Whangarei police officer Joseph Reuben has the tough job of returning thousands of stolen items recovered during warrants in Northland to their owners.
And while the constable has been able to return a number of items there are still thousands yet to go including kayaks, water blasters, alcohol, wallets, phones and a windsurfing sail.
Mr Reuben is getting up to 20 emails a day from people trying to track down items that may have been recovered by police during Operation Genevieve.
Image 1 of 10: NAO 26Mar14 - CLOCK ON TO STOLEN ITEMS: Some of the stolen items Northland police are trying to find the owners of via Facebook.
The property is believed to be from burglaries around Northland and Auckland and was discovered when police raided five addresses in the Whangarei area last month.