Number	17960
Subject	Police
Source	Quad-City Times (Davenport
State	IA
Year	2001
Publication Date	June 10
Summary	"Months or years before some suspected Scott County drug dealers get their day in criminal court, their seized property and cash already belong to law enforcement agencies. One in four Scott County residents who had property and money seized by local police never faced any criminal charges, a Quad-City Times investigation of court records shows."
Category	General
Pages	8
Keywords	defendants;police seizures;profits;drug;civil forfeiture laws;criminal convictions;criminal trials;"bounty-hunting" of assets;budget padding;tracking property;guns;vehicles;homes;boats
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