Free Republic

It's eBay with a twist. Underwear, hard hats, face lotion, appraised jewelry, functioning electronics and hundreds of other items that had been locked up in police evidence rooms across the nation are up for auction at www.propertyroom.com. Running the Web site is Property Room Inc., used by 460 police departments around the nation. Albuquerque might soon be 461. The Metropolitan Forensic Science Center, providing evidence storage and crime scene analysis for the Albuquerque police, Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department and other law agencies, is waiting on legal approval to sign a contract with Property Room, said Joe Bowdich, APD's executive deputy...