Have read most of thi s post and being directly involved in the the field of law enforcement, I can say there is no right he had in confiscating your PV (assuming these are all the facts). We can not confiscate property purely on the basis we do not know what it is for. I don't just say this to everyone, but if these are all the facts this sounds like a legit complaint. internal affairs complaint would be in order. If it takes a return to analogs for a bit it will only be a step back.