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Arson suspect confesses when confronted with LeadsOnline evidence
"We were investigating a residential house fire and quickly developed a suspect. The house had been burglarized one week prior to the house fire. The suspect was brought in for an interview and denied everything and anything to do with the house burglary and fire. We then ran the suspect thru LeadsOnline and found that he had pawned over 25 items the same day that the house was burglarized. Of course, the items were the same description as the ones reported stolen by the homeowner (dvd player, playstation, dvds etc...). When the suspect was confronted with the indisputable evidence, he confessed to the burglary and arson of the house. Thanks to leads online, TDC has another customer."
Inv. Dustin Deutsch
Harris County Fire Marshall
Texas
Campus Crime
University employee arrested for embezzlement of school property
"While searching local stores for a stolen iPad in July 2012, I found that a subject had pawned eight iPads within a few weeks. The subject was found to be an employee of the University and had access to the iPads. The serial numbers were checked through the University's records and found to belong to the University. The property was recovered, an arrest was made, and the subject pled guilty to embezzlement."
Officer Shana Thompson
Eastern Michigan University Police Department
Michigan
University police find stolen property taken out of state
"Northwestern University police were able to locate 6 laptop computers were stolen by a former employee using LeadsOnline. The computers were stolen here in Illinois and subsequently located in three separate pawn shops in northwest Indiana. The location of these laptops ties in a major part of the investigation to where we could upgrade the charges to a higher class of felony."
Sgt. Robert Wiley
Northwestern University Police Department
Illinois
University police department finds stolen musical instruments and electronics
"I got a one month free trial of LeadsOnline and ran all the serial numbers of stolen items over the past year. I found that a stolen digital camera was pawned. After the arrest of the person who pawned the camera, I traced it back to a custodian at the University who had been working in the area of the theft. I then started checking people that I had arrested in the past, including students, staff and people from off campus. As a result I found that a music student had pawned three tubas at different pawn shops over a six month period. When I checked with the Music Department, they discovered they were missing the three tubas. The tubas were valued at $3000.00 each. The tubas were recovered and the student confessed. As a result of the recovery of the camera and $9000 of University property, I was able to get LeadsOnline in our budget.
Thank you for the free one month trial!"
Det. Tony Griemel
University of Missouri at St. Louis Police Department
Missouri
Rice University Police recover $30,000 violin stolen from campus
"Jiyeon Min's $30,000 Raffaello Bozzi violin, along with a pair of $5,000 bows, went missing before her final scheduled performance as a student at the Shepherd School of Music Presidential Concert at Stude Hall. "I left it for a short while in a practice room," recalled Min, who earned her master's degree in music last month. "When I came back, it wasn't in the room. I thought my friends were playing some really evil prank. I couldn't accept the reality of it -- I thought somebody was joking." It was no joke, however. A thief entered Alice Pratt Brown Hall and checked the rooms, taking care to close the blinds as he rifled through students' belongings. "We were sitting on a couch in the practice building when a fellow student walked over and told us his laptop was stolen from his practice room, near ours," Min said. "There were other instruments in the room, but only mine was taken."It was really heartbreaking," she said. Min immediately reported the missing violin to Rice police Officer Otis Carey. Sgt. Gary Spears, one of two department detectives, picked up the case and knew where to look first. "The first thing we did was a pawnshop search," Spears said. "We're members of a computer database program called LeadsOnline, a way to search pawnshop transactions. Pawnshops are required by law to enter their transactions." Rice subscribes to the service, which is free for pawnshops, and the investment has occasionally paid off in the recovery of stolen bicycles and laptop computers, Spears said. "I gave it a whirl and searched for all violins with that brand name pawned in Texas and Louisiana over the weekend," he said. "There was only one, and it was at a pawnshop just down the street on Bissonnet. That was a pretty good clue." The pawnshop got the valuable instrument at a bargain-basement price. "They thought it was worth about $5,000 and they paid him $200 for it. He told them it had belonged to his uncle, who passed away. It was a family heirloom and it was time to get rid of it. It was a decent story." The suspect is known to police for previous thefts, Spears said, and a felony warrant was issued for his arrest. Spears recovered the violin May 16, and Min, who had gone home to Atlanta, hopped a plane back to Houston that day. She was delighted enough to treat RUPD to coffee and cake as a thank you. "It was nice to work with somebody who gets excited at the work we do, because we get excited when we have a good case," Spears said. "This, for me, is the highest-priced item I've recovered from a pawnshop. You're getting into the price of cars with a $30,000 violin. It was a big case for us." "They did the best job," said Min, who's happy to have her instrument back in time for a busy season of summer festivals. "I really appreciated it."
Sgt. Gary Spears
Rice University Police Department
Texas
University police emerge from stone ages; solve two year old internal theft case on second day with LeadsOnline
"On the second day on LeadsOnline, we discovered an internal theft problem that had been ongoing for over two years. I have been a police officer, industrial security specialist, licensed private investigator for nearly twenty years. I have solved numerous burglaries, thefts, and scams by utilizing information I could gain from pawn shops and second hand stores. I had to do it during the stone-age when you had to go around to the different agencies and go through stacks and stacks of IBM computer paper printouts searching line by line. This took hours, if not days at times. LeadsOnline is one of the finest tools for law-enforcement that I have had the privilege to use lately. Again, I want to thank you for introducing it to our small university police department."
