Last year, officials said, they returned about 25 percent of the 5,908 items that ended up at the lost-and-found to their owners. The rest are stored for up to two weeks, then shipped to the sheriff's property warehouse on Bradview Drive, just west of Mather Airport, where they Baume & Mercier CapeLand Quartz Chronograph BM-1 kept for 90 days.After that, if they remain unclaimed, the items are given to charity or auctioned off, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Sheriff's Department.Some electronic items, like digital cameras and laptops, may also end up as investigative tools for detectives.Lee said the office received 4,980 inquiries last year from people seeking their lost belongings.
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When she could not find the keys, panic set in, Hart said. She called the Seattle hotel where she had stayed but was told they weren't there. She was about to call her husband and ask him to drive from Nevada City to pick her up when she decided to check with the airport's lost-and-Baume & Mercier Riviera Mens Quartz Chrono BM-11.Officers said the best part about their jobs is reuniting items -- especially those with sentimental value -- with their owners.About two years ago, Yee returned an angel broach to a woman who told him that the item was a family heirloom.
On another occasion, Lee said, a woman with a local computer company left behind a laptop containing proprietary information that, if leaked, could get her fired. She was in Phoenix, scheduled to make a presentation, which was also stored inside the laptop. Her colleague came to Baume & Mercier CapeLand Quartz Chronograph BM-1 airport to retrieve the laptop and flew to Phoenix with it.Airport officials encourage those looking for their lost items to use the online lost-and-found claim form atChristie Bassford, a Phoenix resident, lost a Guess watch with a crystal-encrusted bezel when she departed from Sacramento International Airport on Monday night. Bassford said it took her just two minutes to fill out the form online Tuesday morning.
She did not expect an outcome, so she Baume & Mercier Rivera BM-17 surprised when she received a call from McNutt on Tuesday afternoon, saying the office had a watch matching the description of the one she had lost."I thought my chance of getting it back was pretty small," Bassford said in a telephone interview. "I feel relieved that I don't have to replace it." Jan. 23--Let's wrap a fairly uneventful week with a juicy quote and assortedother treats heading into what should be a violent AFC Championship Game ...-- Before a few Jets defensive Baume & Mercier Riviera Mens Quartz Chrono BM-10 popped off about Hines Ward, hardly any of the participants showed a
verbal pulse. But a certain ex-Steelers cornerback sure did. Rod Woodson's appraisal of Ben Roethlisberger: "For some reason, not just myself, but people in general -- ex-players -- when they talk about elite quarterbacks in this game, Ben's not in the top five."Really? That Baume & Mercier Riviera Mens Quartz Chrono BM-11 perception still exists? Surely the unenlightened will convert if Roethlisberger beats a defense that just humiliated Tom Brady and flummoxed Peyton Manning.Won't they?"I think if Ben goes to this Super Bowl and plays well again, like he did against Arizona," Woodson said, "that will solidify who he is as a quarterback."
-- No doubt this game is critical to Roethlisberger's legacy. Not so much by what he can lose -- his greatness is well established among rational thinkers -- but what he can gain. You only get so many kicks at the can, and another Super Bowl ring would give Roethlisberger a Baume & Mercier CapeLand Quartz Chronograph BM-1 chance to achieve his goal of becoming the most decorated quarterback in NFL history. Only Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana own four Super Bowl rings. Roethlisberger is in great position to win a third. If he doesn't, five will seem unreachable.
-- Happy birthday, Myron Cope!-- I Baume & Mercier Rivera BM-17 like Joe Namath's perspective on Roethlisberger: "I'd take him on my side any day of the week, any time of the game, against anybody. I don't believe anyone in their right mind who knows football has a negative thing to say about his work on the football field."-- Not sure if the Steelers worked on any trick plays this week. Maybe ESPN's Bob Holtzman knows.-- Santonio Holmes cannot be serious. He still isn't sure why the Steelers dumped him? He really believes it'll be a "Baume & Mercier Riviera Mens Quartz Chrono BM-10 back in those guys' face" if the Jets win the Super Bowl?-- I guess that's better than throwing a drink in their face.
-- Incredible. This guy was arrested twice in 49 days after the Steelers drafted him -- believed to be an NFL record -- and the team stood by him. He was arrested again, for marijuana possession, in 2008 (charges dropped). The team stood by him. Last March, he was accused of Baume & Mercier Riviera Mens Quartz Chrono BM-11 a drink at a woman in a night club, and that was before he incurred a league-imposed four-game suspension. Why would you get rid of a guy like that?-- Antonio Cromartie cannot cover Mike Wallace.-- Not sure if anyone on the Steelers' roster can cover Braylon Edwards, either. He and Holmes are the Jets' greatest advantage.
