What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? IL
I own a business in IL and believe my rights are being violated by a local police dept.
We buy merchandise from the public (much like a pawn shop does) and occasionally this merchandise is reported stolen after the fact. One of our local police departments is seizing this merchandise without providing restitution, court order, or anything in writing stating they have the right to do so. When I questioned their procedures, they threatened to arrest me for obstruction. All other police departments in our area do not operate in this manner. They always make the owner of the stolen property pay restitution before taking our merchandise.
I was also told by a detective in a nearby county that there was a law passed over a year ago preventing police from taking merchandise from businesses.
I have called the states attorneys office, but they are giving me the run around.
Please help!
I own a business in IL and believe my rights are being violated by a local police dept.
We buy merchandise from the public (much like a pawn shop does) and occasionally this merchandise is reported stolen after the fact. One of our local police departments is seizing this merchandise without providing restitution, court order, or anything in writing stating they have the right to do so. When I questioned their procedures, they threatened to arrest me for obstruction. All other police departments in our area do not operate in this manner. They always make the owner of the stolen property pay restitution before taking our merchandise.
I was also told by a detective in a nearby county that there was a law passed over a year ago preventing police from taking merchandise from businesses.
I have called the states attorneys office, but they are giving me the run around.
Please help!