***** 1996 FORFEITURE REPORT-A TARNISHED BADGE ***** An evaluation of forfeitures in the State of Michigan for calendar year 1995. The effort required to complete this report is dedicated to law enforcment organizations for their success in convincing legislators, media, and the public that civil forfeiture is an effective and necessary tool in law enforcment. Copyright 1996: F.E.A.R. (Forfeiture Endangers American Rights) 20 Sunnyside, Suite A204. Mill Valley, CA. 94941 Prepared by: Tom Flook- V.P. F.E.A.R. The information used for this report is the same information used by the Michigan Office of Drug Control Policy in their "State of Michigan Asset Forfeiture Report". That annual report focuses on the catagorical use and agency justification (not accountability) of forfeiture money, this report focuses on the source of money. Information contained in this report is not duplicated by the state forfeiture report. The reporting period is from Jan. 1, 1995, to Dec. 31, 1995, although individual agencies often report based of their fiscal year. Therefore, data can actually span a greater time than one calendar year. When average values are calculated for an agency the numbers are presented. When state wide average values are calculated, the result may be "slightly" skewed do to improper or in accurate seizure agency reporting. Totals for previous years are taken from previous Michigan Association for Preservation of Property (M.A.P.P) annual forfeiture reports. All occurances of "ERR" throughtout the report, denote a reporting error or ommission. This report is intended to enlighten, not bias, the reader. Information is presented, without editorial comment. Readers must decide for themselves. Only in the conclusion in an opinion offered. ***** MICHIGAN SEIZURES ***** In 1995, agencies in Michigan reported 10,746 seizures worth $8,829,863 for an average per incident of $821. In 1994, 9631 seizures were reported worth $14,908,364, for an average per incident of $1,548. In 1993, 8158 seizures were reported worth $14,614,597, for an average per incident of $1,791. Between 1993 and 1996, there has been a 31% increase in the number of seizures, a 40% decrease the the total value of seizures performed, and a 54% decrease in the average value of a forfeiture. ***** REPORTING OMMISSIONS ***** AGENCIES SEIZING CASH BUT NOT REPORTING THE NUMBER OF SEIZURES Agency Total cash seized Dearborn Police Department $286,354.04 Romulus Police $102,097.00 Lansing Police Department $ 88,893.00 Wayne County Prosecutor $ 65,801.00 Sterling Heights Police Department $ 44,871.00 Warren Police Department $ 40,803.00 Plymouth Police $ 33,699.47 Battle Creek Police Dept. $ 22,666.98 Lapeer County Sheriff Dept. $ 20,927.83 Allegan Co. Sheriff Dept. $ 17,414.00 Oakland County Sheriff $ 16,260.70 Grand Blanc Township P.D. $ 11,892.00 Gogebic County Sheriff Dept. $ 9,854.51 Cass County Prosecutors Office $ 7,510.92 Metamore Twp. P.D. $ 7,284.71 Three Rivers Police Dept. $ 4,652.00 Algonac Police Depart. $ 4,250.33 Isabella Co. Sheriff Department $ 4,189.00 Lenawee County Prosecuting Attorney $ 4,064.22 Benton Charter Twp. Police $ 3,757.76 Kalamazoo Co. Sheriff Dept. $ 2,350.00 Mason Police Dept. $ 2,257.00 Davison City Police Department $ 2,256.29 Kentwood Police Dept $ 1,878.00 Leslie Police Dept. $ 1,048.00 Fenton Police Dept. $ 333.62 Piconning Police $ 126.28 TOTAL value of cash seizures incorrectly reported $807,492.66 AGENCIES SEIZING VEHICLES BUT NOT REPORTING THE NUMBER SEIZED Agency Reported Value Allegan Co. Sheriff Dept. $11,500.00 Lenawee County Prosecuting Attorney $ 350.00 AGENCIES SEIZING VEHICLES BUT NOT REPORTING THE VALUE OF SEIZED VEHICLES Agency County # Vehicles Benton Harbor Berrien 1 Monroe County Sheriff Dept Monroe 1 Dearborn Heights Police Depart. Wayne 2 Calhoun Co. Sherrif Dept. Calhoun 3 Port Huron Police St. Clair 5 Prosecutors Office Muskegon 15 Calhoun Count Pros. Office Calhoun 36 AGENCIES SEIZING PERSONAL PROPERTY BUT NOT REPORTING THE VALUE OF PROPERTY Agency County # Property seizures Calhoun Count Pros. Office Calhoun 285 Flint Police Depart Genesee 166 Prosecutors Office Muskegon 25 Dearborn Heights Police Depart. Wayne 17 Calhoun Co. Sherrif Dept. Calhoun 5 Straits Area Narcotics Emmet 5 Harper Woods Police Wayne 5 St Clair Shore Police Narcotics Macomb 3 Benton Charter Twp. Police Berrien 2 AGENCIES SEIZING PERSONAL PROPERTY BUT NOT REPORTING THE NUMBER OF SEIZURES Agency County Reported Value Romulus Police Wayne $2,000.00 Lenawee County Prosecuting Attorney Lenawee $ 896.89 Kentwood Police Dept Kent $ 50.00 Civil forfeiture can occur two ways. Either it is instituted by police (administrative), or it is institutedin circuit court. Often, a forfeiture starts as administrative but, because it is contested, it moves to Circuit Court. The cost to contest or challenge an administrative forfeiture ranges from $5,000 to $40,000. It can go much higher. ***** SEIZURE OF BOATS, FARMS, AND COMMERICIAL PROPERTY ***** AGENCIES REPORTING VESSEL (BOAT) SEIZURES Agency County # Vessels Vessel Value Calhoun Count Pros. Office Calhoun 2 ERR Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Saginaw 1 $ 350.00 Middleville Police Barry 1 $ 800.00 Isabella Co. Prosecuting Attorney Isabella 1 $ 425.00 Oakland County N.E.T. Oakland 1 $2,071.00 S.T.I.N.G. Houghton 1 $1,000.00 AGENCIES REPORTING SIEZURE OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Agency County # Commercial value Flint Area Narcotics Group Genesse 1 $19,820.00 U.P.S.E.T. Marquette 1 $ 2,486.55 Central Michigan Enforcement Team Montcalm 1 $ 136.25 Warren Police Department Macomb 1 $10,000.00 AGENCIES REPORTING THE SEIZURE OF AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY Agency County # Ag. Ag. Value Grand Rapids Vice Unit Kent 2 $30,081.09 Meridian Township Police Ingham 1 $ 300.00 ***** TOP TWENTY ***** These agencies seized the greatest amount of money and property for 1996. Agency County Total Seized # Seizures Detroit Police Wayne $1,027,250.00 