushed in at the last minute because she was in the station in a different room at the same time seeing her husband and the guy on the desk said on the passing "that's that lucky woman here to claim her handbag with £400.00 pounds in it" and she rushed out one door and in the next pretending that it was her who lost the bag and apparently they all split the remaining £340.00

so take heed my friend and get a lawyer first maybe



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Glen.......any chance of PM ing me a photo of that ring, lol

That's a a chilling story. When I was a kid I found a gold watch and handed it into the police. I was told I could claim it after a time if the owner didn't show up (can't remember how long the wait was back then). Anyway I was told that on the day before it would have been mine to claim the owner turned up. Does make you wonder.

[housed]

if it's on a beach that is crown estate land then as part of the terms and conditions of the Crown Estate you should in theory inform them and the police. As i've never seen anyone admit on this forum that they've contact The Crown Estate to do this I guess it's not really followed (me included, i admit as only actually read the t&c's recently!)

iii.To report the find of any item of value such as jewellery and coins (excluding individual or small quantities of modern coins) to The Crown Estate and the Police within fourteen days of the date of the find. The value of such a find will be determined by agreement between the applicant and The Crown Estate or by valuation by at least two other persons selected by The Crown Estate and the applicant, or by sale for the highest available price. Any monies received shall be divided equally between The Crown Estate and the applicant (after the deduction of any costs).

http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/coastal ... onditions/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


I have handed in two rings to the police though and it's all been fine. They took the ring, give me a receipt and 28 days later as no one had picked it up then i just went and got it.

[Millstone]

Unless there are engravings on it it is difficult to prove ownership, whats to stop anyone going into a seaside police station and asking if a gold ring has been handed in?

An alternative is to cash it in for scrap using someone like Hatton Garden Metals. They will give a better deal then any High St gold converter.

I can sympathise with the moral issue, but it could/should be insured anyway. Cold hearted I know.

[Addicted to bleeps]

Right, went down there and told them I'd like to notify them I found a ring, and gave them my details.

They told me I HAD to bring it in, as the process has changed.

In addition to this, I've since heard a LOT of horror stories of friends that have handed stuff in only to have an 'anonymous' person pick it up the day before they got it.

Arggggg! I guess I have no choice, as I still haven't had any luck on Facebook

[Addicted to bleeps]

Unless there are engravings on it it is difficult to prove ownership, whats to stop anyone going into a seaside police station and asking if a gold ring has been handed in?

An alternative is to cash it in for scrap using someone like Hatton Garden Metals. They will give a better deal then any High St gold converter.

I can sympathise with the moral issue, but it could/should be insured anyway. Cold hearted I know.

It has something very unique inside of it. I wouldn't have taken the chance mentioning it here otherwise, as I know the 'bloke' would have tried to claim it...

[Tinopener]

Well done if I ever lost a ring I hope its you who finds it

[Addicted to bleeps]

Well done if I ever lost a ring I hope its you who finds it

When I was about 11, I had my granddads gold ring (stupidly) on a necklace round my neck. Was shooting stuff with our gat guns in the woods, and somehow lost it.

I was absolutely gutted. Couldn't stop crying, as it was the only thing I had of his before he died.

Went to the police station, and a dog walker had found it and handed it...

Since then, I've always done the right thing

[Pav]

For peace of mind;
Hallmarks tell a lot, and the owner would know correct K, plus they should have some knowledge of the date hallmark within a few years.
Ring size.
Photos.

Good luck.

[Addicted to bleeps]

Hiya, Pav. Well done on finding your ring owner by the way

Is that something the police will ask the person trying to claim it? Rather than "It's yellow and round.'

'Yes, it is! It must be your ring. Here you are...'

lol

[Tomo]

Unfortunatly it's very hard to return something like this as
A. The person could have lost it a hundred year ago
B. The person could have been on holiday there and lives anywhere in the world