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Each year hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of property is recovered by the Police but is not returned to its rightful owners. This is not a scam being operated by UK Police forces, its just that in many cases the original owner cannot be identified.
When it comes to property, recovered after a burglary, if an item cannot be identified as yours it can lead to an offender not being prosecuted and your property being returned to the thief.
Essex Police recover thousands of items of property each year, as a result of investigations or where it has been found and handed into a police station.
For property that is found and handed in, the item is kept usually for 28 days and if not claimed becomes the property of the finder.
Property seized during an investigation can be kept, for a considerably longer period of time. These items are held at property stores throughout the County and are often used as exhibits in subsequent court cases. Once the item has fulfilled its usefulness it is disposed of. This may be at an auction, given to charity or destroyed.
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