Sgt. Steve Fomby
Centenary College Police Department
Louisiana
Small law enforcement agency budget eased by using LeadsOnline
"I work for The University of Texas System Police at one of the smaller components. As such we have very limited resources. Beginning in the fall semester we started experiencing a string of thefts, with no suspects or leads. I heard about your service from another agency. The idea seemed better than thumbing through pawn tickets. I signed up for your 30-day free trial. We recently had four musical instruments stolen. I put in the serial number for the first instrument; no success. I put in the serial number for the second instrument; I found a match (I checked three times because I couldn't believe it). Then I found another match. I even found, through the keyword search, the first instrument. (The Music Department had given me an incomplete serial number.) In total, I found 3 out of the 4 instruments for a recovery of $3,000. This one recovery will pay for 3 years service with money left over. Once I had the suspect's name, I found he had pawned 24 instruments in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and all over Texas. Through regular channels I found two outstanding felony warrants from Nebraska and South Carolina. LeadsOnline will surely help recover tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars. Hopefully it will also enhance the penalties for this professional thief. Let me say thanks. If not for the free trial, I would be chasing my tail forever."
Officer Mark Pierce
University of Texas System Police
Texas
$30,000 in stolen musical instruments recovered via LeadsOnline
"During our 30 day trial, over $30,000 (yes, thirty thousand dollars) of stolen musical instruments have been recovered in Texas and Alabama by using LeadsOnline. Not only were we able to recover the instruments – the suspect was linked to other crimes committed in other states. Before LeadsOnline, we would have to request pawnshop information from numerous different state agencies, which made it too time-consuming for our available resources. (That's just checking Oklahoma pawnshops.) With LeadsOnline, we can check pawnshops nationwide in the time it once took to check the 6 pawnshops in Oklahoma City. The minimal cost required for LeadsOnline has more than paid for itself already."
Det. Scott Gibbons
Oklahoma University Police Department
Oklahoma
Musical instruments stolen from University music building; Recovered using LeadsOnline
"The University of Texas Police Department was able to recover approximately $10,000 worth of musical instruments that were taken in a burglary from the music building two weeks earlier. As a result of LeadsOnline, we were able to recover the musical instruments in another city and charge the suspect in this case with burglary. I have also cleared another case in which the same suspect was involved as a result information provided to me through LeadsOnline. Thank you, LeadsOnline, for providing me with one of the best systems for solving property crimes."
Sgt. Donna Maga
Criminal Investigation
University of Texas Police Department
Austin, TX
Locating a wayward defendant
"LeadsOnline assists me in finding suspects that have left the area and are out on bond. I located a defendant on the other end of the state. He had stolen several musical instruments from the University and students. I recovered several of the items in Huntsville and Birmingham. He was selling stolen property to music stores. The defendant was out on bond for robbery from the Huntsville area when he committed the thefts on campus. LeadsOnline shows him pawning stolen jewelry in the Montgomery area. He is a suspect in a robbery in Montgomery."
Sgt. Shawn Giddy
Jacksonville State University Police Department
Alabama
Internal theft
"We were able to find a stolen camcorder, which in turn led to the arrest of a University staff member."
Det. Travis Lively
Texas A&M University Police Department
Crime solving that gets great mileage
"I have been pleased with the LeadsOnline service. I was recently working on a case involving a person who had pawned items in multiple cities. Using LeadsOnline I was able to trace down items pawned in Dallas, Waxahachie, Lancaster, Irving and Ft. Worth without leaving my desk.
This used to take days to follow-up. I have been able to recover several items and with the cooperation of many pawn shop owners we will be bringing the suspect to justice."
Det. Daniel Claxton
Dallas ISD Police Department
Dallas, TX
Cyber Crime
Employee theft identified with instant access to eBay information for law enforcement
"I recently was assigned to investigate a case where an employee was listing products owned by his employer on eBay. Once the eBay auction was complete, the employee was getting the items off of the employer's shelf and shipping the items to the auction winner, at the employer's cost. The eBay search function greatly sped up the process of checking the seller's history and confirming that around 30 transactions had been completed, and another 70 or so had been attempted. The employee confessed to the activity, but when confronted with the amount of thefts was somewhat surprised at the amount."
Deputy Sheriff Frank Bergmark
Hall County Sheriff's Office
Nebraska
Michigan detectives solve cyber crime in no time with eBay First Responder Service
"Day shift took a report of two-way radios being taken out of 17 trucks over the weekend. A detective was assigned the case and began following up on it. He searched the radios in LeadsOnline, for eBay postings of radios for sale and found a posting for the radios. The detective then drilled down in the records for the seller of the radios. Those records identified a Pontiac woman's eBay account. An interview of the woman produced confession of her involvement in the theft and sale. The case is still being investigated to identify the male involved in the theft with the Pontiac woman."
