[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Rich Iwaszko

A real game is when your opponent is always perfect and unyielding (golf course)

In tennis your great if your opponent stinks. Other than cardio, tennis doesn't deliver more exercise. Tried tennis but didn't like wearing those little skirts.

Right - everybody hates those tennie tiny shorts. Bright red pants on the golfers are so much better.

Originally Posted by Rich Iwaszko

Where is the Villages lost and found????????

Lol.

As we are constantly told, never let a tragedy go to waste. Disney has a lost and found. Unclaimed items are in a store for employees to purchase.

Hey, that could be a perk for T V employees.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by RRGuyNJ

I can't help myself. Most people here should have been born after the mid 60's. Since when does the $ go after the number? 50$ vs $50 This drives me nuts!! OK, carry on. I feel better now.

I agree.
Same category of 'driving me nuts' as saying "I could care less."
Then users of the term fails to say how much they could care less.
Percentages Count!

[SHIBUMI]

That is a great idea!!!!!!!!!! A universal lost and found so everyone will know what the procedure is. Brilliant!!! And yes let employees benefit where possible.......just brilliant!!

The moral to the story, besides needing a universal lost and found, and knowing there is no such thing as free solar, is to get name labels for your golf clubs. They are available at any
pro-shop and cost all of 6$.

Cudo's to all those folks out there who would return a lost and found item.

Originally Posted by GizmoWhiskers

Lol.

As we are constantly told, never let a tragedy go to waste. Disney has a lost and found. Unclaimed items are in a store for employees to purchase.

Hey, that could be a perk for T V employees.

[bogmonster]

Am I the only one to foresee a TOTV post tomorrow - ‘Driver stolen out of my bag at local golf course’

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Rich Iwaszko

That is a great idea!!!!!!!!!! A universal lost and found so everyone will know what the procedure is. Brilliant!!! And yes let employees benefit where possible.......just brilliant!!

The moral to the story, besides needing a universal lost and found, and knowing there is no such thing as free solar, is to get name labels for your golf clubs. They are available at any
pro-shop and cost all of 6$.

Cudo's to all those folks out there who would return a lost and found item.

As I understand it, Disney is private property, whereas most of The Villages is considered public property. One exception is the rec centers where you need a resident ID to enter the area. The Villages does have a lost and found process for the rec centers. But, a universal lost and found process for The entire Villages would be a violation of the Florida law. Here is the law:

705.102 Reporting lost or abandoned property.—
(1) Whenever any person finds any lost or abandoned property, such person shall report the description and location of the property to a law enforcement officer.
(2) The law enforcement officer taking the report shall ascertain whether the person reporting the property wishes to make a claim to it if the rightful owner cannot be identified or located. If the person does wish to make such claim, he or she shall deposit with the law enforcement agency a reasonable sum sufficient to cover the agency’s cost for transportation, storage, and publication of notice. This sum shall be reimbursed to the finder by the rightful owner should he or she identify and reclaim the property.
(3) It is unlawful for any person who finds any lost or abandoned property to appropriate the same to his or her own use or to refuse to deliver the same when required.
(4) Any person who unlawfully appropriates such lost or abandoned property to his or her own use or refuses to deliver such property when required commits theft as defined in s. 812.014, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

[LeRoySmith]

Originally Posted by msilagy

I have the perfect solution - KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF EVERYONE ELSE'S STUFF!

msilagy
I was going to ask if that nasty rash you had had cleared up yet but I can guess based on your comments here.

Hope it gets better soon!
Love LeRoy

[lmack]

Originally Posted by Rich Iwaszko

My wife and I were riding in a golf car to go to Southern Oaks. We passed the crosswalk on the southern most entrance to Osceola Hills. Lying in the road was a golf club. We looked around and saw no one. It was a brand new driver with a headcover.

When we got to Southern Oaks we asked several employees what to do about it. No one knew. We put a lost and found ad in the Talk and got 1 response. The response, thank you, said that if it was worth 50$ or less to take it to one of 4 rec centers mentioned. If it was worth over 50$ take it to the police station. Now, I know the driver was worth around 250$ but if the owner could not hit it, it may have been worth less than 50$. lol.

