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Lost something on public transport?

How to track down an item left on a bus, train, tram, or taxi by contacting the right transport operator.

Items left on buses, trains, trams, and taxis around Charleston are usually handed in to the operator's lost property team — the trick is contacting the right one quickly.

  1. Identify the operator. Note the route, line, or company and the rough time. Each operator runs its own lost property process.
  2. Submit a lost property report. Use the operator's online form or phone line as soon as possible; recovered items are logged against your description.
  3. For taxis and rideshare, contact the driver or company directly through your booking or app receipt.
  4. Keep your reference. Save any report number so you can chase it up.
  5. Post a listing. Add a listing for Charleston in case a fellow passenger picked it up.

Check the local transport resources below for the operators serving Charleston.

Helpful resources for Charleston

Recent reports in Charleston

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Lost stamps in Charleston, WV

I lost a small blue binder filled with stamps while I was at the Charleston Town Center area near the food court around 1:15 pm last Friday. The binder holds a mix of vintage US issues and a few German commemoratives, all kept in a well-worn binder with a white cover. They’re important to me because they remind me of my grandmother's letters and the stamps she loved to collect. If you found it, I hope you can return it and please let me know through the site so we can connect to get it back to its rightful owner.

Capitol Market area, Charleston, near the fountain. 3 days ago
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Lost puppies near Haddad Riverfront Park, Charleston

Hi, I’m Daniel Reed. I lost my two puppies this afternoon around 5:40 p.m. near Haddad Riverfront Park along the Kanawha River in Charleston. They’re small, a brown terrier mix with a blue collar and a white terrier with black spots and a pink collar. They were playing near the river trail by the playground when a bus rolled by and they slipped away. I’ve retraced the path twice and asked a few vendors, but I haven’t found them yet. I’m scared and missing them terribly—please help me bring them home if you’ve seen them.

Near Haddad Riverfront Park, along the Kanawha River trail, Charleston 3 days ago
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Driver’s license and three credit cards lost

Driver’s license and 3 credit cards

Charleston 22 days ago
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Lost Power Tools near Capitol Market, Charleston

I realized I must have left my power tools somewhere around 6:30 p.m. yesterday after unloading groceries at Capitol Market in downtown Charleston. The tools were in a blue toolbox with a yellow drill, a compact saw, and an orange extension cord sticking out. The thought of someone else hoping to finish a home project with those exact tools makes me anxious—these things matter. I'm posting here so the owner or someone who knows them can find them.

Capitol Market, Charleston 23 days ago
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Lost dolls near Capitol Market, Charleston

On Saturday at 3:20 p.m., I was helping a friend set up a small yard sale near Capitol Market in Charleston when I left my dolls on a wool blanket to keep them safe while I stepped away for a quick water break. When I came back, they were gone. I have checked the Capitol Market area, then walked down Court Street and along Kanawha Boulevard, hoping a passerby found them. They are precious family keepsakes, sentimental reminders of my grandmother, and losing them feels personal and unsettling.

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near Capitol Market, Kanawha Blvd about 2 months ago
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lost sheet music after rehearsal downtown Charleston.

On Friday at 7:12 PM, after a rehearsal at the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences, I fumbled in my backpack and realized my sheet music was missing. The pages were for my upcoming performance, a set of classical pieces with a few scribbled fingerings in the margins. I remember leaving the rehearsal room near Capitol Street and stepping out into the chilly downtown air, then crossing toward the Town Center plaza. I must have dropped it somewhere along the way between the glass doors and the street musicians who often gather outside the market. It’s irreplaceable to me because a lot of the markings are mine and the binder is worn from years of use.

outside the Clay Center, Capitol Street 2 months ago