text: police property? does anyone know whether police officers in the united states get priority on items that are confinscated and held in there property room. definitely not. anything that is confiscated and considered contraband would be destroyed after disposition. if it was evidence it would be returned to it's rightful owner. if it is something other than that like found property or the like, the person who turned it ion is usually given the property after a set period of time depending on the jurisdiction. if it is something that has been taken in a forfeiture, the court designates a date and time for an auction. auctions are made public and posted in the newspaper or another form of media so anyone can bid on the item. the only 'advantage' that an officer may have here is a better opportunity to examine the item before it goes up for auction because they studied it, had it analyzed, secured it etc.