I found a 16 GB Touch streamside in AK.  The device survived the elements and charged but is password protected.  If I could I would contact the owner but there is no related resource through Apple to do so.  Suggestions?  or trash?

Apple's solution is to contact the local police..lame at best.  They want $30 dollars for me to talk to them.  I would have liked to give them the SN and have them contact the person via email with my email address so we could make contact.  I am not paying $30 to perform this good deed.
If there is no way to get past the pass code to identify the owner and Apple won't help, then it is the person's loss and it is unfortunate.
Any ideas or suggestions short of paying is my last attempt at getting this to the owner.

Nope, you've covered it.  Apple stays out of matters like this.
I'd recommend contacting the police to see if anyone filed a report over it, but you already did that.
You did what you can, trying to do the right thing.  Good for you!
Unfortunately, the former owner may be out of luck, and you may have just inherited an iPod.

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