City auctions off seized cars

CARS THAT COPS SEIZE FROM DRUNK DRIVERS... ARE AUCTIONED OFF. TODAY'S EVENT WAS A CHANCE FOR P...  More »

CARS THAT COPS SEIZE FROM DRUNK DRIVERS... ARE AUCTIONED OFF. TODAY'S EVENT WAS A CHANCE FOR PEOPLE TO FIND SOME DEALS DURING THESE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES.. AND FOR POLICE TO GET BACK SOME OF THE MONEY SPENT FIGHTING DRUNK DRIVING. CRIS ORNELAS HERE WITH THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS. WITH ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME OUT TODAY LOOKING FOR A CHEAP RIDE. THE PEOPLE WHO RUN THE AUCTION ESTIMATE ABOUT 500 PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR A SHOT AT THE 150 CARS ON THE AUCTION BLOCK. PEOPLE WERE STACKED ELBOW TO ELBOW TODAY AT THE DWI SEIZURE AUCTION. ALL OF THESE CARS WERE TAKEN BY POLICE AFTER THEIR OWNERS WERE BUSTED FOR TOO MANY DWI'S. NOW THESE BUYERS ARE LOOKING TO TURN NEGATIVE INTO A POSITIVE. :40-:46 'It's a good buy for people especially with the economy the way it is this is a good way for people to come and get their kid a car or get a good run around car' SOME CARS ARE IN BETTER SHAPE THAN OTHERS... SO THERES SOMETHING HERE FOR EVERYONE. MANY OF THESE BUYERS AREN'T PICKY THEY JUST NEED A WORKING SET OF WHEELS. 10:43-10:48 ' I need a car for point a to point b pretty much pretty much anything that goes'IN THE CONFUSION OF THE AUCTION... THIS MAN'S NOT SURE WHAT KIND OF CAR HE JUST GOT FOR 750 DOLLARS... BUT HE SAYS HE'S HAPPY WITH IT. 8:24 'i think it looks pretty good I just need to fix it up a little what they messed up to get the I guess drugs or whatever'MOST PEOPLE HERE CAME WITH AN IDEA OF WHAT THEY WANTED AND HOW MUCH THEY WANTED TO SPEND... BUT SOME HAVE A COMPLEX SYSTEM SO THEY CAN MAKE SURE THEY GOT A GOOD DEAL. 13:12- 13:22 'I did all my homework on all the vehicles we did a preview yesterday we found out which one we like and then we went online and looked at private party value and trade in value' POLICE SAY THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR CAN GO TO THE AUCTION AND BUY THEIR CAR BACK. BUT BECAUSE THEIR LICENSE WOULD BE REVOKED... THEY'D HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE DRIVE IT AWAY.  « Less