POLICE AUCTION
"PUBLIC POSTING"
In accordance with Massachusetts General Law,
unclaimed and abandoned property will be sold by means of an online auction by
Property Room.com (www.propertyroom.com).
The property may include bicycles, jewelry, televisions,
computer equipment, electronics, tools, watches, cameras, apparel, and other
unclaimed and abandoned property. The items to be auctioned are in “AS IS”
condition and are in no way guaranteed or under warranty by the Falmouth Police
Department or the Town of Falmouth.
Any Person who believes they may have unclaimed property being held by the Falmouth Police Department (or is currently up for auction), should contact the department immediately at 508-457-2527 to determine if they have a claim to the property (proof of ownership will be required).
Massachusetts General
Laws regarding property found, recovered, or abandoned and now in the
possession of or reported to the police department.
CHAPTER 134. LOST GOODS AND STRAY BEASTS
Chapter 134: Section 1. Report of lost money or goods by finder
Section 1. Any person who finds lost money or goods of the value of three
dollars or more, the owner of which is unknown, shall within two days report the
finding thereof to the officer in charge at a police station in the town where
said property was found, or, if there is no police station, post notice thereof
in two public places therein, or, instead of such report or posting, cause
notice thereof to be advertised in a newspaper published therein.
CHAPTER 135. UNCLAIMED AND ABANDONED PROPERTY
Chapter 135: Section 7. Property taken by police officers from persons under
arrest; disposition
Section 7. If property which has been stolen, lost, abandoned or taken from a
person under arrest comes into the possession of a member of the police
department of a city by virtue of his office, he shall deliver the same to the
officer or member of the department designated by the rules thereof, and shall
thereupon be relieved from further responsibility therefor. The officer or
member to whom such property is so delivered shall give notice as provided in
section one of chapter one hundred and thirty-four. The word “city” as used in
this and the four following sections shall include town.
Chapter 135: Section 8. Unclaimed property in possession of police department;
sale at public auction; notice
Section 8. If such property remains unclaimed in the possession of such police
department or member thereof for one month and the owner thereof or his place of
abode or business is unknown, or if the owner and his place of abode or business
are known and the owner, after receipt by registered mail of a written notice
from such department or member to take possession of said property, refuses or
fails for a period of ten days following said receipt so to do, such department
may sell the same, excepting money unclaimed, by public auction, notice of the
time and place of sale, with a description of the property to be sold, first
being given by publishing the same once in each of three successive weeks in a
newspaper published in such city. Any violation of the provisions of this
section shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than one
hundred dollars and by forfeiture of any such property obtained as a result of
such violation.
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