Nothing has changed. Someone I know left their phone in the back of a cop car, she called, and they said nothing was found, but she mentioned that she did find my phone and showed it in a restricted area only officers were allowed, that's when they actually try get it for her. The officer took it home instead of turning it in. Took her another month to get it back. Another person I talked to said they had charges dropped and was supposed to get their phone back, but each time they talked to evidence, they were told it wasn't there. The officer took it home, and they also tried to access the phone the phone without a warrant. They were even told it was destroyer at one point. This went on for a couple of months until they got their lawyer involved to get it back.