Black leather briefcase with ID and documents
Description
I lost my black leather Samsonite briefcase yesterday around 3pm outside the Fort Hood PX near the Main Gate off 1st Cavalry Division Road. It's a slim, compact case about laptop size, with a worn brown leather handle and a small silver TSA tag on the zipper. Inside are important documents, a USB drive, and a notebook with my initials 'PP' on the cover, plus a tiny brass tag etched 'Patel' on the inside pocket. There’s a dent on the bottom-right corner and a coffee stain on the front, and this briefcase has sentimental value because it was a gift from my sister. If anyone found it, I’d really appreciate it being returned—I’m really hoping to get it back.
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