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Loudon County Sheriff's Office going online to track property

By The Associated Press

March 27, 2011

LOUDON (AP) – An East Tennessee sheriff's department is using an online system to search for suspects and track stolen property both locally and nationally.

The Loudon County Sheriff's Office has added LeadsOnline, a system that searches secondhand stores, scrap metal dealers, pawnshops and Internet stores like eBay.

Sheriff Tim Guider says the system equips criminal investigators with the ability to solve crimes instantly and to return goods to their rightful owners.

Property can be searched using serial numbers, a suspect's name and item descriptions, among other information, according to the release. Most searches are completed within seconds.

Guider said LeadsOnline allows the automatic collection of information from businesses each day.

Guider described it as the "largest online investigative system of its kind" around the country.

For more information on LeadsOnline.com call (800) 331-2656
For information on LeadsOnlabs.com call (888) 994-7771