Can the police force me to turn the table over to him, just because he holds the only paper work and receipt?

My ex-boyfriend gave me a table as a gift while temporarily staying in my apartment. Now he is in a new place and would like to take the table he gave me. My ex-boyfriend brought the police to confiscate the table; I explained he had gave the table to me as a gift. The police asked him for a receipt or documentation, of his purchase, at that moment he did not have documentation. He possesses the only paper work there is on the table. The paper work states that rented that item along with a few other items and had them delivered to my home. The other items are now his possession, and the table which he gave me is fully paid for.