913 Kalamazoo Dept. of Public Safety Kalamazoo $ 433,931.00 473 Tri-County Metro Narcotic Squad Ingham $ 410,057.68 89 Michigan State Police Ingham $ 369,293.00 238 C.O.M.E.T. Macomb $ 293,240.06 89 Flint Area Narcotics Group Genesse $ 285,256.00 146 Kent Narcotics Team Kent $ 284,014.21 137 Pontiac Police Department Oakland $ 278,107.47 441 Grand Rapids Vice Unit Kent $ 230,454.68 535 West Michigan Enforcment Team Muskegon $ 223,571.00 120 Troy Police Department Oakland $ 216,505.00 79 Southwest Enforcement Team SWET Kalamazoo $ 206,692.00 90 MSP/SECID/LAWNET Washtenaw $ 180,146.00 132 Flint Police Depart. Genesee $ 174,040.00 433 Redford Police Department Wayne $ 174,000.00 215 Warren Police Department Macomb $ 163,042.00 77 Hamtramck Police Dept. Wayne $ 150,567.99 136 Oakland County N.E.T. Oakland $ 142,805.00 125 Western Wayne Narcotic Wayne $ 132,399.52 96 Romulus Police Wayne $ 124,097.00 64 These agencies seized the greatest amount of money and property in 1994. Agency Total Seized # of seizures Wayne County Sheriff's Dept $2,957,266.68 341 Detroit Police $2,395,306.00 2648 Oakland County N.E.T. $ 680,819.00 131 Grand Rapids Vice Unit $ 493,231.28 445 C.O.M.E.T. $ 481,311.00 96 Livonia Police Departfment $ 463,930.32 47 Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement $ 460,744.00 143 Flint Area Narcotics Group $ 409,650.00 157 Tri-County Metro Narcotic Squad $ 368,670.00 91 Dearborn Police Department $ 362,926.00 59 MSP/SECID/LAWNET $ 323,155.00 115 Sterling Heights Police Department $ 301,300.19 111 Southwest Enforcement Team SWET $ 275,666.00 40 Flint Police Depart $ 245,363.84 653 Midland County Prosecutor $ 238,760.00 1 Pontiac Police Department $ 229,366.14 404 Troy Police Department $ 220,493.15 22 Warren Police Department $ 197,224.52 107 Kent Narcotics Team $ 190,775.85 72 Kalamazoo Dept. of Public Safety $ 177,057.79 333 ***** ADMINISTRATIVE FORFEITURES ***** For this reporting period 10,746 seizures were reported. Of these, 1053 were instituted in circuit court and 9693 were administrative. 90.2% of all forfeitures were administrative. For the 1994 reporting period, 9689 seizures were reported in Michigan. Of those, 8404 were administrative and 1085 were instituted in Circuit Court. Overall, 89% of all forfeitures were administrative. For the 1993 reporting period, 1616 seizures were instituted in circuit court and 6542 were administrative for a total of 8158 seizures, 80.2% of all forfeitures were administrative. Between 1993 and 1996 there has been a 32% increase in the number of forfeitures and a 43% increase in the number of administrative forfeitures AGENCIES WITH OVER 20 SEIZURES USING ADMINISTRATIVE MORE THAN 60% OF THE TIME Agency Total seized # Admin % Admin Detroit Police $1,027,250.00 3215 95.6% Kalamazoo Dept. of Public Safety $ 433,931.00 370 95.1% Tri-County Metro Narcotic Squad $ 410,057.68 70 92.1% Michigan State Police $ 369,293.00 265 93.6% Dearborn Police Department $ 299,003.04 47 81.0% C.O.M.E.T. $ 293,240.06 70 84.3% Flint Area Narcotics Group $ 285,256.00 105 91.3% Kent Narcotics Team $ 284,014.21 64 81.0% Pontiac Police Department $ 278,107.47 386 97.7% Grand Rapids Vice Unit $ 230,454.68 442 93.4% West Michigan Enforcment Team $ 223,571.00 74 82.2% Troy Police Department $ 216,505.00 20 100.0% Southwest Enforcement Team $ 206,692.00 31 73.8% MSP/SECID/LAWNET $ 180,146.00 148 96.1% Flint Police Depart $ 174,040.00 446 99.8% Redford Police Department $ 174,000.00 173 97.2% Warren Police Department $ 163,042.00 218 98.2% Hamtramck Police Dept. $ 150,567.99 33 91.7% Oakland County N.E.T. $ 142,805.00 121 86.4% Western Wayne Narcotic $ 132,399.52 61 89.7% Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement $ 122,900.00 44 75.9% Down River Area Narcotics $ 91,942.68 101 84.9% Dearborn Heights Police Depart. $ 79,159.96 22 81.5% Central Michigan Enforcement Team$ 72,724.18 22 84.6% Clinton Twp. Police $ 60,328.22 77 100.0% Muskegon Police Department $ 55,839.78 54 91.5% S.T.I.N.G. $ 55,479.00 56 94.9% Traverse Narcotics Team $ 51,370.00 35 92.1% S.S.C.E.N.T. $ 49,590.39 5 71.4% Jackson City Police $ 48,477.81 143 95.3% Van Buren County Sheriff Dept. $ 48,163.89 26 78.8% St. Clair County Pros. Atty. $ 39,137.00 51 87.9% Lincoln Park Police Dept. $ 36,148.53 34 82.9% Eaton County Prosecuting Atty. $ 29,405.00 33 100.0% Calhoun Co. Sherrif Dept. $ 28,297.70 14 63.6% St Clair Shore Police Narcotics $ 27,397.00 19 73.1% Pact (MSUPD, ELPD, MTPD) $ 23,419.73 52 100.0% Ann Arbor Police Department $ 22,929.12 35 100.0% Albion Dept of Public Safety $ 22,915.53 33 67.3% New Baltimore P.D. $ 21,838.02 66 97.1% MSP O.M.N.I. Team 3 $ 20,751.00 48 68.6% Huron Undercover Narcotics $ 19,266.00 17 94.4% Mount Clemens Police Department $ 18,711.45 92 97.9% Straits Area Narcotics $ 18,613.00 37 84.1% Farmington Hills Police Dept $ 18,400.00 14 82.4% Wyandotte Police Dept. $ 18,336.99 42 100.0% Melvindale Police Department $ 18,005.54 34 100.0% Roseville Police Dept. $ 16,189.72 56 91.8% Eaton County Sheriff Dept. $ 15,854.00 21 100.0% Berkley Public Safety Dept. $ 15,840.22 47 100.0% Chesterfield Twp. Police $ 15,295.77 55 100.0% Monroe County Sheriff Dept $ 14,829.00 6 60.0% Washtenaw County Sheriff $ 12,075.12 44 95.7% U.P.S.E.T. $ 10,305.30 35 100.0% Wayne Police Dept. $ 8,740.00 33 100.0% Cass County Prosecutors Office $ 7,510.92 15 83.3% Port Huron Police $ 6,730.86 25 86.2% AGENCIES SEIZING OVER $40,000 IN CASH, CARS, AND PROPERTY For this reporting period (1995), 6515 cash seizures were reported worth $6,941,893, for an average cash seizure of $1,065. In 1994, 7184 cash seizures were reported worth $12,426,599, for an average cash seizure of $1,551. In 1993, 5457 cash seizures were reported worth $9,771,738, for an average cash seizure of $1,790 Between 1993 and 1996, there has been a 19% increase in the number of cash seizures, a 28% decrease in the amount of cash seized and a 40% decrease in the average value of a cash seizure. Agency County Total seized Detroit Police