The Property and Evidence Division maintains and secures all evidence, found property and safekeeping property for court presentation, until the property can be returned to the rightful owner or until it can be legally destroyed.

LOCATION and HOURS

The Property and Evidence section is located within the Caldwell Police Department, at 110 S 5th Ave, Caldwell, Idaho. Evidence Technicians are available Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Evidence Office is closed on all holidays and weekends.

BEFORE VISITING PROPERTY and EVIDENCE

Please contact the Property and Evidence Division via email (cpdrecords@cityofcaldwell.org) or at 208-455-3115. You can then schedule an appointment to retrieve your property. Without an appointment, you may not be able to pick up your property.

PROPERTY WILL NOT BE RELEASED WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORIZATION

You must bring with your valid government-issued photo identification and your report number as well as any paperwork that was sent to you (notification letter, disposition sheet). If you do not know the report number associated with your property, you may contact the Caldwell Police Department at 208-455-3115. Our Records or Property and Evidence Division will assist you in locating that information and setting up an appointment to pick up your property.

FIREARMS RELEASE PROCEDURE

If one or more firearms belonging to you were seized by this department, you will need to fill out and return to us a Seized Weapons Affidavit before any firearm will be released. You must then schedule an appointment to pick up your items. If you do not bring the affidavit, your appointment will be cancelled.

If you are the rightful owner of the gun(s) but have a felony conviction and/or or have a criminal protection order meeting the Brady record disqualifier, and/or have been adjudicated as a mental defective and/or you have been committed to a mental institution and/or have a state disqualifier, or are on probation, we are unable to release the weapon(s) to you; however, you may elect to transfer ownership of the firearm(s) to a qualified party who does not reside with you, which requires an Acknowledgement Form, dated, signed, and notarized by both you and the other party.  The other party must also qualify as a lawful possessor by completing a Gun Release Affidavit for verification.  The other party will have to pass a background check prior to release, and they must sign a notarized statement that the guns will not go back into your possession.

Please call our Property and Evidence section with any questions.

Seized Firearms Affidavit Form

HAVING ANOTHER PERSON RETRIEVE YOUR PROPERTY

If you are having someone else pick up your property, you must complete the Owner Authorization Form below, have it notarized and have your designee present it when retrieving your property. That individual will also need to call and set up an appointment to pick up your property.

Owners Authorization to Release Property to Agent or Representative Form

 If you think are missing items of value and believe it may have been turned into the police department, please contact us at the phone number provided below.

Email:  cpdrecords@cityofcaldwell.org

Phone: (208) 455-3115