diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
index 43e526ecb..10e25b376 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
@@ -451,6 +451,9 @@ namespace MWBase
             /// Update the value of some globals according to the world state, which may be used by dialogue entries.
             /// This should be called when initiating a dialogue.
             virtual void updateDialogueGlobals() = 0;
+
+            /// Moves all stolen items from \a ptr to the closest evidence chest.
+            virtual void confiscateStolenItems(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) = 0;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
index a403d76ed..f69f2e7cb 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
@@ -769,8 +769,8 @@ namespace MWScript
                 MWWorld::Ptr player = world->getPlayerPtr();
                 world->teleportToClosestMarker(player, "prisonmarker");
                 player.getClass().getNpcStats(player).setBounty(0);
+                world->confiscateStolenItems(player);
                 // TODO: pass time, change skills, show messagebox
-                // TODO: move stolen items to closest evidence chest
                 // iDaysinPrisonMod
             }
         };
@@ -782,8 +782,7 @@ namespace MWScript
             {
                 MWWorld::Ptr player = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayerPtr();
                 player.getClass().getNpcStats(player).setBounty(0);
-
-                // TODO: move stolen items to closest evidence chest
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->confiscateStolenItems(player);
             }
         };
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cells.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cells.cpp
index 621ff3b31..575e10f04 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cells.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cells.cpp
@@ -271,3 +271,15 @@ void MWWorld::Cells::getExteriorPtrs(const std::string &name, std::vector<MWWorl
     }
 
 }
+
+void MWWorld::Cells::getInteriorPtrs(const std::string &name, std::vector<MWWorld::Ptr> &out)
+{
+    for (std::map<std::string, Ptr::CellStore>::iterator iter = mInteriors.begin();
+        iter!=mInteriors.end(); ++iter)
+    {
+        Ptr ptr = getPtrAndCache (name, iter->second);
+        if (!ptr.isEmpty())
+            out.push_back(ptr);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cells.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cells.hpp
index 31de2f60e..afa7c03f2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cells.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cells.hpp
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
             /// @note Due to the current implementation of getPtr this only supports one Ptr per cell.
             /// @note name must be lower case
             void getExteriorPtrs (const std::string& name, std::vector<MWWorld::Ptr>& out);
+
+            /// Get all Ptrs referencing \a name in interior cells
+            /// @note Due to the current implementation of getPtr this only supports one Ptr per cell.
+            /// @note name must be lower case
+            void getInteriorPtrs (const std::string& name, std::vector<MWWorld::Ptr>& out);
+
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 738c71a7d..c5315afe6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -2446,4 +2446,44 @@ namespace MWWorld
         mGlobalVariables->setInt("crimegoldturnin", turnIn);
         mGlobalVariables->setInt("pchasturnin", (turnIn <= playerGold) ? 1 : 0);
     }
+
+    void World::confiscateStolenItems(const Ptr &ptr)
+    {
+        Ogre::Vector3 playerPos;
+        if (!findInteriorPositionInWorldSpace(ptr.getCell(), playerPos))
+            playerPos = mPlayer->getLastKnownExteriorPosition();
+
+        MWWorld::Ptr closestChest;
+        float closestDistance = FLT_MAX;
+
+        std::vector<MWWorld::Ptr> chests;
+        mCells.getInteriorPtrs("stolen_goods", chests);
+
+        Ogre::Vector3 chestPos;
+        for (std::vector<MWWorld::Ptr>::iterator it = chests.begin(); it != chests.end(); ++it)
+        {
+            if (!findInteriorPositionInWorldSpace(it->getCell(), chestPos))
+                continue;
+
+            float distance = playerPos.squaredDistance(chestPos);
+            if (distance < closestDistance)
+            {
+                closestDistance = distance;
+                closestChest = *it;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!closestChest.isEmpty())
+        {
+            ContainerStore& store = ptr.getClass().getContainerStore(ptr);
+            for (ContainerStoreIterator it = store.begin(); it != store.end(); ++it)
+            {
+                if (!it->getCellRef().mOwner.empty() && it->getCellRef().mOwner != "player")
+                {
+                    closestChest.getClass().getContainerStore(closestChest).add(*it, it->getRefData().getCount(), closestChest);
+                    store.remove(*it, it->getRefData().getCount(), ptr);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
index cc087a89f..8c091de50 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
@@ -536,6 +536,9 @@ namespace MWWorld
             /// Update the value of some globals according to the world state, which may be used by dialogue entries.
             /// This should be called when initiating a dialogue.
             virtual void updateDialogueGlobals();
+
+            /// Moves all stolen items from \a ptr to the closest evidence chest.
+            virtual void confiscateStolenItems(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr);
     };
 }