Wayne $1,027,250.00 Kalamazoo Dept. Public Safety Kalamazoo $433,931.00 Tri-County Metro Narcotic Squad Ingham $410,057.68 Michigan State Police Ingham $369,293.00 Dearborn Police Department Wayne $299,003.04 C.O.M.E.T. Macomb $293,240.06 Hazel Park Police Dept. Oakland $290,017.45 Flint Area Narcotics Group Genesse $285,256.00 Kent Narcotics Team Kent $284,014.21 Pontiac Police Department Oakland $278,107.47 Grand Rapids Vice Unit Kent $230,454.68 West Michigan Enforcment Team Muskegon $223,571.00 Troy Police Department Oakland $216,505.00 Southwest Enforcement Team SWET Kalamazoo $206,692.00 MSP/SECID/LAWNET Washtenaw $180,146.00 Flint Police Depart Genesee $174,040.00 Redford Police Department Wayne $174,000.00 Warren Police Department Macomb $163,042.00 Hamtramck Police Dept. Wayne $150,567.99 Oakland County N.E.T. Oakland $142,805.00 Western Wayne Narcotic Wayne $132,399.52 Romulus Police Wayne $124,097.00 Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Saginaw $122,900.00 Lansing Police Department Ingham $118,687.00 Saginaw Police Department Saginaw $104,718.34 Down River Area Narcotics Wayne $91,942.68 Dearborn Heights Police Depart. Wayne $79,159.96 Central Michigan Enforcement Team Montcalm $72,724.18 St Joseph Twp. Police Berrien $68,356.25 Wayne County Prosecutor Wayne $65,801.00 Van Buren Twp. Police Dept. Wayne $61,590.25 Clinton Twp. Police Macomb $60,328.22 Waterford Twp. Police Oakland $58,403.19 Birmingham Police Dept. Oakland $56,661.00 Muskegon Police Department Muskegon $55,839.78 S.T.I.N.G. Houghton $55,479.00 Sterling Heights Police Department Macomb $52,871.00 Traverse Narcotics Team Grand Traverse $51,370.00 S.S.C.E.N.T. Manistee $49,590.39 Jackson City Police Jackson $48,477.81 Van Buren County Sheriff Dept. Van Buren $48,163.89 Allegan Co. Sheriff Dept. Allegan $44,914.00 ***** SEIZURE OF HOMES ***** For the 1995 reporting period, 52 homes were seized with a total reported value to the seizing agencies of $488,090. The average value of a seized home (after all morgages, liens, and other incomberances are subtracted) was $9,386. In 1994, 57 homes were seized with a reported total value $1,017,630. The average value of a seized home to the seizure agency was $19,200. In 1993, 102 homes were seized. The average value of a home to the seizing agency was $24,008. Agency County # Total Value Avg. Value S.S.C.E.N.T. Manistee 6 $34,799.58 $ 5,799.93 Warren Police Department Macomb 5 $71,725.00 $14,345.00 Kent Narcotics Team Kent 3 $ 409.96 $ 136.65 Southwest Enforcement Team Kalamazoo 3 $36,586.00 $12,195.33 MSP/SECID/LAWNET Washtenaw 3 $46,276.00 $15,425.33 Western Wayne Narcotic Wayne 3 $31,192.22 $10,397.41 Central Michigan Enforcement Team Montcalm 3 $36,891.07 $12,297.02 Van Buren County Sheriff Dept. Van Buren 3 Barry County Prosecuting Attorney Barry 3 $19,480.00 $ 6,493.33 C.O.M.E.T. Macomb 2 $54,541.47 $27,270.74 Oakland County N.E.T. Oakland 2 $31,038.00 $15,519.00 Traverse Narcotics Team Grand Traverse 2 $ 8,142.00 $ 4,071.00 Barry County Sheriff Dept. Barry 2 $3,563.17 $ 1,781.59 Detroit Police Wayne 1 Kalamazoo Dept. of Public Safety Kalamazoo 1 $10,400.00 $10,400.00 Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Saginaw 1 $12,000.00 $12,000.00 Saginaw Police Department Saginaw 1 $ 8,000.00 $ 8,000.00 Waterford Twp. Police Oakland 1 $46,110.34 $46,110.34 St Clair Shore Police Narcotics Macomb 1 $ 5,000.00 $ 5,000.00 Huron Undercover Narcotics Alpena 1 $ 2,000.00 $ 2,000.00 Iron Wood Public Safety Gogebic 1 $ 4,236.10 $ 4,236.10 Alcona County Sheriff Alcona 1 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Alcona County Prosecutor Alcona 1 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Hamburg Twp P.D. Livingston 1 $ 2,100.00 $ 2,100.00 Richmond Police Dept. Macomb 1 $ 3,600.00 $ 3,600.00 ***** SEIZURES OF CASH-BY COUNTY ***** For this reporting period $6,941,893 in cash was seized in 6515 individual seizures. The average cash seizure was $1,065. In 1994, $12,426,599 was seized in 7184 individual seizures, The average cash seizure was $1,551. In 1993, there were 5457 seizures of cash worth $9,771,738. The average value of a cash seizure was $1,790. Between 1993 and 1996 there has been a 19% increase in the number of cash seizures and a 40% decrease in the average value of cash seizures. Agency County # Total Cash Avg. Cash Plainwell Dept. of Public Safety Allegan 1 $ 1,197.50 $ 1,197.50 Douglas Police Dept. Allegan 1 $ 400.00 $ 400.00 Allegan Co. Sheriff Dept. Allegan ERR $17,414.00 Huron Undercover Narcotics Alpena 5 $ 4,891.00 $ 978.20 Elk Rapids Police Antrim 1 $ 691.00 $ 691.00 Hastings Police Barry 2 $ 564.00 $ 282.00 Barry County Prosecuting Attorney Barry 1 $ 1,582.00 $ 1,582.00 Piconning Police Bay ERR $ 126.28 Berrien County Narcotics Unit Berrien 22 $18,819.77 $ 855.44 Niles Police Department Berrien 22 $16,015.00 $ 727.95 Benton Harbor Berrien 13 $ 4,311.74 $ 331.67 St Joseph Twp. Police Berrien 4 $55,811.25 $13,952.81 St. Joseph Police Dept. Berrien 4 $ 496.65 $ 124.16 New Buffalo P.D. Berrien 1 $ 3,129.00 $ 3,129.00 Coloma Twp. Police Berrien 1 $ 1,300.00 $ 1,300.00 Benton Charter Twp. Police Berrien ERR $ 3,757.76 Coldwater Police Department Branch 1 $ 72.00 $ 72.00 Albion Dept of Public Safety Calhoun 33 $14,523.53 $ 440.11 Calhoun Co. Sherrif Dept. Calhoun 19 $28,297.70 $ 1,489.35 Emmett Township DPS Calhoun 16 $ 7,639.61 $ 477.48 Battle Creek Police Dept. Calhoun ERR $22,666.98 Cass County Sheriff Department Cass 7 $15,288.00 $ 2,184.00 Dowagiac PD Cass 3 $ 1,394.37 $ 464.79 Ontwa Twp. Edwardsburg PD Cass 2 $ 421.20 $ 210.60 Cass County Prosecutors Office Cass ERR $ 7,510.92 Dewitt Twp. Police Dept. Clinton 18 $ 5,372.00 $ 298.44 St. Johns Police Dept. Clinton 15 $ 5,396.00 $ 359.73 DeWitt City Police Dept. Clinton 5 $ 332.77 $ 66.55 Airport Public Safety Clinton 3 $19,092.25 $ 6,364.08 Elsie PD Clinton 1 $ 227.00 $ 227.00 Crawford Co. Sheriffs Dept. Crawford 1 $ 2,213.00 $ 2,213.00 Eaton County Prosecuting Atty. Eaton 34 $29,405.00 $ 864.85 