Depends on your jurisdiction, if you see stolen property that you can prove ownership of (bike, computer, etc) and you recover it off someone else's property wi

Depends on your jurisdiction, if you see stolen property that you can prove ownership of (bike, computer, etc) and you recover it off someone else's property without breaking and entering in Washington State, your legally in the clear. The court system can't effectively handle the case load that every stolen piece of property would put on it, hence why most jurisdictions are reasonable about property recovery.