Police Scotland had a staggering 80,000 pieces of lost property handed in over the past year with Tayside and Fife generating nearly 23,000 of mislaid items.
A wedding dress and an ornamental stone are among the items handed in and as well as seeking the owners of these unusual items, officers within the lost property department have recently reunited an urn containing ashes to its owners.
If items are not claimed within three months most are sent to the monthly Police Scotland auction while bicycles which can be mended and recycled are given to charities.
Angela Blair, national productions manager for Police Scotland said: “I’m not able to confirm if the bride who owns the wedding dress did make to the church on time, but we would really like to be able to reunite the dress with its owner.
“We would encourage anyone who has lost an item to use our online form to report lost property. The information you provide is checked against the found property we have and owners contacted if there is a match. We have been able to reunite many owners this way.
“We would encourage anyone who has lost an item to use our online form to report lost property.
“The information you provide is checked against the found property we have and owners contacted if there is a match.”
Any item with a serial number can be registered for free at www.immobilise.com