How to Recover Property & Vehicles

How to Recover Property and Vehicles

Claiming Vehicles

  • All impound fees or fines must be paid at District Three, 557 South New Towne Drive.
  • You will be issued a receipt to claim your vehicle from the Greater Rockford Auto Auction (GRAA), 5937 Sandy Hollow Road. Rockford, IL. Phone: 815-874-7800 GRAA webpage.

Before the vehicle is released by a GRAA representative, you must:

  • Pay Impound fees in cash
  • Pay applicable storage fees
  • Show proof of vehicle ownership
  • Show proof of vehicle insurance

Fees

The following fees (subject to change) will be due at the Greater Rockford Auto Auction (GRAA) to claim your vehicle:

Tow Bill$135
Impound Fee - based on the offense see the listing below$116, $550 to $1,000
Release Charge$90
Storage (per calendar day)$45


The impound fee for a vehicle impounded is $1,000 for the listed offenses:

  • Prostitution
  • Solicitation of a Sex Act
  • Promoting Prostitution
  • Promoting Juvenile Prostitution
  • Trafficking in Persons
  • Patronizing a Prostitute
  • Patronizing a Minor Engaged in Prostitution

Monthly Auction

Vehicles abandoned and/or unclaimed in the City of Rockford will be sold at public auction on a monthly basis at the Greater Rockford Auto Auction, 5937 Sandy Hollow Road, Rockford, IL.

  • Owners may claim their vehicle at the Greater Rockford Auto Auction by paying the associated redemption fees on or before the second Monday of the Month.
  • All unclaimed vehicles will be sold.
  • Only specially licensed dealers are allowed to bid on vehicles eligible for auction. The Greater Rockford Auto Auction (GRAA), located at 5937 Sandy Hollow Road, Rockford, Ill., holds auctions every Wednesday. Please contact the GRAA at 815-874-7800 with any questions.
  • Purchasers will be issued a Certificate of Purchase. Payment is due at the conclusion of the auction. Only cash or check made payable to the "Greater Rockford Auto Auction" will be accepted.

Claiming Personal Property Classified as Found or Recovered

To recover items that are classified as property (found purses, wallets, cell phones, etc.) and not considered evidence, please call 779-500-6514 during business hours (8 am - 4 pm. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday through Closed Wednesday) for assistance and instructions on how, when, and where to recover your property.

