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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 1418835, member: 22331&quot;]<b>Times Are A-Changing!!</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>I would like to agree with you, but I believe you&#039;ll find that the local police agencies have jurisdiction on returns, and seemingly become corrupted by the &quot;easy money&quot;. </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>We just recently had several incidents which deny the perceived&nbsp; legal understanding of &quot;found funds/properties&quot;. The argument of local policing agencies is often that &quot;abnormal&quot; funds/properties must be part of illegal activities. They often argue that without appropriate legislation/statutes, found items belong to the local constables, for their disposal discretion. </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>I myself have experienced burglaries where numerous valuable items (e.g. guns, ammunition, coins, vehicles) were stolen, and upon being retrieved, went into a properties vault. The items weren&#039;t properly returned, but disposed (often taken by officers) of to acquire &quot;equipment&quot; for the controlling agency. Our local Sheriff purchased expensive private (personal use) vehicles for &quot;Senior&quot; department employees. We currently have initiated&nbsp; an&nbsp; investigation where some properties were returned by officers. As with the majority of public agencies, guilty parties are generally exempt from prosecution, unless the incidents are really flagrant (e.g. selling the incoming Presidents congressional seat). </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>We&#039;ve recently had an exception because of appreciable public &quot;outcry&quot;, see: </b><a href="http://www.theblaze.com/stories/police-confiscate-waitresss-12k-tip-then-agree-to-return-it/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theblaze.com/stories/police-confiscate-waitresss-12k-tip-then-agree-to-return-it/" rel="nofollow">http://www.theblaze.com/stories/police-confiscate-waitresss-12k-tip-then-agree-to-return-it/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>I wish you were correct, but reality often prevails, where &quot;government&quot; implements unchecked policies of self-interest. </b><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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