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Stolen is past participle of 'steal' but is it used as an adjective or noun! I couldn't find anything on the net. just this:
The 71-year-old then allegedly tried to return the stolen items for cash or store credit on the same day.
or in a movie
Please insert your stolen card now.
Both participles, past and present, can modify nouns.
If the underlying verb is transitive, the noun so modified is in the state conferred by the action of the verb when completed:
They sat on the newly painted bench.
They tried to force open the locked door.
If the underlying verb is intransitive, the noun so modified has attained and is in the state which results from the action of the verb when underway:
They entered the building through the revolving door.
They sat a little distance away from the smoking campfire.
They heard running water.
The past participle in the sentence presented is a modifier. It modifies the noun items. In other words, this modifier functions as an adjective. So you can also call it an adjective.
It's not a noun.
