Police seize property from people never charged and take months to return it

A Buffalo mother of three children sometimes spent upwards of $900 a week for Uber rides to kids' events, the laundromat, college, and work, when police seized her only car and held it for nine months, even though she was never charged with a crime.
In another case, a local business owner had his two work vehicles seized, and ultimately had to shutter his business. He, too, was never charged.In a third case, a man shot in a chaotic incident dropped his phone while getting away. Police seized it