Retired 2003 Hurst Police Department over 27 yrs.

35 years experiencePast President Texas Division International

Association Identification 1985-86Founder and Past President

Texas Association Property & Evidence Inventory Technicians (T.A.P.E.I.T.)

1997-2002

HOW DO WE FIX THIS!!!

• DISTRICT ATTORNEY, COUNTY JUDGE, MUNICIPAL JUDGE PROPERTY

• PROPERTY ROOM IS IN PROCESS OF BEING CLEANED.

• DO WE HAVE LOG OR INVENTORY OF ITEMS?

• IF SO THEN WE HAVE SOMETHING TO COMPARE ITEMS

• SEPARATE ITEMS BY TYPES

OF OFFENSES AND BY CASE NUMBERS

• RESEARCH IS the CASE STILL ACTIVE?

• HAS THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS RUN?

• DO WE NEED A COURT ORDER ON THE ITEM.

VALUE & OWNER

• DETERMINE VALUE

• DO WE KNOW THE OWNER

• IF SO CERTIFIED LETTER• 90 DAYS TO CLAIM• 18.17 CCP

Organization of the room

• ORGANIZE THE PROPERTY BY TYPES OF CRIMES

• HOMICIDES BACK OF ROOM

• ITEMS MOVE QUICKLY FRONT OF ROOM

PACKAGED ITEMS

PACKAGED TO MAINTAIN CHAIN OF CUSTODY

VERIFY WHICH ITEMS TO KEEP AND ITEMS TO DISPOSE OF

Research MATCH PROPERTY TO CASE NUMBERS

DOCUMENTING NEW LOCATION

CREATING A COMPLETE INVENTORY

HAND GUNS IN ORDER BY CASE NUMBERS PF PAPER FILES IN ORDER BY CASE NUMBERSWHEN YOU ARE WORKING CASE DISPOSITIONS THEY WILL AUTOMATICALLY ROTATE UP IN ORDER

DNA EVIDENCE MUST BE RETAINED

AT A CONSTANT ROOM

TEMPERATURE WITH A

NEW STATUTE OF 40 YEARS

SB1616 WAS PASSED IN LAST LEGISLATURE A TEAM CONSISTING OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM

INNOCENT PROJECT, DPS AND T.A.P.E.I.T.

HAVE UNTIL 2013 TO DEVELOP PROCEDURES

HOW DO WE DISPOSE OF ITEMS

WEAPONS CHOP SAW , CUTTING TORCH, EMPIRE DISPOSAL IN FORT WORTH , STEEL MANFACTURING

DONATE CLOTHING, BICYCLES, MISC. ITEMS TO YOUR LOCAL SHELTERS OR NOT FOR PROFIT

ORGANIZATIONSIN ACCORDANCE WITH 18.17

DRUGS MUST BE DESTROYED IN ACCORDANCE WITH EPA GUIDELINES EMPIRE DISPOSAL FORT WORTH, SHARPS @

CARTHAGE, ANAHUAC NEAR HOUSTON, DRUG TERMINATOR

USE DUMPSTERS THAT ARE SECURE

ACQUIRE COURT ORDERS AND OR DESTROY ITEMS

• RESEARCH EVERY CASE• NEVER DISPOSE UNTIL

ALL DEFENDANTS HAVE A FINAL DISPOSITION

FROM THIS

INVENTORY ALL ITEMS

COURT ORDERS

CERTIFIED LETTERS

• PROCEDURAL MANUAL FOR THE OPERATION OF THE PROPERTY ROOM

TO THIS