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Alex Cabrero ReportingOne of the most unique places you could ever visit is an evidence room at a police department, and now you can buy some of it. A police agency is hoping to turn all their clutter into cash.
Spend just one hour with Chuck Luper inside his evidence room and you soon realize you'd need all day.
Chuck Luper, Tooele Co. Sheriff's Office: "You got weapons, you got money, you got jewelry."
He's the evidence technician for the Tooele County Sheriff's Office, and lately he's noticed things just keep piling up.
Chuck Luper: "I would like to take that wall out and move it another 30 feet, you know?"
There's only so much room in his small office, and with a tight budget, expansion doesn't seem likely. But there is one idea that could solve both problems.
Sheriff Frank Park, Tooele Co. Sheriff's Office: "We're looking at anything we can do to save money, and this is a small opportunity, but it is an opportunity."
Sheriff Frank Park recently signed off to allow a lot of that stuff to be auctioned on a website.
Frank Park: "If we make pennies, it's more than we got now."
On PropertyRoom.com anyone can bid on anything police departments across the country have either seized or just can't find the owner. You can't buy weapons or drugs, but for electronics, bicycles, clothes, it's just like the more popular eBay site, meaning Tooele County can raise money for extra training, equipment or whatever.
Chuck Luper: "It saves us a lot of money."
And for Luper, it also saves him a lot of space.
Chuck Luper: "I would like to have more space."
Hundreds of police departments across the country auction items on PropertyRoom.com.
