Police Take Victim's Car And Attempt To Auction It Off

A Colorado couple is fighting to have their car returned to them by the police after it was stolen in June. According to KOAA, Mary and Clyde Antrim's Ford Crown Victoria was stolen on June 1st, and found a few days later 45 miles away. Police contacted the couple to tell them their car was recovered, but that it was being held because it was evidence in an aggravated robbery. 

Mary attempted to work with the police to get their car back, but despite weekly calls, she made no progress. While the police never called her back, the car sat in an impound lot and started racking up fees. 

On July 11th, Mary was shocked to find out that the car was being auctioned off in September.  After being stonewalled by the police for a month, she contacted KOAA to find out what happened. The local news station did some digging and found contradictory evidence from the police:

While Colorado Springs police claimed they sent Mrs. Antrim that letter on July 7th, it was not postmarked until July 11th---the same day we contacted police about Antrim's case. 

We then asked police about their mail policies. 

"The mail is sent out and picked up daily from the Impound Lot and from the police department," Sgt. John Garza said via email. 

So why was the letter postmarked 5 days later? Police have not provided us with an answer....yet! 

On top of that, the station also noted the police seemed to violate their own policy relating to stolen vehicles:

"It is the policy of the Colorado Springs Police Department that victims of crimes whose vehicles are towed as part of the criminal investigation will not be charged tow/impound storage fees while at the Impound facility," Sgt. Garza wrote via email.  

Luckily, for the couple, the police agreed to waive the fees and return the car. 

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