NYPD has no backup for its seized property database, recording millions in annual seizures
by Cory Doctorow from on (#35DSC)
The Property and Evidence Tracking System (PETS) is the NYPD's huge database where it stores ownership information on the millions in New Yorkers' property it takes charge of every year (including about $68m in cash and counting), through evidence collection and asset forfeiture. (more")