Each city and state will have their own laws as to how long to hold a recovered stolen car. They could hold the car up until the court date of the accused thief.
You will have to check with the police.
Wait for it to get flagged when it is bought/sold or wait for someone to get caught with it by the police. The police typically check the serial number of a gun when it is found or somehow involved in a crime or traffic stop.
Answer Stolen cars are impounded for a few reasons. One would be that the Police might want to check it for finger prints. Another reason that the car would be impounded is if it was stolen, and the police think it was stolen too easily, they might want to check for Insurance Fraud and last but not least, they might impound a car while trying to find the owner.
Good question.Just before the 1966 World Cup the World Cup trophy was stolen, and was later found by a dog and his owner, who found it underneath some newspaper during a walk.If the World Cup is stolen, no country should panic, I'm sure the Police could sort it out. They should be able to.
if you have filed a report go back and tell the police where and when it was foun the should retreve it from you and will atemt to find the th run fooole does hippos on 2 u
The Jules Rimet was stolen in 1983, but never found.
If you have found your stolen vehicle at a salvage yard, you need to call the police immediately. Automobile theft and receiving stolen goods are both criminal offenses.
The law requires that the Police Department be notified. The police will then notify legal owner so they can come and claim the property.
Example: i call the police and report my car stolen when it is sitting in my garage.. that's a false police report and id go to jail if they found out i was lying.
You just need to let the police know you found it. If you're found in possession of the item and they realize it was reported stolen you could be mistakenly arrested.
The watch belongs to someone who presumably earned the money to buy it. If they filed a report with the police department, it can be returned to its owner. Some police agencies hold found property like this for a set period, and if it goes unclaimed, it can be returned to the person who found it. If that happened, you would own it lawfully. If you decide to keep it and not give it to the police, you may be in possession of stolen property and liable to criminal charges.
I would inform the police and tell them that my license was stolen.