Can police keep your stuff even if you're found not guilty? Let's just say that the police arrested you for a crime and they took your or they took your personal property in as evidence. If they've taken your property in as evidence and you are ultimately acquitted of the criminal case or found not guilty or the charges were dropped, then yes, you can absolutely get your personal property back. It might just require a motion to return that personal property. They can't keep personal property that they took as evidence. They can only keep personal property that they seized under the seizure