Lost and Found

Grand Valley Police Department responds to reports of lost & found items valued at or above $100

Lost & Found Frequently Asked Questions

If you have lost an item, regardless of value, please fill out a lost report online using the link below. Staff will attempt to match what you have lost with any similar items that may have been turned in to lost and found. You will be contacted if the item is found. 

Report a Lost Item

The Grand Valley Police Department will accept and manage property of major value, $100 and above. If the item you are seeking is valued at over $100, please fill out the lost report online at the link above. All items of value are held for 6 months. After that time, items are donated to the Surplus Store or destroyed. 

 

The following locations will hold items of minor value for a short period of time. Please contact these locations directly, depending on where you lost your item: 

Allendale Campus:

Grand Rapids Campuses: 

IT handles recovered flash drives. Please call the IT Service Desk at (616) 331-2101 if you have lost a flash drive.

If you have found an item: 

  • For items with a value of $100 or more  (see question/answer below for guidance on item value), please bring to the police department during business hours. See related question as to whether your item is valued over $100. 
  • For items with a value under $100  (see question/answer below for guidance on item value), please bring to the nearest lost and found location so staff can attempt to identify and contact the owner, or attempt to match the item to items in the LOST database. 

Allendale Campus:

Grand Rapids Campuses: 

If your wallet or purse (or other item containing personally identifying information) was lost or stolen, click the link below for information on the next steps to take to protect your identity. 

Identity Theft

If you have been notified that your lost item was found at any location other that the police department, please make arrangements with the location where it is being stored to pick it up. 

 

Because the Grand Valley Police Department is undergoing the accreditation process with CALEA, our department is required to store all property turned into our personnel in evidence. This requires authorized personnel to release the property. If you have been notified that your property was turned in to the Grand Valley Police Department on either the Allendale or Grand Rapids campuses, please fill out the form at the link below. Personnel from GVPD will contact you to arrange a time for your property to be released. Only fill out this form if you know for certain your property is in the possession of GVPD. 

Retrieve My Property from GVPD

GVPD will accept found items valued over $100, including, but not limited to: 

  • Wallets containing $100 or more in cash. 
  • Laptops 
  • Tablets
  • Cellphones
  • Cameras
  • Bikes
  • Cash over $100

Please bring any of these items to the police department location on either the Allendale or Grand Rapids campus, or call (616) 331-3255 to arrange for pick-up. Remember that GVPD will be required to log these items into evidence and arrangements will need to be made for release to the owner. This may delay return of the item to the owner. 

GVPD will not accept the following items, as they are not considered to be valued at over $100 (resale): 

  • Wallets containing less than $100 cash
  • Air Pods/wireless ear buds
  • Other headphones
  • Keys (including key fobs)
  • Credit cards
  • Driver's licenses (or other ID)
  • GVSU ID
  • Textbooks
  • Gift cards
  • Electronic chargers
  • Clothing of any kind
  • Costume jewelry
  • Backpacks containing no items of high value
  • Eyeglasses
  • Sunglasses

Please bring any of these items to the nearest drop-off location listed in the above question "I found an item. What do I do?"


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