Police Department : Town of Hartford

The Hartford Police Department attempts to locate owners of found property. Below is a current list of property held by the Hartford Police Department that is available for pickup by the property's owner. Property with unknown owners are listed as such, and with a generic description only. If you feel you may have lost an item like what appears on the list, you may call and provide a full description of your lost item to help determine if it may belong to you.

ITEM location found

Acoustic-electric guitar (possible owner Willi Crooks) Frost Park

Personal property held - owner Keith Ingalls

Personal property held - owner Mark Sutton

Personal property held - Duane Masters

Personal property held - Tyler Cox

Return of Recovered / Found Property

The return of property takes place Monday thru Friday 8AM-4PM by appointment. Property can only be returned by Acting Lieutenant Scott Moody. Please call (802) 295-9425 and follow the prompts to make an appointment.

Safekeeping Property

Unless other written arrangements are made, unclaimed property will be disposed of within thirty (30) days per Hartford Police Department policy.

Evidence

After a case has been adjudicated, related evidence will be held for a period of twelve months to allow for appeal, unless disposal is otherwise authorized by the State’s Attorney’s Office. Unless the officer has been advised in writing by the State's Attorney's Office that the case has been appealed, the items shall be disposed of within thirty (30) days after the initial twelve-month holding period.

Abandoned or Found Property

Property, excepting such property as defined in Title 27 VSA Chapter 14, that is in the possession of the Police Department and has not been claimed within ninety (90) days may be disposed of pursuant to Title 27 VSA Chapter 11.

After attempts to notify the owner or related citizens have failed, the items will be converted to government use, sold, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of pursuant to applicable law and regulation.

Money, traveler’s checks, stocks, bonds, collectable currency, securities, or other such negotiable instruments will be disposed of pursuant to Title 27 Vermont Statutes Annotated Chapter 14, as linked above.

Property Seized Under an Investigation / Search Warrant

Once the warrant has been granted and the search completed, you will be contacted to pick up your personal property. If the item seized is a motor vehicle, you will need to provide proof that you paid the tow bill prior to the vehicle being released.