Lost & Found
Property found by members of the Vanderbilt community
Property collected by departments, organizations or reception areas
Inquires About Lost Items
Examples of accepted Items
Examples of items not accepted
Contraband and Items of high dollar value
If you have questions
- May be turned in at any time to Lost and Found Services at the Vanderbilt Police Department.
- Call (615) 322-2745 and an officer will be dispatched to your location.
Property collected by departments, organizations or reception areas
- VPD collects found property on a bi-weekly schedule from areas that commonly receive large quantities of lost and found items. The items must be listed on the VPD Lost and Found Property Log prior to pickup. The log is available for download here.
- If your department wishes to be added to the pick-up schedule, please contact VPD Records at (615) 343-5371.
Inquires About Lost Items
- Call VPD's property clerk, (615) 343-5371, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Unclaimed items will be stored for six months.
Examples of accepted Items
- Cell Phones
- Laptops
- MP3 players/iPods
- Wallets/Purses
- Eyeglasses
- Backpacks
- Keys
- Jewelry
- Textbooks
- Items having ownership information
Examples of items not accepted
- Clothing items
- Perisable items / Food
- Flammable Items (lighters, etc)
- Small recreational items (soccer balls, frisbees, baseballs, etc)
- Personal grooming items (combs, brushes, bows, ribbons, scrunchies, etc)
- Intentionally abandoned property (electronic equipment that obviously does not work, damaged furniture, items placed by trash containers for disposal, etc)
- Office supplies (individual notebooks, pens, etc)
- Umbrellas
Contraband and Items of high dollar value
- Items considered contraband or of high dollar value shall be turned over to VPD immediately upon receipt. This includes weapons such as guns, switchblade knives, knives with blades longer than four inches, etc. This also includes illegal substances such as marijuana, found prescription drugs, fireworks, and items of a high dollar value.
If you have questions
- If you have questions about whether VPD will accept an item, please call Vanderbilt Police Department at (615) 343-5371.
