Tracing The Owner Of A Blackberry

[MichaelZZ]

I found a Blackberry in the middle of the road earlier today. I tried to turn it on with a view to seeing if there was any form of owner identification but I just got an "Enter Password" screen.

(I have identified the model from the IMEI number under the battery but that is as far as I have been able to get.)

I decided that my best course of action would be to take it to the local Police Station but when I got there it was closed for Bank Holiday!

I intend taking it to the police station tomorrrow - unless any of you technical whizz kids can offer any other words of advice.

Any ideas?

[sandyRoe]

Should you phone the police and tell them you'll be bringing it in, in case the owner has a tracking app and arrives at your door claiming you've nicked it?

[Tuvok]

Would the sim card work in another phone - you might then find a home/mum/dad number listed - assuming the addresses are stored on the sim.

You could then phone them and reunite the phone with its owner.

[boxtops]

You'd still need a password to log into the SIM.....

[snags]

Perhaps the owner had an epiphany... realised how utterly rubbish Blackberrys are and deliberately threw it away.

[MichaelZZ]

Thank you for all your comments.
Sandy: Good point! I have reported it to the police and will hand it in tomorrow when they are open for business.
Tuvok: Tried that and also tried reading the sim in my card copier but no joy. However, (Boxy) there was no request for a password. It just didn't respond.

[MichaelZZ]

Update:
Just as I was about to go to the Police Station, it rang and I assumed that the owner had eventually had the presence of mind to ring his own number. Not a bit of it! It was a friend of his and when I explained how I had come by the phone he gave me the owner's details.
Owner and Blackberry were quickly reunited.
All's well that end's well - as someone once said.

[Tuvok]

So you didn't need password to answer it?

[MichaelZZ]

No Tuvok, interestingly I didn't.
When it rang a number was displayed, I pressed the Green button (except it wasn't green, but you know what I mean!), had the conversation and at the end it went back to the locked / password screen.