Fairview Police Department Lost & found

Fairview Police Department · Fairview, Oregon

Where Fairview finds what it lost.

Found property is logged at the front counter and held at the department. The same counter handles bike registration, crime reports, evidence questions and community programs, and anything unclaimed goes to auction.

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  • Emergencies — call 911
  • Front counter — Fairview, Oregon
  • Lost & found · bike registration · reports

Services · Front counter

Five things we handle most.

Pick a service and the details open beside it — the same answers you would get walking up to the counter and asking.

Service 01 · Front counter

Lost & found auction

Found property is logged at the front counter and held at the department. If nobody claims an item once the hold is released, it goes to auction.

  • Ask at the counter before you come in — a description helps us check the shelf.
  • Claims are made in person, with photo ID and something that shows the item is yours.
  • Auction notices are posted at the counter whenever a sale is scheduled.

How claiming works

Service 02 · Front counter

Bike registration

Register your bicycle with the department. If it is ever stolen or recovered, a registration on file is what gets it back to you.

  • Bring the bike, or just the make, model and serial number.
  • We record the serial and give you a registration number to keep.
  • Tell us if you move or sell the bike so the record stays current.

Ask about registration days

Service 03 · Reports desk

Crime reports

Report a crime at the front counter or by phone. Anything happening right now belongs with 911 instead of a counter visit.

  • Emergencies and crimes in progress: call 911.
  • Non-emergency reports: come to the front counter.
  • Bring dates, times and any notes you have already written down.

Find the front counter

Service 04 · Community room

Community programs

Programs run through the year — neighborhood meetings, school visits and public events where you can meet the officers who work your area.

  • Ask which programs cover your neighborhood.
  • Meetings and events are open to residents.
  • Want a visit or a talk for your group? Ask at the counter.

See the programs

Service 05 · Records

Evidence disposal

Property held as evidence stays with the department until the case it belongs to is closed and the hold is released. Only then is it returned or disposed of.

  • Nothing held as evidence can be released while a case is open.
  • Questions about property in a case go through the records desk at the counter.
  • When a hold is released, we contact the owner on file.

Ask about a case

Crimes in progress and emergencies go to 911 before anything else

Lost & found · Front counter

Where things turn up, and how to get them back.

Found property reaches the department from streets, parks, school grounds and transit stops. Everything is logged at the front counter as it comes in, held here, and sold at auction if it goes unclaimed.

Claiming something back

Found property stays at the department. Here is the order of things.

  1. Check with the front counter first — found property is logged there as it arrives.
  2. Describe the item: color, make, serial number, and anything distinctive about it.
  3. Claim it in person, with photo ID and something that proves the item is yours.
  4. If nobody claims it by the end of the hold period, it moves to auction, with notices posted at the counter.
Shelving in the department's found-property room with tagged boxes and a recovered bicycle
Found property is tagged and shelved at the department

What comes in most often

A few categories make up most of what is logged at the counter.

  • BicyclesSerial number and a photo help; register yours before it goes missing.
  • Phones and walletsBring ID, and be ready to describe the case or its contents.
  • ToolsDescribe markings and wear; most tools arrive without a serial number.
  • KeysDescribe the fob or the keyring, not just the brand.
  • Bags and backpacksDescribe the bag and what was inside it.
  • Not on the list?Describe the item at the counter and we will check what is on the shelf.

Community · Programs

Programs that run where you live.

Meetings, school visits and seasonal events take officers out of the building and into the neighborhoods they cover. All of them are open to residents.

01 · Meetings

Neighborhood meetings

Regular meetings where residents and the department talk through what is happening locally.

02 · Schools

School and youth visits

Officers visit schools and youth groups to answer questions and talk about staying safe.

03 · Events

Seasonal events

Community events through the year where you can meet the officers who work your area.

Residents seated in folding chairs at a community meeting in a municipal room at dusk
Neighborhood meetings are open to residents
An officer writing on a clipboard beside a bicycle at an outdoor community event
Bike registration at a community event

Ask at the counter about programs in your neighborhood

Front counter · Fairview, Oregon

Start here, and we will point you to the right desk.

Lost and found, bike registration, crime reports, evidence questions and community programs all begin at the front counter. Emergencies go straight to 911.

How claiming works All services
Department
Fairview Police Department
Serves
Fairview, Oregon
Emergencies
Call 911
Property & records
Front counter
A resident speaking with an officer across the front counter of the department
At the front counter in Fairview, Oregon