Eaton County Sheriff Dept. Eaton 21 $13,198.00 $ 628.48 Eaton Rapids Police Dept. Eaton 3 $ 114.00 $ 38.00 Charlotte Police Dept. Eaton 3 $ 293.43 $ 97.81 Olivet P.D. Eaton 2 $ 8,207.00 $ 4,103.50 Grand Ledge Police Dept. Eaton 1 $ 104.00 $ 104.00 Straits Area Narcotics Emmet 31 $10,236.00 $ 330.19 Flint Police Depart Genesee 369 $134,600.00 $ 364.77 Davison Twp. Police Dept. Genesee 10 $ 761.00 $ 76.10 Clio Police Dept. Genesee 1 $ 400.00 $ 400.00 Burton City Police Genesee 1 $ 284.00 $ 284.00 Davison City Police Department Genesee ERR $ 2,256.29 Fenton Police Dept. Genesee ERR $ 333.62 Flint Area Narcotics Group Genesse 140 $249,693.00 $ 1,783.52 Montrose Twp. Police Genesse 6 $ 3,120.00 $ 520.00 Flint Twp. Police Genesse 5 $ 1,812.00 $ 362.40 Richfield Township Police Genesse 4 $ 414.00 $ 103.50 Flushing Twp Police Dept. Genesse 2 $ 294.00 $ 147.00 Grand Blanc Police Genesse 1 $ 1,323.00 $ 1,323.00 Linden City Police Dept Genesse 1 $ 91.00 $ 91.00 Grand Blanc Township P.D. Genesse ERR $11,892.00 Mt Morris City Police Gennesse 8 $ 1,252.00 $ 156.50 Iron Wood Public Safety Gogebic 2 $ 353.00 $ 176.50 Gogebic County Sheriff Dept. Gogebic ERR $ 9,854.51 Traverse Narcotics Team Traverse 36 $25,548.00 $ 709.67 Ithaca Police Department Gratiot 1 $ 2,013.60 $ 2,013.60 Gratiot Co, Prosecutor Gratiot 1 $ 201.36 $ 201.36 Gratiot County Sheriff Gratiot 4 $ 3,149.64 $ 787.41 S.T.I.N.G. Houghton 37 $19,589.00 $ 529.43 Huron County Sheriff Dept. Huron 2 $ 759.95 $ 379.98 Bad Axe Police Department Huron 1 $ 400.00 $ 400.00 Michigan State Police Ingham 178 $342,734.00 $ 1,925.47 Tri-County Metro Narcotic Squad Ingham 48 $297,934.34 $ 6,206.97 Pact (MSUPD, ELPD, MTPD) Ingham 38 $ 7,309.53 $ 192.36 Ingham Co. Sheriff Dept. Ingham 11 $10,371.00 $ 942.82 Meridian Township Police Ingham 5 $ 935.55 $ 187.11 Lansing Township Police Department Ingham 3 $ 776.00 $ 258.67 East Lansing Police Dept. Ingham 1 $ 944.00 $ 944.00 MSU Police Departfment Ingham 1 $ 441.00 $ 441.00 Lansing Police Department Ingham ERR $88,893.00 Mason Police Dept. Ingham ERR $ 2,257.00 Leslie Police Dept. Ingham ERR $ 1,048.00 Lake Odessa Police Dept. Ionia 1 $ 30.00 $ 30.00 Oscoda Township Police Iosco 1 $ 250.00 $ 250.00 Crystal Falls Police Dept. Iron 1 $ 131.00 $ 131.00 Isabella Co. Prosecuting Attorney Isabella 1 $ 5,000.00 $ 5,000.00 Isabella Co. Sheriff Department Isabella ERR $ 4,189.00 Jackson City Police Jackson 129 $32,631.17 $ 252.95 Jackson County Sheriff Department Jackson 10 $18,752.21 $ 1,875.22 Blackman Public Safety Jackson 3 $ 2,000.00 $ 666.67 Kalamazoo Dept. of Public Safety Kalamazoo 385 $298,744.00 $ 775.96 Western Michigan Univ. Police Kalamazoo 345 $ 0.00 Southwest Enforcement Team SWET Kalamazoo 68 $86,051.00 $ 1,265.46 Schoolcraft Police Dept. Kalamazoo 4 $ 3,167.00 $ 791.75 Kalamazoo Co. Sheriff Dept. Kalamazoo ERR $ 2,350.00 Kalkaska Police Dept. Kalkaska 2 $ 4,393.92 $ 2,196.96 Grand Rapids Vice Unit Kent 511 $186,484.59 $ 364.94 Kent Narcotics Team Kent 72 $264,044.36 $ 3,667.28 Wyoming Police Department Kent 3 $ 2,265.00 $ 755.00 Kentwood Police Dept Kent ERR $ 1,878.00 Lapeer City Police Dept. Lapeer 29 $ 5,521.66 $ 190.40 Dryden Township Police Lapeer 5 $ 630.60 $ 126.12 Lapeer County Sheriff Dept. Lapeer ERR $20,927.83 Metamore Twp. P.D. Lapeer ERR $ 7,284.71 Cambridge Twp. P.D. Lenawee 1 $ 125.00 $ 125.00 Lenawee County Prosecuting Attorney Lenawee ERR $ 4,064.22 Fowlerville P.D. Livingston 2 $ 514.00 $ 257.00 Green Oak Twp Police Livingston 1 $ 30.00 $ 30.00 New Baltimore P.D. Macomb 66 $21,388.02 $ 324.06 Clinton Twp. Police Macomb 64 $43,244.22 $ 675.69 Mount Clemens Police Department Macomb 64 $ 8,847.45 $ 138.24 C.O.M.E.T. Macomb 62 $168,813.19 $ 2,722.79 Chesterfield Twp. Police Macomb 54 $10,295.77 $ 190.66 Macomb County Prosecutor Macomb 34 $38,055.14 $ 1,119.27 East Pointe Police Dept. Macomb 22 $15,274.00 $ 694.27 St Clair Shore Police Narcotics Macomb 20 $11,257.00 $ 562.85 New Haven Police Dept. Macomb 10 $ 2,500.00 $ 250.00 Shelby Township Police Department Macomb 7 $20,159.89 $ 2,879.98 Richmond Police Dept. Macomb 5 $ 1,414.04 $ 282.81 Romeo Police Department Macomb 5 $ 543.00 $ 108.60 Center Line Public Safety Macomb 2 $ 650.00 $ 325.00 Warren Police Department Macomb ERR $40,803.00 Sterling Heights Police Department Macomb ERR $44,871.00 S.S.C.E.N.T. Manistee 5 $ 5,457.00 $ 1,091.40 Manistee Co, Sheriff Manistee 1 $ 3,500.00 $ 3,500.00 U.P.S.E.T. Marquette 14 $ 4,987.20 $ 356.23 MSP O.M.N.I. Team 3 Monroe 47 $18,026.50 $ 383.54 Monroe County Sheriff Dept Monroe 8 $13,232.00 $ 1,654.00 Central Michigan Enforcement Team Montcalm 22 $25,181.49 $ 1,144.61 Prosecutors Office Muskegon 86 $39,465.10 $ 458.90 West Michigan Enforcment Team Muskegon 62 $206,595.00 $ 3,332.18 Muskegon Police Department Muskegon 52 $48,998.38 $ 942.28 Newaygo Co. Sheriif Dept. Newago 4 $ 792.30 $ 198.08 Fremont Police Dept. Newago 3 $ 275.00 $ 91.67 Pontiac Police Department Oakland 376 $247,571.47 $ 658.43 Oakland County N.E.T. Oakland 81 $79,733.00 $ 984.36 Auburn Hills Police Oakland 23 $23,737.28 $ 1,032.06 Farmington Hills Police Dept Oakland 22 $16,725.00 $ 760.23 Troy Police Department Oakland 15 $216,005.00 $14,400.33 Oak Park Dept. of Public Safety Oakland 12 $36,700.69 $ 3,058.39 Walled Lake Police Oakland 12 $ 1,482.25 $ 123.52 Waterford Twp. Police Oakland 11 $11,492.85 $ 1,044.80 Royal Oak P.D. Oakland 11 $ 1,625.12 $ 147.74 Hazel Park Police Dept. Oakland 9 $290,017.45 $32,224.16 Madison Heights Police Dept. Oakland 9 $ 3,839.00 $ 426.56 Birmingham Police Dept. Oakland 8 $56,661.00 $ 7,082.63 Beverly Hills Public Safety Oakland 7 $ 971.92 $ 138.85 West Bloomfield Police Oakland 5 $ 5,344.44 $ 1,068.89 Farmington Public Safety Oakland 4 $ 833.14 $ 208.29 Novi P.D. Oakland 3 $ 1,052.00 $ 350.67 Milford Police Dept. Oakland 3 $ 487.00 $ 162.33 Wolverine Lake PD Oakland 2 $ 1,195.69 $ 597.85 Franklin Police Dept. Oakland 2 $ 70.00 $ 35.00 White Lake Twp. Police Dept. Oakland 2 $ 202.65 $ 101.33 Oxford P.D. Oakland 1 $ 1,077.01 $ 1,077.01 Rochester P.D. Oakland 1 $ 133.00 $ 133.00 Clawson Police Dept. Oakland 1 $ 370.00 $ 370.00 South Lyon Police Department Oakland 1 $ 59.00 $ 59.00 Oakland County Sheriff Oakland ERR $16,260.70 Saginaw Police Department Saginaw 195 $85,083.34 $ 436.32 Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Saginaw 157 $91,777.00 $ 584.57 Zilwaukee Police Dept. Saginaw 6 $ 3,888.72 $ 648.12 Frankenmuth PD Saginaw 4 $ 2,700.27 $ 675.07 Bridgeport Twp Police Dept. Saginaw 2 $ 141.00 $ 70.50 Saginaw County Sheriff Dept. Saginaw 1 $ 2,243.00 $ 2,243.00 Buena Vista Twp. Saginaw 1 $ 270.00 $ 270.00 Sanilac County Drug Task Force Sanilac 30 $15,606.77 $ 520.23 Sandusky Police Sanilac 1 $ 1,250.00 $ 1,250.00 MAGNET Shiawassee 4 $ 1,701.00 $ 425.25 Durand Police Dept. Shiawassee 1 $ 221.00 $ 221.00 Corunna Police Department Shiawassee 1 $ 171.56 $ 171.56 Clay Township Police Dept. St Clair 1 $ 355.63 $ 355.63 Algonac Police Depart. St Clair ERR $ 4,250.33 St. Clair County Pros. Atty. St. Clair 51 $31,202.00 $ 611.80 Port Huron Police St. Clair 29 $ 6,730.86 $ 232.10 St. Joseph Co. Sheriff Dept St. Joseph 14 $27,188.06 $ 1,942.00 Constantine Police Department St. Joseph 6 $ 1,098.18 $ 183.03 Sturgis Police Department St. Joseph 2 $30,888.00 $15,444.00 White Pigeon Police Dept. St. Joseph 1 $ 122.06 $ 122.06 Three Rivers Police Dept. St. Joseph ERR $ 4,652.00 Thumb Narcotics Unit Tuscola 6 $ 6,049.29 $ 1,008.22 Caro Police Dept. Tuscola 5 $ 464.90 $ 92.98 Van Buren County Sheriff Dept. Van Buren 23 $26,328.89 $ 1,144.73 South Haven Interdiction Team Van Buren 2 $ 181.16 $ 90.58 MSP/SECID/LAWNET Washtenaw 81 $92,046.00 $ 1,136.37 Washtenaw County Sheriff Washtenaw 43 $11,008.02 $ 256.00 Ann Arbor Police Department Washtenaw 33 $16,559.12 $ 501.79 Eastern Michigan University Washtenaw 3 $ 918.00 $ 306.00 Detroit Police Wayne 846 $1,018,470.00 $ 1,203.87 Redford Police Department Wayne 170 $155,000.00 $ 911.76 Down River Area Narcotics Wayne 106 $66,032.68 $ 622.95 Van Buren Twp. Police Dept. Wayne 58 $61,220.25 $ 1,055.52 Western Wayne Narcotic Wayne 46 $64,559.30 $ 1,403.46 Dearborn Heights Police Depart. Wayne 45 $79,159.96 $17,549.11 Lincoln Park Police Dept. Wayne 37 $32,444.53 $ 876.88 Wyandotte Police Dept. Wayne 37 $11,586.99 $ 313.16 Hamtramck Police Dept. Wayne 30 $140,222.99 $ 4674.10 Melvindale Police Department Wayne 28 $11,654.54 $ 416.23 Wayne Police Dept. Wayne 25 $ 5,438.00 $ 217.52 Harper Woods Police Wayne 10 $ 2,561.00 $ 256.10 Southgate Police Department Wayne 6 $ 1,310.61 $ 218.44 Allen Park Police Dept. Wayne 5 $ 4,569.64 $ 913.93 Northville Police Dept. Wayne 4 $ 217.00 $ 54.25 Riverview P.D. Wayne 3 $ 6,283.19 $ 2,094.40 Belleville Police Wayne 3 $ 2,001.00 $ 667.00 Northville Twp P.D. Wayne 2 $ 2,674.00 $ 1,337.00 Woodhaven Police Wayne 2 $ 1,840.00 $ 920.00 Grosse Pointe Farms Wayne 1 $ 144.00 $ 144.00 Dearborn Police Department Wayne ERR $286,354.04 Romulus Police Wayne ERR $102,097.00 Wayne County Prosecutor Wayne ERR $65,801.00 Plymouth Police Wayne ERR $33,699.47 Roseville Police Dept. ??? 61 $14,969.72 $ 245.41 St. Louis Police Dept. ??? 1 $ 204.52 $ 204.52 ***** AGENCIES SEIZING OVER 5 AUTOMOBLES ***** For this reporting period, 956 vehicles were seized with a total reported value of $827,588. The average value of a seized vehicle is $865. In 1994, 1262 automobles were reported seized, with a total reported value of $1,030,044. The average value of a seized vehicle was $837. In 1993, 778 vehicles were reported seized. The average value of a seized vehicle was $1198.55. Between 1993 and 1996 the number of seized vehicles has varied widely but the average value of seized vehicles has decreased 28%. Agency County Autos Total Value Avg Value Kalamazoo Dept. of Public Safety Kalamazoo 85 $41,365.00 $ 486.65 Warren Police Department Macomb 71 $39,942.00 $ 562.56 Michigan State Police Ingham 60 $25,753.00 $ 429.22 Berkley Public Safety Dept. Oakland 47 $15,840.22 $ 337.03 Clinton Twp. Police Macomb 37 $ 9,592.00 $ 259.24 Calhoun Count Pros. Office Calhoun 36 $0.00 Pontiac Police Department Oakland 30 $ 8,600.00 $ 286.67 Tri-County Metro Narcotic Squad Ingham 29 $89,073.90 $3,071.51 S.T.I.N.G. Houghton 29 $28,014.00 $ 966.00 Mount Clemens Police Department Macomb 29 $ 7,800.00 $ 268.97 Detroit Police Wayne 23 $ 8,780.00 $ 381.74 Flint Police Depart Genesee 20 $39,440.00 $1,972.00 Jackson City Police Jackson 18 $10,700.00 $ 594.44 West Michigan Enforcment Team Muskegon 18 $ 6,833.00 $ 379.61 Southwest Enforcement Team SWET Kalamazoo 17 $19,450.00 $1,144.12 Kent Narcotics Team Kent 17 $13,950.11 $ 820.59 St Clair Shore Police Narcotics Macomb 16 $11,140.00 $ 696.25 C.O.M.E.T. Macomb 15 $23,231.50 $1,548.77 Prosecutors Office Muskegon 15 $ 0.00 Muskegon Police Department Muskegon 14 $ 1,375.00 $ 98.21 Van Buren County Sheriff Dept. Van Buren 13 $15,688.00 $1,206.77 Van Buren Twp. Police Dept. Wayne 13 $ 370.00 $ 28.46 Oakland County N.E.T. Oakland 11 $20,773.00 $1,888.45 Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Saginaw 11 $12,523.00 $1,138.45 Pact (MSUPD, ELPD, MTPD) Ingham 10 $15,300.00 $1,530.00 Traverse Narcotics Team Traverse 10 $12,365.00 $1,236.50 Wyandotte Police Dept. Wayne 10 $ 6,700.00 $ 670.00 Melvindale Police Department Wayne 10 $ 2,980.00 $ 298.00 Down River Area Narcotics Wayne 9 $ 8,800.00 $ 977.78 Wayne Police Dept. Wayne 9 $ 3,302.00 $ 366.89 Western Wayne Narcotic Wayne 8 $27,894.00 $3,486.75 Albion Dept of Public Safety Calhoun 8 $ 7,887.00 $ 985.88 MSP/SECID/LAWNET Washtenaw 7 $17,995.00 $2,570.71 Dearborn Police Department Wayne 7 $12,649.00 $1,807.00 U.P.S.E.T. Marquette 7 $ 2,450.55 $ 350.08 Allen Park Police Dept. Wayne 7 $ 420.00 $ 60.00 Romulus Police Wayne 6 $20,000.00 $3,333.33 Straits Area Narcotics Emmet 6 $ 8,377.00 $1,396.17 Hamtramck Police Dept. Wayne 6 $ 8,254.00 $1,375.67 Sanilac County Drug Task Force Sanilac 6 $ 5,410.00 $ 901.67 Huron Undercover Narcotics (HUNT) Alpena 6 $ 5,250.00 $ 875.00 Battle Creek Police Dept. Calhoun 6 $ 3,475.00 $ 579.17 