Photos, Jewelry, Bikes Await Return To Owners

By Andrew Gorosko

For the past several months, police Sergeant Darlene Froehlich has been pondering who owns a collection of dozens of old black-and-white and sepia-toned photos of groups of people posing outdoors amid architecture.

Clothing worn by the people in the photos suggests that the snapshots were taken sometime in the 1930s or 1940s.

Last October 13, the photos, which were enclosed in the clear plastic sleeves of a Rolodex-style holder, were found lying near the busy intersection of Main Street and Currituck Road. It is thought that the pictures may have fallen off a passing vehicle, unbeknownst to its driver.

Sgt Froehlich, who manages the police department’s found goods inventory, said this week that text on the back of the photos lists the surname “Alves.” Also, notations indicate that some of the photos were taken in New Rochelle, N.Y.

Although the photos themselves may not be worth much money, the pictures may have great sentimental value for the person who lost them, according to the sergeant.

Besides the found photos, police are seeking the owners of other found items which have been turned over to police for safekeeping.

The police department’s found goods inventory also includes jewelry, electronics, and bicycles.

Also being held in the inventory are: a Peugeot-brand wristwatch found November 26 at Sand Hill Plaza at 228 South Main Street; a red Roadmaster mountain bike found November 14 behind Edmond Town Hall at 45 Main Street; an Anne Klein-brand wristwatch found October 31 on Main Street near Trinity Episcopal Church; a black Cobra-brand communications scanner found October 17 on Taunton Hill Road; a dark blue Huffy-brand Thunder Gorge mountain bike found October 10 behind the Big Y supermarket at Newtown Shopping Village at 6 Queen Street, and a silver necklace with attached religious medallion found September 14 near the entrance to Treadwell Park on Philo Curtis Road.

Sgt Froehlich said the found items would be returned to their owners who would identify and claim them at the police station at 3 Main Street, telephone 426-5841.