 Current FOUND Property as of 5/1/23

Evidence ItemDescription
RPEVI2207670SAMSUNG CELL PHONE - Charles Smith
RPEVI2207672KEYS, GLASSES, DEBIT CARD - Charles Smith
RPEVI2208647GOLD EARRING WITH WHITE PEARL
RPEVI2208823Key to Chevrolet
RPEVI2208925IPHONE WITH PURPLE CASE
RPEVI2208921SMART PHONE WITH BLACK CASE
RPEVI2208922WHITE SAMSUNG TABLET WITH PINK CASE
RPEVI2208926GOLD BRACELET "SKYLA"
RPEVI2208917BLACK ADIDAS BACK PACK CONTAINING MISC PERSONAL HYGENE ITEMS
RPEVI2208916PILL BOTTLE CONTAINING A SMALL SCREWDRIVER, PAPER, ITEMS OF JEWELRY, A TWEEZERS
RPEVI2208919small speaker and wires
RPEVI2208960BLACK LONDON FOG BIFOLD WALLET
RPEVI2209101UMX BRAND CELLULAR PHONE
RPEVI2209177BLACK CRICKET PHONE
RPEVI2209381vanilla visa gift card# 4097 5803 4439 6244
RPEVI2209383A PAIR OF DODGE KEY FOBS LABELED "JOURNEY".
RPEVI2209390yellow McDonalds card
RPEVI2209391Walmart visa debit card 
RPEVI2209878black bag containing several misc. items including shoes, clothing, phone charger
RPEVI2209892Motorola Cellphone
RPEVI2209969miscellaneous property including dollar bill, ford car key, light, and car dash cam
RPEVI2210266RED AND BLACK iGNERSOLL RAND IMPACT WRENCH
RPEVI2210264MULTI-COLOERED NOTEBOOK
RPEVI2210270MISC HAND TOOLS
RPEVI221026910 PACK GORDON 18MM REPLACEMENT SNAP BLADES
RPEVI2210271BOX OF ASSORTED FUSES
RPEVI2210268WHITE T-SHIRT
RPEVI2210265MULTI-COLORED HEADREST COVER
RPEVI2210267WHITE BUCKET
RPEVI2210311BLUE PS4 CONTRFOLLER
RPEVI2210313WHITE PS4 CONTROLLER
RPEVI2210309WHITE 16GB IPAD WITH SCREEN DAMAGE
RPEVI2210312NINTEDO SWITCH WITH CONTROLLER
RPEVI2210310BLACK PS4
RPEVI2210308BLACK XBOX CONTROLLER
RPEVI2210390UNIDENTIFIED SET OF CAR KEYS
RPEVI2210401Pink charger
RPEVI2210416AMERICAN EXPRESS PREPAID CARD FOR BRUCE
RPEVI2210422WAL-MART GIFT CARD
RPEVI2210419META BANK DEBIT CARD FOR RIPPY
RPEVI2210423VISA DEBIT CARD FOR KELLY
RPEVI2210433BLACK AND PURPLE MOTOROLA CELL PHONE
RPEVI2210434BLACK TCL CELL PHONE
RPEVI2210436BLACK SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE CELL PHONE
RPEVI2210437BLACK LEATHER BAG CONTAINING MISCELLANEOUS WOMEN'S / BEAUTY ITEMS
RPEVI2210438BLACK VERIZON ZTE CELL PHONE
RPEVI2210435BLACK AND BLUE AT&T CELL PHONE
RPEVI2210439BLACK AND BLUE MOTOROLA CRICKET CELL PHONE
RPEVI2210440BLACK SAMSUNG CELL PHONE
RPEVI2210441BLUE CANVAS BAG CONTAINING PERSONAL MASSAGE ITEMS, MISCELLANEOUS CLOTHING / BEAUTY SUPPLIES, RED PURSE, CREAM PURSE
RPEVI2210552Brown purse with gold, metal handles
RPEVI2210686BROWN LEATHER PURSE, LOUIS VATTON LEATHER CLUTCH, MISC CARDS WITH NO OWNER NAMES
RPEVI2211087black iphone
RPEVI2211088white iphone with charger
RPEVI2210766Key ring with pink "Victoria's" strap, 3 house style keys, remote start FOB and Nissan key FOB
RPEVI2210901BLACK ADIDAS BAG W/ PROPERTY
RPEVI2210778SMALL CLOTH BAG WITH CHANGE
RPEVI2210783MISC. VISA GIFT CARDS, SOCK FULL OF CHANGE, BLACK SKI MASK, AND GARBAGE
RPEVI2210858BLACK LENOVO TABLET
RPEVI2210859BLACK SAMSUNG TABLET
RPEVI2210860PAPER BAG CONTAINING: RED COOLER BAG AND BROWN HORSE SUITCASE
RPEVI2210915O1 - BLACK TCL CELL PHONE UNK SERIAL NUMBER
RPEVI2211064BLACK IPHONE
RPEVI22110991 HYPER TOUGH 107 PIECE SOCKET SET
RPEVI2211256BLACK iPHONE WITH BLACK CASE
RPEVI22112551 MASTERCARD CREDIT CARD AND 1 VISA DEBIT CARD WITH THE NAME "MURCUS ANDERSON"
RPEVI2211272CITY AND COUNTY CREDIT UNION DEBIT CARD- RACHEL N BROWN
RPEVI2211715Blue Samsung Cell phone unknown owner
RPEVI2211716One Plus cell phone with black case
RPEVI2211442PURPLE WIKO CELL PHONE
RPEVI2211485POCKET KNIFE WITH BLACK HANDLE
RPEVI2211648COTTONELLE TOILET PAPER
RPEVI2211650REACH TOOTHBRUSHES
RPEVI2211651COLGATE TOOTHPASTE
RPEVI2211685BLACK APPLE IPHONE
RPEVI2212055BLUE PHONE IN A BLACK CASE WITH STICKERS
RPEVI2212191S1-BLACK SAMSUNG CELLULAR PHONE
