More than $500 is missing from the Pflugerville Police Department evidence room, which is connected to a seizure that occurred six years ago at an alleged gambling house, according to a motion filed Wednesday in municipal court.

Pflugerville police seized the money after executing a warrant at 15603 Connie Street on Sept. 23, 2010, according to the motion for property disposition filed by the Pflugerville City Attorney’s Office. The motion lists the address as Pflugerville, though the house is located within Austin city limits.

Pflugerville city spokesperson Terri Toledo said the Texas Comptroller’s Office requested assistance from the PPD in the case, which was closed by the police department on Nov. 16, 2011.

Police were investigating allegations of an illegal gambling operation at the residence, the motion says. Pflugerville police seized the money while assisting the Texas Comptroller’s Office during a gambling inspection.

The city published a notice in the Pflugerville Pflag and Round Rock Leader newspapers in late September calling for the owner to claim the money. The owner must claim the money by Dec. 28 and attend an as yet unscheduled hearing date set by the court to present evidence of ownership, according to the notice.

The money in this case was discovered missing from the police evidence room when someone made a claim for return of evidence, Toledo said. The Texas Rangers are assisting the police department in an investigation into the lost money.

Toledo said the city typically begins the process of claiming ownership of evidence within months of a case closing, but for some reason that did not occur for this case.

Editor’s note: This story was updated to include information on the PPD’s involvement in the case and the date the motion was filed.