I then asked employees at Belgrade and no one knew what to do with a golf club that wasn't lost at a golf course. So I decided to take it to the police station in Sumpter county off 466.

I walked in an explained my situation and they all gave me the I don't know look. Then they said they would write up a police report. 30 minutes later, and after filling out a report I began to wonder.........The club would be locked up in the evidence locker in Bushnell.

Just before leaving, a man in a motorized wheelchair came in to file a complaint. He said that he signed up for free solar and once they were done they gave him a bill for $50,000 and his bank told him he had to pay it.

After hearing that I left hoping I didn't waste their time with my found driver and it seemed more serious matters were afoot.

I did not want to keep the club and was just amazed at how few people knew what to do. I thank the police for their time and if you lost your driver, it is now located along with all the crime scene evidence at Bushnell. Fore!

Was the head cover tan/gold? My clubs were stolen about 3 years ago and the only positive was that I could never hit that @&$* driver anyway. Maybe the thief had the same issue and tossed it out in disgust?

Sorry you had such issues trying to do a good deed!

[MrFlorida]

Originally Posted by Rich Iwaszko

Where is the Villages lost and found????????

Here :
https://www.districtgov.org/PdfUploa...Guidelines.pdf

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

As I understand it, Disney is private property, whereas most of The Villages is considered public property. One exception is the rec centers where you need a resident ID to enter the area. The Villages does have a lost and found process for the rec centers. But, a universal lost and found process for The entire Villages would be a violation of the Florida law. Here is the law:

705.102 Reporting lost or abandoned property.—
(1) Whenever any person finds any lost or abandoned property, such person shall report the description and location of the property to a law enforcement officer.
(2) The law enforcement officer taking the report shall ascertain whether the person reporting the property wishes to make a claim to it if the rightful owner cannot be identified or located. If the person does wish to make such claim, he or she shall deposit with the law enforcement agency a reasonable sum sufficient to cover the agency’s cost for transportation, storage, and publication of notice. This sum shall be reimbursed to the finder by the rightful owner should he or she identify and reclaim the property.
(3) It is unlawful for any person who finds any lost or abandoned property to appropriate the same to his or her own use or to refuse to deliver the same when required.
(4) Any person who unlawfully appropriates such lost or abandoned property to his or her own use or refuses to deliver such property when required commits theft as defined in s. 812.014, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

Then the proper way to have dealt with this would have been not to move the golf club but to note its description and location and then file a report with a law enforcement officer, perhaps by requesting someone respond to the location of the golf club. The law enforcement officer would then (705.103) take the article into custody and make a reasonable attempt to ascertain the rightful owner.

Appears to be what Florida law requires but I can't imagine it would be very popular with local law enforcement - but maybe I'm wrong.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Then the proper way to have dealt with this would have been not to move the golf club but to note its description and location and then file a report with a law enforcement officer, perhaps by requesting someone respond to the location of the golf club. The law enforcement officer would then (705.103) take the article into custody and make a reasonable attempt to ascertain the rightful owner.

Appears to be what Florida law requires but I can't imagine it would be very popular with local law enforcement - but maybe I'm wrong.

I think Paragraph 1 can be interpreted that the finder can remove the property and report on the location where it was found. Maybe take a photo? That would seem logical to me. It doesn't say that you cannot move the property.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I think Paragraph 1 can be interpreted that the finder can remove the property and report on the location where it was found. Maybe take a photo? That would seem logical to me. It doesn't say that you cannot move the property.

I was reading into 705.103:

(1) Whenever a law enforcement officer ascertains that an article of lost or abandoned property is present on public property and is of such nature that it can be easily removed, the officer shall take such article into custody and shall make a reasonable attempt to ascertain the rightful owner or lienholder pursuant to the provisions of this section.

This seems to put the responsibility on the officer to ascertain that item is present on public property and to remove it from the property.

You are right that it is more logical for the finder to take the item to the police rather than calling the police to the item. Though on the other hand, if it turns out the golf club was stolen then the location could turn out to be significant and moving it could affect any investigation. Still, the actions of the OP were reasonable if not above and beyond what would be expected.