Lost my ring, handed in, pub denying so.

I would still follow it up as I want you to get your ring back. The bigger fuss you make I am sure it will turn up. Staff took it from someone. One of them is lying. If you involve local television and the local paper the manager will make damn sure it is found.

You could go back at the same time and hopefully the person it was handed to will be on shift again. They may be able to remember what they did with it?

lots of posters believe it’s been stolen but I do think there’s a good chance it’s been put somewhere. Chances are the staff would not have realised its true value. I wouldn’t be able to tell if something was diamonds or not.

Hopefully they chucked it in the back of the till and then it got put in the safe or the office somewhere.

They have spoken to all staff, including the one the person claims to have given it too. If there is no CCTV there isn't much else the pub can do - they can't waterboard a confession out of them. Any more action needs to be taken by the police.

I reckon it is worth OP to kick up a fuss. Someone from that pub has taken her beautiful ring. The management would make more of an effort if they knew they will be featured in the media.

I disagree. It sounds like the management are being particularly unhelpful. If they take on dishonest staff and are not prepared to fully investigate a report of theft then they deserve to be named and shamed. On behalf of paying customers and victims of theft, please drag their name through the mud.

Good luck and I hope you get it back OP! But I wouldn't rely on the police at all. I'm rural, small town, not much happens.

My little cousin had his bike stolen from outside of a store. It was reported within half an hour. It took the police hours to go and ask for the shop CCTV.

Then they had to wait until the next day when a manager would be available to show them the CCTV.

In that time, witnesses had been in touch and named the couple who had taken it. Names were given to the police. They were well known so not hard to find. Police never got back in touch, despite asking for follow ups. 3 days later, a few friends went round and got the bike back themselves. If it had gotten physical, maybe the police would have then got involved and we all know who would have been the ones in trouble (not the thieves!) but they were very apologetic and handed it back without issue.

So even with CCTV evidence (had they bothered to watch it), names of the thieves given and witnesses names if needed, the address even if the main culprit... Nothing. We did all the effort and they still did nothing.

Only mentioning this as I think you'll need to push things further from your own bat than rely on police assistance.

Did you report it?

On behalf of the pub industry, please don't do this.
It's incredibly difficult right now as it is without one person in a team of many meaning the place is dragged through the mud.
By all means, contact their head office, the police, and the owner but if you do post on Socials, then please make a point of saying that one person is responsible.

So the whole business gets trashed because of one dishonest staff member?

Imagine if you ran a pub or a restaurant and your restaurants reputation was destroyed because of one rogue employee?

I am a pub landlady and here when we find something or have something handed in, we have a basket and a large box for bigger items, in our pub cellar.
However small or insignificant to others, brollies, scarves even books, we make a note of date and time in a notebook.
After 6 weeks, the items are put in a bag for the charity shop near us. Usually things like hoodies and sweatshirts my teens rehome but only after 6 weeks. We recently had two very nice watches and an iPhone found, both were returned and signed for in the lost book. The nicest one was a teddy a child forgot. Or the a lady who left her entire handbag in the toilet cubicle. All handed back.

She said she has put in a claim !

Or do a sad face article in the Daily Mail.
You know the type !
You with a sad face and the woman who found your ring sitting beside you looking sad too. A photo of the pub would also be included in the article. And if you could include a photo of said ring also that would be even better.

Seriously though @AJLOAL
it is so disheartening the lack of honesty in the world.
PS Have you tried St. Anthony ?

Good luck @AJLOAL !

I have just had a thought ,call their bluff and tell them your local news are wanting to come along to make a story of it and when they think about it ,this is terrible publicity for them as it will be the local human interest story that fills the last few minutes. I really expect it will be found and then the pub manager can say We were glad to help out. Also you could actually contact your nearest BBC/ITV news companies as when you think about it it is a sad story and hopefully with a happy ending which goes down well on local programmes. Further on than that on a Saturday Guardian consumer columnist gets great results and the pub will not like a camera crew or the Guardian lady contacting them. I feel so sad for you. The woman who writes the column must be fierce I reckon because when I read it the firm gives the person all sorts as compensation as they hate adverse publicity .If you do contact television you can mention how sad you are and that could mean they will want your story. This makes me livid because all they needed to do was put the ring in an envelope and hand it back to you, I wish you all the best.

I would ask the lady who handed it in and the other people who were with her at the time to go in with you and ask in front of that person.
It will definitely be found then

That’s the issue with handing things in 🙁 I don’t anymore. A few years ago I found a really beautiful, and expensive piece of jewellery in a restaurant. I told the manager that I’d found it and I would like to return it to its rightful owner. I left my phone number and email address to pass on to anyone that contacted them. The manager asked me to leave the piece with him. I refused. I was on holiday at the time. Nobody ever contacted me …

If you live in a small rural area then the police might be interested. If you live in a city then no chance. I had my expensive bike stolen from my office cycle rack and the police couldn’t even be bothered to turn up to look at the CCTV that showed the criminals loading my bike into their van!

Not necessarily. The newspaper report l linked to above had two Edinburgh jewellers who bought stolen goods without getting proof of ownership - though it seems they required an address. At least the first jeweller reported it; the second bloke tried to deny having them.

Oh OP, I’m sorry.

Lesson learnt I suppose - and it’s one I also learnt the hard way. That taking sentimental items out when you can’t handle your drink is never a good idea!

I think its difficult to take stolen goods to pawn shops etc. I think you need proof of ownership, you do where i live. You could take photographs to any of them to show them the ring just in case.

I'd report it to the police, to at least I get a crime reference number and then tell the pub that you have done so and give them the crime reference number.
I'd then post that on the Facebook page.