Property & Evidence

If the Winter Springs Police Department is holding property that belongs to you please contact our bureau directly. Our normal operating hours for appointments are Monday-Friday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. An appointment is necessary to obtain property from our Property and Evidence Section. You may reach us directly at (407) 327-7961 or (407) 327-7969.

If we have property that is related to a criminal case, there may be a retention period after the court’s final disposition. Please contact us by phone to discuss your case individually.

• Items taken for safekeeping must be retrieved within 60 days or will be eligible for destruction after this time period. 
• There are certain items that cannot be returned once they have been impounded by our agency. Vehicle license tags are the most common in this category. If your vehicle license tag has been seized, you should contact the DHSMV to find out how to obtain a new tag. Please visit their homepage for more information on these procedures at www.flhsmv.gov.

Lost/Found Property

Disposition of Found Property

Pursuant to Section 705.103(2)(b)1, Florida Statutes, the Winter Springs Police Department disposes of certain property as follows- donating unclaimed property to charitable organizations, retaining the property for use, surrendering the property to the finder, or trading the property to another unit of government or state agency. 

Items found and turned over to our agency are held for approximately 90 days. Every effort will be made to find rightful owners and return property to them. To view an updated list of found articles, please view the PDF below. It is important to provide us with proof of ownership for certain items.

Persons wishing to lay claim to any of the property posted in the PDF below may do so by calling and scheduling an appointment at (407) 327-7961 or (407) 327-7969.

Recovered Stolen Property

If you have an item that was previously stolen and is now in the possession of the Evidence Unit, please contact the investigator assigned to your case. The investigator will establish ownership of the item and will inform the Evidence Unit when the item is approved to be released. Once the Evidence Unit has received the approval, an appointment can be set to retrieve your items. Please contact the Evidence Unit at (407) 327-7961 or (407) 327-7969.

Crime Scene Capabilities & Evidence Processing

Winter Springs Police Department has a fully operational crime scene unit that is available to respond to major crimes. The collection and processing of evidentiary items can be crucial in helping to solve an investigation. With hundreds of hours of combined training and experience, our bureau is capable of working most crime scenes and can perform many evidence processing techniques on site.

*Please note that when reporting a crime, officers may ask to take items from you for processing in the laboratory. Some methods may destroy items, so please inform the officer if there are special handling instructions for the item(s) and/or if you wish for the item not to be processed for evidence. Items of a high dollar value should be heavily considered prior to processing methods.