How do you know, when there hasn't been a conviction, or, often, no arrest or charge of a crime?
I guess we're defining "forfeiture" differently. Most certainly, I would require a conviction through due process before this is allowed.
I also think that people convicted of property crimes should be forced to restore the victim's property at 3 times the value taken or destroyed. Steal a $20,000 car? You owe the victim $60,000 upon conviction. If that takes hard labor in prison for 10 years, so be it.