Any one know Chris Hooson

[IanDarkpeak]

Full name Christopher Hooson

I found something valuable of his on the hill today, It has his name on it but no contact number.

Tried Google and FB but nothing obvious.

It's a long shot but he may be a runner as it was on a race line of the GnB and there were freshish fell shoe tracks near by but no walking boot prints. It's been dropped in the last 48 hours for certain

If I have no joy I'll take it to police on Monday.

Ian

[johnmc]

I don't know him. When we found an expensive camera the police weren't too interested, they certainly didn't want to look after it. A quick google took me to https://whiteboomerang.com/
Putting a note on there (and in a cafe close to where we found the camera) met my legal and moral responsibility to take reasonable steps to find the owner.
That was in June and now we have a smart camera with an extra lens. If only I was smart enough to be able to work it!

[Don't fear the sweeper]

The police seem to have sloping shoulders regarding lost property nowadays. Below is an email from the police via Cumbria Neighbourhood Watch:

Police remind people where to report lost and found property
Cumbria Constabulary have lanched a campaign reminding members of the public what to with property they find.
This campaign has been introduced following confusion as to who is responsible in reconnecting found property with their owners. It is a legal requirement for a person to make reasonable attempts to find the owner of any property they find.
The Constabulary is responsible for any property linked to a crime and would encourage those who find property that they believe to be part of a crime to report this to police.
If property is found on a business or an organisation’s premises, members of the public are asked to hand this into the management who will then be responsible for the attempts to find the owner.
The Constabulary has from the 1st October no longer been recording any lost property they receive, this is in order to allow officers and staff to focus on their core policing roles.
You can help protect your valuable possessions by registering it for free with the UK National Property Register, Immobilise. Cumbria Police work with Immobilise when tracing owners of lost and stolen property. For more information please visit www.immobilise.com.

Performance Manager Garry Armstrong said:
Many members of the public believe that they must report a loss of property to the police, this is not the case. Lost property must be reported to the relevant issuing authority such as the DVLA for driving licences, the passport agency for passports and the relevant bank for bank cards and cheque books.
“The situation is similar with regards to found property, the responsibility belongs with the person who finds this or the organisation where the item is found.
“We will continue to assist the community by pointing them in the right direction to do this and help as much as we possibly can. We will also be giving out information and advice at our front counters and police desks.
''This change will enable officers to deal with property that we store as part of a crime rather than property that has simply been lost. The property we do store will hopefully enable us to detect who is responsible for the crime and officers can then work on reuniting these items with their owner.
"We would like to assure members of the public that if there is any suspicion that an item which has been found is related to a crime we will store it and make enquiries.”
For more information on what to do with items found or property that you have lost please visit www.cumbria.police.uk/lostandfound.

[Daletownrunner]

Raises the question, how far do you have to go to prove that you have taken reasonable steps to find the owner of lost property, my daughter once found a very cute Pomeranian pup, the dog warden asked if we'd look after it until they could find the owner, I got out of that one by explaining that my dog would probably eat it!!! luckily they were able to reunite it with its owner Next they'll be telling us that the fire brigade no longer rescue cats from trees....

[Alf]

Not sure if the old system was any better? I remember my sister finding some money and taking it to the police station. She was told to come back in 6 weeks(can't remember the exact time limit) and if it hadn't been claimed she would become the owner. She went back in 6 weeks and was told the money had been "donated" to the police benevolent fund

That whiteboomerang site is a good idea though

[noel]

Next they'll be telling us that the fire brigade no longer rescue cats from trees....

It's all about prevention these days. Awareness programmes targeted to young cats about the danger of tall trees.