Found Property Procedures

Question 1

Property handed to you on the street

Answer 1

-NOTEBOOK entry full PARTICULARS of finder/time/date/place -CONFIRMATION check the property/have finder SIGNS the entry -Take property to WATCH HOUSE -FOUND PROPERTY REPORT use POL 263 -LABELLING/SECURING use POL 220

Question 2

Property found by you

Answer 2

-CHECK the property in the PRESENCE of the person DELIVERING it -Fill out FOUND PROPERTY REPORT/obtain witness -Get ORIGINAL RECEIPT for property -Submit your DUPLICATE to Senior Sergeant, Place TRIPLICATE in found property index

Question 3

Property brought to the watch house

Answer 3

-CHECK the property in the PRESENCE of the person DELIVERING it, LABEL property POL220, Complete FOUND PROPERTY REPORT and finders SIGNS, MONEY and JEWELLERY are placed in the safe, ORIGINAL receipt to the finder, submit DUPLICATE to WATCH HOUSE Snr Sgt, TRIPLICATE goes in found property index

Question 4

POL 263

Answer 4

FOUND PROPERTY REPORT

• Original = White = Handing or posting to the finder
• Duplicate = YELLOW = File copy
• Triplicate = White cardboard = For Police Property office filing

Question 5

POL 220

Answer 5

Labelling and Securing

Question 6

POL 268

Answer 6

Seized Property
-Original = White = Receipt goes to owner/NOK
-Duplicate = GREEN = File copy
Triplicate = White card board = Remains the property of the exhibit room

Question 7

POL 268

Answer 7

Is used for property either SEIZED WITH or WITHOUT a warrant, as a possible EXHIBIT, in SAFE KEEPING, of DECEASED people

Question 8

NOTE the difference between POL 67 and POL 268

Answer 8

POL 67 - For surrendered firearms

POL 268 - Seized firearms