Property Unit
The Marin County Sheriff’s Office maintains the evidence and property submitted by our Deputies and Detectives. This includes, but is not limited to, items of evidence in criminal matters, evidence seized in narcotic violations, found property and firearms that are turned over to us to be destroyed.
The person in charge of our property/evidence storage is Ann-Marie Wierzbicki. Ann-Marie started as in intern in 2001 and was hired on with the Sheriff’s Office since 2002. Ann-Marie is in charge of receiving the property and evidence; maintaining the files and records regarding the storage, movement and disposition of property in her custody; releasing evidence to the courts for trials; testifying in court as to the chain of custody of evidence; releasing property to its rightful owner; making sure property is properly destroyed when the disposition requires; arranging for the sale of unclaimed property to the public through an authorized auction house and the safe handling and destruction of bio-hazard materials.
If you need to claim property that has been taken as evidence and there has been a final disposition in the court case or you want to claim found property in our custody, please call (415) 499-6820 and make an appointment with Ann-Marie. Please do not just stop by. Making an appointment assures that someone will be here to assist you.
