Lost something? Police may no longer help you

Every police force in England and Wales is no longer dealing with lost property so officers have more time to fight crime.Services such as ReportMyLoss.com store lost property reports on a database which can be accessed by police forces - "increasing the chances of lost items being identified and returned whilst decreasing the chances of associated criminality".South Yorkshire Police says it receives 11,000 reports of lost property per year - 4,000 over the phone - even though such incidents are