Allegan Co. Sheriff Dept. Allegan ERR $11,500.00 ***** PERSONAL PROPERTY ***** For this reporting period, 3421 seizures of personal property (steros, TVs, jewelry, collectables, etc.) were reported, worth a total $444,721. The average value of personal property forfeitures is $130 In 1994, 3356 personal property seizures were reported 3356, with a reported value of $490,030. The average value of a personal property seizure (stereos, computers, TVs, jewelry) was $269. In 1993, 2661 personal property seizures were reported worth $529,929. The average that year was $199. Between 1993 and 1996 there has been 28% increase in the number of personal property seizures and a 34% decrease in the average value. Again, ERROR reflects those agencies that did not correctly report personal property seizures. Agency County # Total Value Avg. Value Southwest Enforcement Team SWET Kalamazoo 25 $64,605.00 $2,584.20 C.O.M.E.T. Macomb 445 $46,653.90 $ 104.84 Kalamazoo Dept. of Public Safety Kalamazoo 522 $39,322.00 $ 75.33 MSP/SECID/LAWNET Washtenaw 16 $23,829.00 $1,489.31 Tri-County Metro Narcotic Squad Ingham 163 $23,049.44 $ 141.41 Pontiac Police Department Oakland 19 $21,936.00 $1,154.53 Down River Area Narcotics Wayne 97 $17,110.00 $ 176.39 Grand Rapids Vice Unit Kent 15 $13,889.00 $ 925.93 West Michigan Enforcment Team Muskegon 33 $10,143.00 $ 307.36 Saginaw Police Department Saginaw 110 $ 9,635.00 $ 87.59 Oakland County N.E.T. Oakland 92 $ 9,190.00 $ 99.89 Western Wayne Narcotic Wayne 53 $ 8,754.00 $ 165.17 Central Michigan Enforcement Montcalm 52 $ 7,650.87 $ 147.13 Clinton Twp. Police Macomb 31 $ 7,492.00 $ 241.68 Huron Undercover Narcotics Alpena 10 $ 7,125.00 $ 712.50 Flint Area Narcotics Group Genesse 42 $ 6,965.00 $ 165.83 S.T.I.N.G. Houghton 80 $ 6,876.00 $ 85.95 Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Saginaw 38 $ 6,250.00 $ 164.47 Van Buren County Sheriff Dept. Van Buren 1 $ 6,147.00 $6,147.00 Battle Creek Police Dept. Calhoun 253 $ 6,004.20 $ 23.73 Ann Arbor Police Department Washtenaw 23 $ 5,870.00 $ 255.22 Kent Narcotics Team Kent 108 $ 5,609.78 $ 51.94 Muskegon Police Department Muskegon 15 $ 5,466.40 $ 364.43 Traverse Narcotics Team Traverse 21 $ 5,315.00 $ 253.10 Jackson City Police Jackson 29 $ 5,146.64 $ 177.47 St. Clair County Pros. Atty. St. Clair 39 $ 4,935.00 $ 126.54 Dewitt Twp. Police Dept. Clinton 20 $ 4,855.00 $ 242.75 Sanilac County Drug Task Force Sanilac 80 $ 4,805.54 $ 60.07 Hamburg Twp P.D. Livingston 6 $ 4,669.00 $ 778.17 S.S.C.E.N.T. Manistee 1 $ 4,083.81 $4,083.81 Northville Twp P.D. Wayne 3 $ 3,726.50 $1,242.17 Melvindale Police Department Wayne 11 $ 3,371.00 $ 306.45 Thumb Narcotics Unit Tuscola 4 $ 3,000.00 $ 750.00 MSP O.M.N.I. Team 3 Monroe 27 $ 2,124.50 $ 78.69 Hamtramck Police Dept. Wayne 25 $ 2,091.00 $ 83.64 Montrose Twp. Police Genesse 6 $ 2,090.00 $ 348.33 Mount Clemens Police Depart Macomb 1 $ 2,064.00 $2,064.00 Romulus Police Wayne ERR $ 2,000.00 Ingham Co. Sheriff Dept. Ingham 5 $ 1,755.00 $ 351.00 Howell Police Dept. Livingston 25 $ 1,754.21 $ 70.17 Shelby Township Police Depart Macomb 2 $ 1,726.69 $ 863.35 Farmington Hills Police Dept Oakland 11 $ 1,675.00 $ 152.27 Ionia Public Safety Dept. Ionia 3 $ 1,662.00 $ 554.00 Monroe County Sheriff Dept Monroe 2 $ 1,597.00 $ 798.50 Auburn Hills Police Oakland 17 $ 1,150.00 $ 67.65 St. Joseph Co. Sheriff Dept St. Joseph 1 $ 1,100.00 $1,100.00 Grosse Pointe Park D.P.S. Wayne 3 $ 1,052.39 $ 350.80 Redford Police Department Wayne 3 $ 1,000.00 $ 333.33 Chesterfield Twp. Police Macomb 6 $ 1,000.00 $ 166.67 MAGNET Shiawassee 1 $ 1,000.00 $1,000.00 Lenawee County Prosecuting Atty Lenawee ERR $ 896.89 Pact (MSUPD, ELPD, MTPD) Ingham 15 $ 810.20 $ 54.01 Michigan State Police Ingham 129 $ 806.00 $ 6.25 Lansing Police Department Ingham ERR $ 792.00 Berrien County Narcotics Unit Berrien 57 $ 788.50 $ 13.83 Cass County Sheriff Department Cass 2 $ 740.00 $ 370.00 Richland Twp. Saginaw 1 $ 700.00 $ 700.00 St Joseph Twp. Police Berrien 4 $ 600.00 $ 150.00 Warren Police Department Macomb 3 $ 572.00 $ 190.67 East Pointe Police Dept. Macomb 2 $ 570.00 $ 285.00 Roseville Police Dept. 10 $ 550.00 $ 55.00 Albion Dept of Public Safety Calhoun 18 $ 505.00 $ 28.06 Sterling Heights Police Department Macomb 1 $ 500.00 $ 500.00 Wyoming Police Department Kent 5 $ 500.00 $ 100.00 Troy Police Department Oakland 5 $ 500.00 $ 100.00 Madison Heights Police Dept. Oakland 1 $ 425.00 $ 425.00 Washtenaw County Sheriff Washtenaw 2 $ 417.10 $ 208.55 Richmond Police Dept. Macomb 5 $ 400.00 $ 80.00 Niles Police Department Berrien 5 $ 400.00 $ 80.00 U.P.S.E.T. Marquette 13 $ 381.00 $ 29.31 Mt Morris City Police Gennesse 3 $ 310.00 $ 103.33 Royal Oak P.D. Oakland 3 $ 300.00 $ 100.00 Waterford Twp. Police Oakland 3 $ 300.00 $ 100.00 Gratiot County Sheriff Graytiot 3 $ 300.00 $ 100.00 Algonac Police Depart. St Clair 2 $ 200.00 $ 100.00 Farmington Public Safety Oakland 1 $ 131.00 $ 131.00 Oak Park Dept. of Public Safety Oakland 5 $ 123.00 $ 24.60 Wolverine Lake PD Oakland 2 $ 120.00 $ 60.00 Jackson County Sheriff Department Jackson 1 $ 100.00 $ 100.00 Franklin Police Dept. Oakland 1 $ 100.00 $ 100.00 Ontwa Twp. Edwardsburg PD Cass 1 $ 100.00 $ 100.00 Bridgeport Twp Police Dept. Saginaw 1 $ 90.00 $ 90.00 Woodhaven Police Wayne 1 $ 75.00 $ 75.00 St. Clair Police St. Clair 1 $ 75.00 $ 75.00 Wyandotte Police Dept. Wayne 1 $ 50.00 $ 50.00 Rochester P.D. Oakland 1 $ 50.00 $ 50.00 Kentwood Police Dept Kent ERR $ 50.00 Walled Lake Police Oakland 2 $ 40.00 $ 20.00 South Haven Interdiction Team Van Buren 2 $ 22.16 $ 11.08 Lansing Township Police Dept. Ingham 1 $ 10.00 $ 10.00 Flint Police Depart Genesee 166 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Calhoun Count Pros. Office Calhoun 285 $ 0.00 St Clair Shore Police Narcotics Macomb 3 $ 0.00 Prosecutors Office Muskegon 25 $ 0.00 Straits Area Narcotics Emmet 5 $ 0.00 Calhoun Co. Sherrif Dept. Calhoun 5 $ 0.00 Dearborn Heights Police Dept. Wayne 17 $ 0.00 Benton Charter Twp. Police Berrien 2 $ 0.00 Harper Woods Police Wayne 5 $ 0.00 ***** AGENCIES REPORTING SEIZURES--BY COUNTY ***** Agency County # Seizures Total $ Seized Alcona County Sheriff Alcoma 1 $ 10,000.00 Alcona County Prosecutor Alcona 1 $ 10,000.00 Allegan Co. Sheriff Dept. Allegan 0 $ 44,914.00 Plainwell Dept. of Public Safety Allegan 1 $ 1,197.50 Douglas Police Dept. Allegan 1 $ 400.00 Huron Undercover Narcotics (HUNT) Alpena 112 $ 19,266.00 Elk Rapids Police Antrim 1 $ 691.00 Barry County Prosecuting Attorney Barry 4 $ 21,062.00 Barry County Sheriff Dept. Barry 4 $ 3,886.42 Middleville Police Barry 1 $ 800.00 Hastings Police Barry 3 $ 664.00 Piconning Police Bay 0 $ 126.28 St Joseph Twp. Police Berrien 5 $ 68,356.25 Berrien County Narcotics Unit Berrien 25 $ 21,108.27 Niles Police Department Berrien 22 $ 16,415.00 Benton Harbor Berrien 14 $ 4,311.74 Benton Charter Twp. Police Berrien 0 $ 3,757.76 New Buffalo P.D. Berrien 1 $ 3,129.00 Coloma Twp. Police Berrien 1 $ 1,300.00 St. Joseph Police Dept. Berrien 5 $ 1,296.65 Coldwater Police Department Branch 1 $ 72.00 Battle Creek Police Dept. Calhoun 6 $ 32,146.18 Calhoun Co. Sherrif Dept. Calhoun 22 $ 28,297.70 Albion Dept of Public Safety Calhoun 41 $ 22,915.53 Emmett Township DPS Calhoun 16 $ 7,639.61 Marshall Police Dept Calhoun 1 $ 1,546.00 Cass County Sheriff Department Cass 7 $ 16,028.00 Cass County Prosecutors Office Cass 50 $ 7,510.92 Dowagiac PD Cass 3 $ 1,394.37 Ontwa Twp. Edwardsburg PD Cass 3 $ 671.20 Chippewa Co. Sheriff Dept. Chippewa 1 $ 500.00 Clare Co. Sheriff Clare 3 $ 350.00 Airport Public Safety Clinton 15 $ 19,092.25 Dewitt Twp. Police Dept. Clinton 37 $ 10,727.00 St. Johns Police Dept. Clinton 15 $ 5,396.00 DeWitt City Police Dept. Clinton 5 $ 332.77 Elsie PD Clinton 1 $ 227.00 Crawford Co. Sheriffs Dept. Crawford 1 $ 2,213.00 Kingsford Public Safety Dickinson 1 $ 756.00 Eaton County Prosecuting Atty. Eaton 34 $ 29,405.00 Eaton County Sheriff Dept. Eaton 24 $ 15,854.00 Olivet P.D. Eaton 2 $ 8,207.00 Eaton Rapids Police Dept. Eaton 4 $ 521.00 Charlotte Police Dept. Eaton 3 $ 293.43 Grand Ledge Police Dept. Eaton 1 $ 104.00 Straits Area Narcotics Emmet 79 $ 18,613.00 Flint Police Depart Genesee 433 $174,040.00 Davison City Police Department Genesee 0 $ 2,256.29 Davison Twp. Police Dept. Genesee 10 $ 761.00 Clio Police Dept. Genesee 1 $ 400.00 Fenton Police Dept. Genesee 0 $ 333.62 Burton City Police Genesee 101 $ 284.00 Flint Area Narcotics Group Genesse 146 $285,256.00 Grand Blanc Township P.D. Genesse 0 $ 11,892.00 Montrose Twp. Police Genesse 6 $ 5,210.00 Flint Twp. Police Genesse 5 $ 1,812.00 Grand Blanc Police Genesse 1 $ 1,323.00 Richfield Township Police Genesse 4 $ 414.00 Flushing Twp Police Dept. Genesse 72 $ 294.00 Linden City Police Dept Genesse 101 $ 91.00 Mt Morris City Police Gennesse 9 $ 1,609.00 Iron Wood Public Safety Gogebic 6 $ 10,409.10 Gogebic County Sheriff Dept. Gogebic 0 $ 9,854.51 Traverse Narcotics Team Traverse 48 $ 51,370.00 Ithaca Police Department Gratiot 1 $ 2,013.60 Gratiot Co, Prosecutor Gratiot 1 $ 201.36 Gratiot County Sheriff Graytiot 4 $ 3,449.64 S.T.I.N.G. Houghton 134 $ 55,479.00 Huron County Sheriff Dept. Huron 2 $ 759.95 Bad Axe Police Department Huron 1 $ 400.00 Tri-County Metro Narcotic Squad Ingham 89 $410,057.68 Michigan State Police Ingham 238 $369,293.00 Lansing Police Department Ingham 4 $118,687.00 Pact (MSUPD, ELPD, MTPD) Ingham 48 $ 23,419.73 Ingham Co. Sheriff Dept. Ingham 12 $ 13,126.00 Mason Police Dept. Ingham 0 $ 2,257.00 Meridian Township Police Ingham 6 $ 1,235.55 Leslie Police Dept. Ingham 1 $ 1,198.00 East Lansing Police Dept. Ingham 1 $ 944.00 Lansing Township Police Department Ingham 3 $ 786.00 MSU Police Departfment Ingham 1 $ 441.00 Ionia Public Safety Dept. Ionia 1 $ 7,662.00 Lake Odessa Police Dept. Ionia 2 $ 1,030.00 Oscoda Township Police Iosco 2 $ 550.00 Crystal Falls Police Dept. Iron 1 $ 131.00 Isabella Co. Prosecuting Attorney Isabella 2 $ 5,425.00 Isabella Co. Sheriff Department Isabella 101 $ 4,439.00 Jackson City Police Jackson 186 $ 48,477.81 Jackson County Sheriff Department Jackson 11 $ 19,852.21 Blackman Public Safety Jackson 53 $ 2,000.00 Kalamazoo Dept. of Public Safety Kalamazoo 473 $433,931.00 Southwest Enforcement Team SWET Kalamazoo 90 $206,692.00 Schoolcraft Police Dept. Kalamazoo 4 $ 3,167.00 Kalamazoo Co. Sheriff Dept. Kalamazoo 100 $ 2,350.00 Kalkaska Police Dept. Kalkaska 3 $ 4,793.92 Kent Narcotics Team Kent 137 $284,014.21 Grand Rapids Vice Unit Kent 535 $230,454.68 Wyoming Police Department Kent 3 $ 2,765.00 Kentwood Police Dept Kent 0 $ 1,928.00 Lapeer County Sheriff Dept. Lapeer 9 $ 24,927.83 Metamore Twp. P.D. Lapeer 5 $ 7,284.71 Lapeer City Police Dept. Lapeer 30 $ 6,521.66 Dryden Township Police Lapeer 5 $ 630.60 Lenawee County Prosecuting Attorney Lenawee 0 $ 5,311.11 Cambridge Twp. P.D. Lenawee 1 $ 125.00 Hamburg Twp P.D. Livingston 6 $ 8,469.00 Howell Police Dept. Livingston 1 $ 1,904.21 Fowlerville P.D. Livingston 2 $ 514.00 Green Oak Twp Police Livingston 1 $ 30.00 C.O.M.E.T. Macomb 89 $293,240.06 Warren Police Department Macomb 77 $163,042.00 Clinton Twp. Police Macomb 107 $ 60,328.22 Sterling Heights Police Department Macomb 4 $ 52,871.00 Macomb County Prosecutor Macomb 34 $ 38,055.14 St Clair Shore Police Narcotics Macomb 42 $ 27,397.00 Shelby Township Police Department Macomb 7 $ 21,886.58 New Baltimore P.D. Macomb 97 $ 21,838.02 Mount Clemens Police Department Macomb 96 $ 18,711.45 East Pointe Police Dept. Macomb 25 $ 16,694.00 Chesterfield Twp. Police Macomb 90 $ 15,295.77 Richmond Police Dept. Macomb 9 $ 7,384.04 Center Line Public Safety Macomb 3 $ 5,650.00 New Haven Police Dept. Macomb 11 $ 3,500.00 Department of Public Safety Macomb 2 $ 3,250.00 Romeo Police Department Macomb 5 $ 543.00 S.S.C.E.N.T. Manistee 115 $ 49,590.39 Manistee Co, Sheriff Manistee 1 $ 3,500.00 U.P.S.E.T. Marquette 112 $ 10,305.30 MSP O.M.N.I. Team 3 Monroe 69 $ 20,751.00 Monroe County Sheriff Dept Monroe 84 $ 14,829.00 Central Michigan Enforcement Team Montcalm 28 $ 72,724.18 West Michigan Enforcment Team Muskegon 120 $223,571.00 Muskegon Police Department Muskegon 86 $ 55,839.78 Prosecutors Office Muskegon 101 $ 39,465.10 North Muskegon Police Muskegon 1 $ 400.00 Newaygo Co. Sheriif Dept. Newago 4 $ 792.30 Fremont Police Dept. Newago 3 $ 275.00 Hazel Park Police Dept. Oakland 10 $290,017.45 Pontiac Police Department Oakland 441 $278,107.47 Troy Police Department Oakland 79 $216,505.00 Oakland County N.E.T. Oakland 125 $142,805.00 Waterford Twp. Police Oakland 14 $ 58,403.19 Birmingham Police Dept. Oakland 8 $ 56,661.00 Oak Park Dept. of Public Safety Oakland 16 $ 37,543.69 Auburn Hills Police Oakland 23 $ 24,887.28 Oakland County Sheriff Oakland 3 $ 22,407.70 Farmington Hills Police Dept Oakland 22 $ 18,400.00 Berkley Public Safety Dept. Oakland 47 $ 15,840.22 Madison Heights Police Dept. Oakland 10 $ 8,289.00 West Bloomfield Police Oakland 5 $ 5,344.44 Royal Oak P.D. Oakland 13 $ 4,925.12 Walled Lake Police Oakland 13 $ 1,922.25 Wolverine Lake PD Oakland 2 $ 1,315.69 Oxford P.D. Oakland 1 $ 1,077.01 Novi P.D. Oakland 3 $ 1,052.00 Beverly Hills Public Safety Oakland 7 $ 971.92 Farmington Public Safety Oakland 4 $ 964.14 Franklin Police Dept. Oakland 3 $ 670.00 Rochester P.D. Oakland 2 $ 583.00 Lake Angelus Police Dept. Oakland 1 $ 500.00 Milford Police Dept. Oakland 3 $ 487.00 Clawson Police Dept. Oakland 1 $ 370.00 White Lake Twp. Police Dept. Oakland 2 $ 202.65 South Lyon Police Department Oakland 1 $ 59.00 Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Saginaw 170 $122,900.00 Saginaw Police Department Saginaw 251 $104,718.34 Zilwaukee Police Dept. Saginaw 9 $ 7,343.72 Saginaw County Sheriff Dept. Saginaw 102 $ 5,969.00 Frankenmuth PD Saginaw 4 $ 2,700.27 Richland Twp. Saginaw 0 $ 700.00 Buena Vista Twp. Saginaw 1 $ 270.00 Bridgeport Twp Police Dept. Saginaw 2 $ 231.00 Sanilac County Drug Task Force Sanilac 110 $ 25,822.31 Sandusky Police Sanilac 1 $ 1,250.00 MAGNET Shiawassee 4 $ 2,701.00 Durand Police Dept. Shiawassee 3 $ 1,811.00 Corunna Police Department Shiawassee 1 $ 171.56 Algonac Police Depart. St Clair 0 $ 4,450.33 Clay Township Police Dept. St Clair 6 $ 355.63 St. Clair County Pros. Atty. St. Clair 53 $ 39,137.00 Port Huron Police St. Clair 34 $ 6,730.86 St. Clair Police St. Clair 0 $ 75.00 St. Joseph Co. Sheriff Dept St. Joseph 15 $ 35,788.06 Sturgis Police Department St. Joseph 23 $ 31,688.00 Three Rivers Police Dept. St. Joseph 0 $ 4,652.00 Constantine Police Department St. Joseph 6 $ 1,098.18 White Pigeon Police Dept. St. Joseph 1 $ 122.06 Thumb Narcotics Unit Tuscola 7 $ 11,699.29 Caro Police Dept. Tuscola 5 $ 464.90 Van Buren County Sheriff Dept. Van Buren 79 $ 48,163.89 South Haven Interdiction Team Van Buren 4 $ 953.32 MSP/SECID/LAWNET Washtenaw 132 $180,146.00 Ann Arbor Police Department Washtenaw 34 $ 22,929.12 Washtenaw County Sheriff Washtenaw 119 $ 12,075.12 Eastern Michigan University Washtenaw 4 $ 1,918.00 Detroit Police Wayne 913 $1,027,250.00 Dearborn Police Department Wayne 42 $299,003.04 Redford Police Department Wayne 215 $174,000.00 Hamtramck Police Dept. Wayne 136 $150,567.99 Western Wayne Narcotic Wayne 96 $132,399.52 Romulus Police Wayne 64 $124,097.00 Down River Area Narcotics Wayne 145 $ 91,942.68 Dearborn Heights Police Depart. Wayne 76 $ 79,159.96 Wayne County Prosecutor Wayne 100 $ 65,801.00 Van Buren Twp. Police Dept. Wayne 71 $ 61,590.25 Plymouth Police Wayne 1 $ 37,699.47 Lincoln Park Police Dept. Wayne 46 $ 36,148.53 Wyandotte Police Dept. Wayne 47 $ 18,336.99 Melvindale Police Department Wayne 38 $ 18,005.54 Riverview P.D. Wayne 4 $ 13,283.19 Wayne Police Dept. Wayne 34 $ 8,740.00 Northville Twp P.D. Wayne 4 $ 6,860.50 Allen Park Police Dept. Wayne 12 $ 4,989.64 Southgate Police Department Wayne 8 $ 3,110.61 Harper Woods Police Wayne 10 $ 2,561.00 Woodhaven Police Wayne 3 $ 2,315.00 Belleville Police Wayne 3 $ 2,001.00 Northville Police Dept. Wayne 6 $ 1,101.00 Grosse Pointe Park D.P.S. Wayne 0 $ 1,052.39 Grosse Pointe Farms Wayne 1 $ 144.00 ***** CONCLUSION ***** Civil forfeiture, particularly administrative, vests the power of judge, jury, and executioner in police and prosecutors. At the same time, it virtually eliminates the protection of a jury, and personal defense. There are few controls to maintain accountability, and the tremendous value of cash and property could be very luring for an enforcment officer. Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Detroit, only big city corruption makes the news. In smaller departments, instances abound. Legislated to deprive drug king pins of their ill gotten wealth, civil forfeiture has not achieved its purpose. Instead, it has been used to target nickel and dime drug offenders, a prostitutes john, gun owners, artists. America does not benefit from civil forfeiture. Drug use has not gone down, prostitution has not go away, criminals still own guns. However, the availability of CASH in vice crime, has shifted law enforcement priorities. For several years, I have analized forfeiture reports. For several years I have listened to peoples horror stories. Most are charged with a crime, some are not. Most are convicted, some are not. Most are given receipts, some are not. Some deserved what they got, most do not. There just seems to be no rhyme or reason except that police keep what they take. A cocaine addict is arrested for traffiking. They have nothing left to lose, and lose nothing. Another loses their home for a single marijuana cigarette. There is no proportionality. The relationship between seriousness of the offense and amount seized depends almost soley on what's available to take. After several years of tracking Michigan forfeitures, one thing I can say with absolute confidence, seizures are becoming increasingly common and increasingly petty. Who is going to spent $10,000 to prove a $1,000 injustice. Not all police are beyond corruption, must they be tempted, encouraged, almost required. Civil forfeiture tarnishs the badget, how much tarnish can money buy? ********* THERE IS NOTHING CIVIL ABOUT CIVIL FORFEITURE *********