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Call for Appointment to Release Property
The Property and Evidence Unit of the Greenfield Police Department is responsible for the storage and tracking of all properly maintained as evidence, all property kept for safekeeping, and all property that is turned in by members of the department or the public that has been found where no owner can be located. The unit is responsible for submitting items of evidence to the crime laboratory when an officer or investigator requests a particular analysis. The unit also obtains court orders for the destruction of firearm's and drugs that are seized from suspects.Property & Evidence Retention
Items of evidence are stored until the involved case has been adjudicated or the statute of limitation has expired for the crime being investigated. All found property is kept for 90 days. Property taken in for safekeeping is held for 60 days. Unclaimed property that is held beyond those dates is disposed of in accordance with the law.Release of Property
If you have already received a letter from the Property and Evidence Unit indicating that your property can be released, please call 831-674-5111 to schedule an appointment as soon as possible after receiving the notification seeking the return of your property that was found or held for safekeeping, you may also call to schedule an appointment for release.If you are seeking the return of any property that was taken in as evidence, you must first have a District Attorneys Disposition stating that the property can be released. This is done only after the case against all suspects involved has been adjudicated. In some cases, dealing with serious cases evidence may not
If a firearm is among the items requested to be returned, a background investigation must be conducted in order to verify that the legal owner is eligible to possess the weapon. All handguns must be registered and a Law Enforcement Gun Release Application (BF 119) form (LEGR) must be submitted to the Department of Justice. You may complete and submit a form online from the State of California Department of Justice Bureau of firearms website.
FOUND PROPERTY - CLAIMS MUST BE WITHIN 90 DAYS FROM DATE NOTICE
If you believe any of these items may belong to you, please call the Property & Evidence Unit at (831) 674-5111 or email property@ci.greenfield.ca.us to schedule an appointment to identify your property. You will need to provide proof of ownership and proper identification to make a claim. All unclaimed items will be disposed of in accordance with the law.
DATE NOTICE | CASE ID | PROPERTY DESCRIPTION |
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10/25/2022 | GG2201773 | Bicycle |
10/27/2022 | GG2201790 | Debit Card M. Valdez |
11/02/2022 | GG2201833 | Wallet |
12/05/2022 | GG2202006 | Keys |
12/22/2022 | GG2202094 | debit card F. Cenobio |
01/20/2023 | GG2202106 | Drome |
01/20/2023 | GG2300088 | Bike frame |
*Found property list is subject to change.