Property & Exhibits is responsible for cataloguing and securely storing all exhibits and found property collected by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service.
When contacting Property & Exhibits, please have your occurrence number available. Members of the public are asked to call ahead before attending the office to confirm whether their property can be released and to discuss what documentation will be required.
Valid photo identification is required for the release of any property held by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service.
Found property is held for 90 days by Property & Exhibits while the police attempt to locate and notify owners. Found bicycles are held for 30 days.
After the appropriate period has lapsed and no owner has been found, the property will be lawfully disposed of in accordance with the Community Safety and Policing Act.
All property being held by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Property & Exhibits that has been seized by the police or held as evidence cannot be released unless authorization from the Investigating Officer is on file.
In accordance with the Community Safety and Policing Act, property in the possession of the Sault Police that is the subject of court proceedings cannot be released until 30 days after the conclusion of the court proceedings to allow for the appeal process.
Property seized in criminal investigations, or recovered items that go unclaimed are auctioned off in accordance with the Community Safety and Policing Act.
The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is currently offering an online auctions platform.
Firearms will only be released at a pre-scheduled appointment made through Property & Exhibits. Firearms in possession of the Sault Police that are subject to release by way of a court order can only be released when Property & Exhibits has received the following:
- A copy of the court order,
- Authorization from the Investigating Officer; and the 30 day appeal period has passed.
When attending to retrieve your firearm at your scheduled appointment, you will be required to produce proof of registration and all valid firearms licenses and registration certificates.
If the firearm being retrieved is a restricted weapon, you will be required to produce an Authorization to Transport (ATT) from a Chief Firearms Officer.
You can apply for an ATT by calling 1-800-731-4000. To be eligible for an ATT you must have a valid firearms license authorizing you to possess restricted firearms.
You must have a proper trigger lock and lock box in your possession to transport the weapon in order for the weapon to be released to you.
If you have any questions concerning the licensing or transporting of restricted firearms, inquiries can be made through The Canadian Firearms Program.