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Police sell unclaimed property in online auctions
Please click the link below to sign up for your community paper mailing list. Overland Park police recently became “foster parents” to two 12-week-old Welsh Pembroke corgi puppies.The dogs had been obtained by illegal means and could not be returned to the original owner. That meant it would be up to Overland Park police to figure out what to do with the pups, Riley and Harley, valued at $1,500 each.Although this case presented unique challenges, police departments have to unload all of the many lost, stolen and confiscated items they acquire,In the past, most area departments would hold public auctions of property after attempts to return the items to the rightful owners had failed. Those auctions, however, have been losing favor with police departments because of the time and expense involved, and because results were not always satisfying in terms of proceeds received.Enter the Internet age.A growing number of police departments now are selling confiscated and uncl...
Originally from: http://www.kccommunitynews.com/articles/2008/08/06/wednesday_sun/news/doc489880b27d4b8620969253.txt |
Posted: 4:43 PM, Aug. 12, 2008 |
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