08.01 Police Department Annual Report

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. i � The following report is a compilation of records relating to property that was seized by the Pequot Lakes Police Department as being eligible for forfeiture. Most property seized as forfeitable property is obtained from drug or alcohol offenses. Alcohol related forfeitures only allow seizure of the vehicle used. At the close of 2017, the department's forfeiture inventory includes 12 cases pending further action: PROPERTY SEIZED DATE REASON 1997 Cadillac Seville 3/6/2016 Fleeing, drug offense 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix 4/13/2017 Drug offense 1998 Chevy Blazer 5/27/2017 Fleeing 1994 Ford Econoline 6/27/2017 Fleeing 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis 7/12/2017 Drug offense 2003 Pontiac Grand Am, $100 9/3/2017 Drug offense 2008 Cadillac SRX 9/10/2017 Alcohol offense 2007 Chevy Silverado, $216 9/11/2017 Drug offense 1997 Buick Regal, $335 10/7/2017 Drug offense 2003 Volkswagen Passat, $291 10/31/2017 Drug offense $289 11/28/2017 Drug offense Forfeiture hearings are a civil matter and are conducted separately from the criminal hearings. Once the forfeiture hearing is complete, our office receives a memo on whether or not we were awarded the property or if it is to be returned to the owner. When a vehicle is won, the city obtains the title and it is sold at auction. When guns or other property are won, they are either sold at auction or kept for department use. During the year, the Pequot Lakes Police Department was awarded 25 forfeitures that included cash, vehicles, guns and other property. As a result of these winnings, two guns were kept for department use and the department grossed $12,326. Three others vehicles have been won and title transfers are pending so that they may be sold at auction. Page � 12