RPEVI2300013SILVER HAMMER WITH BROWN HANDLE
RPEVI2300030MULTI-COLOR FOLDING POCKET KNIFE
RPEVI2300145BLACK WALLET
RPEVI2300358CLOTHING WITH SECURITY TAGS - 1
RPEVI2300359CLOTHING WITH SECURITY TAGS - 2
RPEVI2300407BLACK JBL SPEAKER
RPEVI2300408BLACK XFINITY BOX
RPEVI2300409RED 18" BOLT CUTTERS
RPEVI23004121 New Start Capital credit card
RPEVI2300413social security card
RPEVI2300414Jason Wilson social security card
RPEVI2300415Taquarra Walker social security card
RPEVI2300416Daniel Miller two social security cards
RPEVI23004181 black pack with assorted items
RPEVI23004291 BLACK CHIP CREDIT CARD $FISHSLAWNCARE
RPEVI2300437BLACK SCHOK BRAND PHONE
RPEVI2300549O - HOUSE KEYS
RPEVI2300691Black Bike Lock
RPEVI2300699iPad Mini
RPEVI2300714Black Visa Debit card for Jaamer Perry
RPEVI2300715IL State Identification card for Jaylynn Oakes
RPEVI2300716Green Associated Bank debit card for Kelly Lee
RPEVI2300717White Visa debit card for Clayton Oakes
RPEVI2300793VARIOUS GIFT CARDS AND BOWLING COUPONS
RPEVI2300807Bag with contents
RPEVI23010381 BLACK AND GREY T-MOBILE PHONE W/CHARGER
RPEVI2301186RED IPHONE WITH CLEAR CASE
RPEVI2301103BLACK PURSE
RPEVI2301151Visa Debit card
RPEVI2301154MISCELLANEOUS CARDS
RPEVI2301214TWO KEYS ON A MULTICOLORED LANYARD
RPEVI2301281BLACK DODGE KEY FOB
RPEVI2301502WHITE SAMSUNG TABLET
RPEVI2301503MISC MERHCANDISE - BLUE UMBRELLA, SMALL BLACK CASE, RED ZIPPER W/PINK AND YELLOW BEADS, CIRCLE EARRING.
RPEVI230163202 - BLACK UNKNOWN DEBIT CARD
RPEVI2301633O1 - RED BLACKHAWK BANK DEBIT CARD
RPEVI2301634O3 - SILVER JCPENNY CREDIT CARD
RPEVI2301708BLACK VISA STRIPE CARLA CARD
RPEVI2301762Black RCA RLDED3258A-C 32" LED television
RPEVI2301767$5 USC located in Adidas backpack
RPEVI2301819IPHONE
RPEVI2301820IPHONE
RPEVI2301821SAMSUNG
RPEVI2301843Key ring with Chevrolet vehicle key, name tag labeled Jonathon, miscellaneous keys attached
RPEVI2301871ANDROID CELL PHONE CHARGER
RPEVI2301900KEY CHAIN CONSISTING OF A VOLKSWAGON KEY FOB, PLASTIC PIECE WITH THE WORDS "GOOD FIT, GOOD FITTING", CHICAGO BEARS CLOTH STRAP, (4) RUSTED KEYS
RPEVI2301952set of keys
RPEVI2302071PURPLE BLUE SMARTPHONE
RPEVI2302130BROWN LEATHER WALLET CONTAINING ID AND SSC
RPEVI2302132IL ID AND SS CARD
RPEVI2302411BLUE/WHITE TOMMY HILFIGER JACKET
RPEVI2302412WHITE CALVIN KLEIN MENS SHIRT
RPEVI2302414BLACK/RED JORDAN BACKPACK
RPEVI2302415ORANGE/WHITE BABY CLOTHING
RPEVI2302416SOCIAL SECURITY CARD
RPEVI2302417BLACK LEATHER BI-FOLD WALLET
RPEVI2302824BLACK CLOUD MOBILE CELL PHONE
RPEVI2302883S - MISC CLOTHING
RPEVI2303021IPHONE WITH OTTER BOX
RPEVI2303078Red iPhone, black TCL smartphone
RPEVI2303210BLACK WINTER COAT, BLACK AND GOLD PURSE, MISCELLANEOUS SHIRTS
RPEVI2303320VARIOUS CLOTHING ITEMS WITH TAGS ATTACHED
RPEVI2303641$1400 USC



Persons claiming property shall provide reasonable and satisfactory proof of ownership or right to possession of the property being claimed.

Recovering items classified as evidence (Recovered by police during an investigation)

The Property and Evidence Division can not release any item classified as evidence until the item has been released by the Winnebago County State’s Attorney’s Office or the Rockford Police Department District Commander and it has been reclassified as property. Please contact the Winnebago County State’s Attorney’s Office (815-319-4700) or the Rockford Police Detective Bureau  (779-500-6551) with questions about all items, including vehicles, classified as evidence.

Buying seized property

Items seized by the Rockford Police Department that are not claimed and/or the Police Department is unable to otherwise return to an owner, are sold at auction on the propertyroom.com website.  Items auctioned include bicycles, electronic equipment, and numerous other items.