Property
If you fail to retrieve your property within 30 days and that property is deemed to have no commerical value it will be destroyed without further notice to the owner.
If the property is deemed to have commerical value, notice will be sent to the last known address of the owner instructing them that they have 10 day to retrieve the property or it will be auctioned.
When can I get my personal property?
Personal property can be retrieved from the Marshfield Police Department Monday thru Friday between 8am and 4pm and on rotating evenings (including weekends) from 4pm to midnight.
Officer Toomey (Monday through Friday 8am to 4pm)
Sgt. Tingley (4pm to midnight)
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Exception: Per Department Policy, found property which contains the owner's personal and financial information, personal photos or other items of a private nature will not be returned to a finder. If such personal or financial information/items can be reasonably seperated from the found property, the property shall be returned to the finder without the owner's personal or financial items/information (ex. A wallet can be returned once the license, credit/debit cards/photos etc are removed) Personal or financial information/items which cannot be reasonably separated from the found property or found property which may contain personal and financial information/items but cannot be reasonably accessed will not be returned to the finder (ex. credit/debit cards, IPhone/IPad). All items retained by the Marshfield Police Department which contains/may contain personal or financial information/items shall be destroyed in a manner which safeguards the information/items.
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If the owner of lost money or goods does not appear within one year after the finding thereof, they shall enure to the finder.