(L.E.A.D.S.ONLINE CLIENT – PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT.)

Tucson is the first city in the state to adopt a new computer system that could help track your stolen goods.

"We actually have these online." Pima County Sheriff's Detective George Carrillo is talking about pawn slips, which used to be completed by hand in Pima County, and sifted through manually by law enforcement.

"Because it's so labor intensive, we're usually months and months behind on entering pawn slips," says Carrillo.

"Within minutes, or hours, you can log onto leads on line," says the detective. Greg Geile, owner of Superpawn, which is newly connected to the system.

"We've done a good job of keeping it [stolen merchandise] out of pawn shops, but with this...it's just another step to deter anybody to even think about taking it here," Geile says. 

Even with the online system, there is still one piece of paperwork, that can't be done online: your fingerprint. It will be on file for at least 2 years.

"If they [customers] don't want to give a fingerprint, then I don't want to do business with them," says Geile.

Now in the business for years, Geile says he's always been committed to cracking down on criminals. Like a number of similar shops, Superpawn has worked with law enforcement since it opened.

But this is the first time the two can work together alongside other pawnshops nationwide, to track people's belongings that may have been taken across state lines.