Dane County police agencies collect thousands from property seizures

Dane County’s drug task force seized a sedan as part of a narcotics investigation, while Madison police seized $7,700 in cash in another case.

In neighboring Sun Prairie, officers seized a total of $77,700 cash in two cases that took more than 100 hours of investigation combined.

Each seizure last year was made under a state law allowing Wisconsin law enforcement agencies to keep cash and property related to crimes they are investigating. Agencies may keep or sell the seizures to help recoup investigation or prosecution costs…

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