A Ketucky woman thought she won big by getting a $1,000 truck at a police auction. It was loaded with things like kayaks, fishing poles, and tools. However, when the GMC Sierra was delivered all of the valuables were missing. 

Kentucky woman gets $1k truck from police auction then thieves ransack it 

Emily Howell got a pretty good deal on a truck at a police auction. She got a 1996 GMC Sierra for $1,026 from the Louisville Metro Police Department. Admit it, you don’t see square-body trucks like this on the Facebook Marketplace for that price. 

However, it wasn’t the truck that she was interested in. In the photos on the site, the GMC Sierra was loaded with valuable items like tool boxes, fishing poles, and kayaks. That’s why Howell was interested in it. 

When she received her ride, all of the cool valuables were stolen. Allegedly employees at the LMPD tow lot have been taking things from impounded cars before they’re auctioned off. But this might not be illegal. 

According to Yahoo, employees have been caught on surveillance cameras taking items out of several vehicles. A police officer shares that the screenshots depict civilian employees taking items from the vehicles prior to action. 

When the LMPD became aware of this issue, it launched an investigation which ultimately recommended that criminal charges should not be filed. The employees haven’t been fired or disciplined. 

Howell thought that she was purchasing the truck as-is, meaning she would get the items inside at the time of sale. The listing didn’t specify otherwise. 

In the area, when vehicles are impounded for 45 days, they become government property. But ownership of the personal items inside is a grey area.