Posted by mistycreek

My daughter’s husband found an engagement ring on the street in Sacramento over a year ago (summer 2008). It did not appear to be a new ring, but it had been run over and scuffed. She put it on Craig’s List and received four inquiries with none of the four descriptions matching the ring she found.

She asked me about it today (11-14-2009) and I suggested contacting Sac PD to determine if you had any lost property, theft or other crime reports involving an engagement ring dating from about the summer of 2008. She still has the ring. Nothing is engraved on it. Please advise or refer us to the appropriate section of your department.

Thanks

Dear mistycreek

Your daughter is to be commended for trying to get the ring back to its owner. By law, if a person finds property valued over $100, they are required to turn it in to the Police Department. If the value of the found property is over $250 and no one claims the property within 90 days, the Police Department will run an ad in a newspaper of general circulation. If, after seven days following the first publication of the notice, no owner appears and proves ownership of the property, the finder is entitled to claim that property. If the finder is not interested in claiming the property, the Police Department will send the item to public auction.

Found items can be turned in at the Police Property public counter at 555 Sequoia Pacific Boulevard off of Richards Boulevard. For more information on location and hours, Property can be reached at 264-5237.

I hope this information is helpful.

Officer Michelle