-- An ESPN.com article this week claimed Troy Polamalu "wasn't a huge factor in the win over the Baltimore Ravens" and "curiously was used predominantly in deep coverage." Let us digest that for a moment. Then let us remember that the Ravens, who gained a total of 126 yards, Baume & Mercier CapeLand Quartz Chronograph BM-1 not complete a pass longer than 16 yards. Let us confirm that their starting receivers -- Derrick Mason and Anquan Boldin -- had no catches longer than zero yards. Let's reconsider the notion that Polamalu was not a huge factor.-- The man can play center field like Willie Mays when he has to.
-- The radical difference in the teams' Baume & Mercier Rivera BM-17 is reflected in their attitude toward the HBO series "Hard Knocks." Jets coach Rex Ryan embraced it like a long-lost friend (or maybe a bag of Cheetos). The Steelers weren't so warm when HBO came calling several years ago.Bill Cowher, then the coach, recently recalled his response, telling the Trib, "I couldn't say no fast enough." If another invite comes along, Mike Tomlin is liable to say no faster than Cowher. "I have no interest in that at all," Tomlin said. "And I hope (Baume & Mercier Riviera Mens Quartz Chrono BM-10 president) Art Rooney feels the same way." That is a safe assumption.
-- If the Jets win, their mouths will reopen faster than Wallace on a go-route.-- They won't win. The better defense and quarterback will, albeit in a struggle that busts open late with a big defensive play.Jan. 23--BREMERTON -- SOUTH KITSAPSeveral residents, most of them in South Kitsap, Baume & Mercier Riviera Mens Quartz Chrono BM-11 burglaries to their vehicles on Friday morning.A 41-year-old Belfair man who parked his locked 1987 Chevy Blazer at the head of the Gold Creek trail came back two hours later to find that the truck had been ransacked. Taken were a Breathalyzer and battery cables. There were no signs of forced entry.
Coffee Chain to AllowSmartphone CheckoutsStarbucks Corp. will allow customers at U.S. company-operated stores to use some smartphones to pay for their purchases in an effort to boost sales.Customers with Research in Baume & Mercier CapeLand Quartz Chronograph BM-1 Ltd. or Inc.'s iPhone or iPod Touch will be able to pay using the Starbucks card mobile app at nearly 6,800 company-operated stores and 1,000 Starbucks in Target Corp. locations. The introduction builds on test programs that included Seattle, Northern California and New York.The company said its Starbucks card platform saw growth of 21% last year, partly driven by its rewards program.
Tess Stynes---Baume & Mercier Rivera BM-17 Chain to Form REITTo Access Debt MarketsDillard's Inc. said it plans to form a real-estate investment trust to have greater access to debt and equity markets, according to a regulatory filing Wednesday.The regional department store's plans come at a time when REITs are surging after one of the worst downturns in commercial real estate in a generation. REITs outperformed the broader equity Baume & Mercier Riviera Mens Quartz Chrono BM-10 again last year and mall and shopping centers REITs were among the top performing sectors amid rising retail sales and an economic recovery.
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A new British law that took effect Wednesday makes Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles and Prince William exempt from freedom of information laws, meaning many private details of their lives won't be Baume & Mercier Riviera Mens Quartz Watch BM-9 public for decades. *** U.S. A senior administration official said that in the run-up to the summit, U.S. and Chinese companies have signed about $45 billion of export deals. The euro zone's current-account deficit in November was close to a two-year high as the deficit in goods widened, data from the European Central Bank showed. The current-Baume & Mercier Riviera Quartz Chrono BM-14 deficit widened to [euro]11.2 billion ($14.99 billion) in November, the largest shortfall since the [euro]11.6 billion deficit in December 2008.Dozens of members of the EU legislature put tape over their mouths in protest against what they see as overly restrictive limits on freedom of expression in Hungary when Orban rose to speak in the parliament's chamber in Strasbourg, France.German gross domestic product will grow 2.3% in 2011, the government forecast, as continuing demand from abroad and improving domestic Baume & Mercier Riviera Quartz Chrono BM-7 boost Europe's largest economy. Last fall, the government predicted 1.8% growth for 2011.Three major U.K. government departments--Defence, Health and Education--"lost control of public spending" at points during the Labour Party's time in power, the Treasury's most senior civil servant, Treasury Permanent Secretary Nicholas MacPherson told Parliament.