Found a phone in my garden - isolated property - shit scared

[ScarredBunny]

Name changed for this - Sorry if this seem trivial, I know people are dealing with far bigger things at the moment.

I found a phone lying on the ground, about 5 yards from my house.

We live in an isolated property about a mile away from the first road. We have not have any visitors , maintenance people for many weeks (obviously). Delivery drivers, yes, but they would not have any reason to go to this part of the garden/couldn't access it during daytime without us seeing something.
At first I assumed it belonged to one of us, but no!
Phoned the police, have a ref./case number, etc. but they're busy and will get back to us when they can.
The police said to take the phone indoors and wait for their call/visit.

I am worried that the next visit is going to be from whomever the phone belongs to.
The phone is dead as a dodo but I assume it still can be found?

What should do?

The police may well have turned up as part of a wider problem.

Fair point. I didn't even consider that.

@Slith

I got a good laugh out of that

We live in an isolated property about a mile away from the first road.

OP you said in a later post you were 2 miles from the nearest road. The difference between 1 mile and 2 miles is material.

Can I ask how far are you from the nearest house please? This is highly relevant. I am remote and the nearest house is exactly 1 mile away. I too have had a similar occurrence and there was a very unusual outcome which I will post later.

I am curious as to the unusual outcome for AvalancheKit !

Do tell... @AvalancheKit
Lockdown boredom has me seeking random stories on MN!

Me too AvalancheKit! Intriguing!

Hi. Do you have children? If so, how old? I try and limit screen time and as a result my teens have built up a small cache of borrowed phones...

OP, I'm sure it's genuinely unnerving irl, but this would make a great opening to a thriller novel.

I need OP to give me some info first.

Avalanche you are seriously ramping up the suspense here, I am definitely placemarking!

Me too!

Shameless placemarking.

Your 2 updates dont quite match OP??

Firstly you say that they wont be updating you and then suddenly they will?

Which is it??

Placemarking too!!!!

This is the best thing on mumsnet for months

This thread gives me the spooks

This isn’t as spooky as Birdie Friend.

Thank you all - it's great to have your ideas.

Senetti you have very odd questions.

Fivefootwo Exactly that would be very odd for the local drug dealer to come all this way to dispose of his phone under our windows.

Ohmygodtherearenoplanes do you know what the thread was?

Pussycatinboots yep, that's right, I didn't like the idea of someone locating it inside, or anywhere near us really. I don't have a microwave but it spent the day wrapped in foil , inside the aga, whilst charging.
Problem is, I tried it with my phone and could still see its location, so that was a fail.

SonjaMorgan some security lighting, now most def. switched on!

Theukisgreat Thanks, absolutely! I've mostly lived off the beaten track and things are different foxes, birds, roebucks are normal noises that you don't particularly notice. You can hear a car from quite far away - I didn't last night. You see absolutely no one who doesn't have business being here.
I Don't understand the social media question?

Littleduck realistically, I can't see why anyone would drop their phone 3 yards from my house but there you go.

EmpressMc yes our dog is lovely and barky and territorial.

Bluntness100 you don't have to believe any of it, that's fine.

SignGrude I get it.

I am going to sleep now. My windows are wide open and I’m listening to the stillness, except for the breeze. It freezes my skin, like a rock in deep space. It’s so quiet in these times.

But I will be back.

If it comes again tonight I will be back in the early hours.

I need to know where OP is first though.

Serin what?

WTF?

Ah, OP, how are you?

TheCountessat nowhere near the oil tank at all.

Our posts crossed. I won’t hijack your thread, but wondered about those questions I posted earlier.

Avanlache you are not helping