Lt. Jim McDonnell
Auburn Hills Police Department
Michigan
California detective solves cyber crime in record time
"I used the eBay search tool through LeadsOnline for the first time and instantly received information on a potential suspect who lived in our city. Immediate follow-up was conducted at the suspect's residence and the stolen property, worth approximately $9,000, was recovered from his home! I am thankful for the partnership LeadsOnline has with eBay because without it, I don't think I would have been able to locate this property. Needless to say, the victim was ecstatic to hear his property was recovered in record breaking time!"
Det. Stacy Orchulli
El Cajon Police Department
California
Suspect selling stolen military items identified in no time
"On Monday I was handed a theft case from my Chief of Police. Someone was selling a military item on eBay that was believed to be stolen. I contacted LeadsOnline and spoke with someone on their support team, while on the phone with him, I was able to look up and identify the suspect. Thanks to this search, I was able to identify my suspect and write a search warrant for the suspect's residence. To top it off, I recovered two of the stolen military items, and the suspect was in jail the very next day. LeadsOnline streamlined the investigation process with the eBay First Responder Service."
Det. Bob Hayes
LaVergne Police Department
Tennessee
LeadsOnline reveals cybercrime and shoplifting operation in Minnesota
"I just signed up for my LeadsOnline trial this week. I was looking for information on obtaining user information to an eBay account, and before starting the subpoena process with eBay, I saw the link to try eBay First Responder through LeadsOnline. Looking for a resource that may expedite my investigation, I gave LeadsOnline a try. In no time at all, I received a call from a representative who was very helpful in setting up my account and giving me a quick tutorial on how to use the program. After ending our call, I put the suspect's eBay seller account name into the database and received the information I had planned on not receiving for several weeks had I requested information via a subpoena. Two days later, a neighboring agency and I arranged an undercover meeting with the suspect. The suspect was later arrested after admitting she was selling stolen merchandise. A subsequent search of the suspect's house found many stolen items and revealed the suspect was involved in a large shoplifting operation that involved approximately 12 stores in our area. I'm very appreciative that I found this resource! I know it will be beneficial in the future as well!"
Det. Derek Randall
Cloquet Police Department
Minnesota
First day with LeadsOnline reaps success
"On the first day of using LeadsOnline, another detective in my bureau had a burglary investigation that resulted in the identification of the suspect's eBay account name. I used LeadsOnline to search for the eBay username and located the suspect's information. The eBay information helped identify the suspects in the burglary."
Lead Investigator III Anthony Pelato
Riverside County Sheriff's Department
California
eBay First Responder Service catches boat burglar wanted for nine months
"Our department spent nine months tracking boat burglars up and down the Connecticut shoreline. The suspects had stolen items totaling $40,000 - $50,000 such as expensive GPS devices, laptops and binoculars. We found many of the items listed on eBay, and using LeadsOnline eBay First Responder Service, we were able to contact buyers which allowed us to positively identify the property as stolen. Because of the eBay First Responder Service, we were able to locate stole property across the U.S. as well as in the United Kingdom and Australia. Upon apprehending our main suspect, we found that he had been wanted on warrants since 2009, and because of the evidence provided through LeadsOnline, he confessed to more than 30 boat burglaries. His accomplice was also arrested. Without the valuable information and help I received from LeadsOnline and the staff there, this case could still be open."
Officer Greg Matakaetis
Clinton Police Department
Connecticut
Financial Crime
Caught a crook during training of the LeadsOnline system
"While training on the new system, I located several items that were purchased using bad checks. The suspect told me the items had been stolen from him (lie). Using your system, I located the items and found they were pawned by the suspect."
Det. Thomas Cope
Dayton Police Department
Ohio
Felony charges for misuse of company credit card
"I was investigating an unlawful use of credit card case where an employee used the company's credit card to purchase tools from Home Depot, but the tools never ended up at the business. The employee claimed he bought the tools and delivered them to the business, and he said someone must have stolen them. I checked the employee's home, Craigslist, eBay and the other sales sites, but I was unable to locate any of the stolen tools. When I checked LeadsOnline, I found the employee sold several of the missing tools at multiple pawn shops in our area. Along with the recovery of the tools, I obtained video of the employee during the actual sale of the items, which lead to felony charges against the employee. Without assistance from LeadsOnline, this case might not have come to a successful conclusion."
Det. Michael Pentecost
Glendale Heights Police Department
Illinois
Arizona bank robbers caught with LeadsOnline
"Our department responded to a bank robbery in Sahuarita, Arizona. Investigation showed that the same suspect had robbed a different bank, earlier in the day, in Pima County, Arizona. We learned that the day before, an anonymous tip was called in describing the individuals involved in bank robberies in the Tucson area over the past three months. This tip included two phone numbers and three names associated with the suspects. We ran this information through all of our police databases, but it was LeadsOnline that cracked this one open. Search warrants were issued and later in the day three suspects were arrested. After interviews, all three confessed to a total of 11 bank robberies in the Tucson / Sahuarita / Pima County area."
Det. Steve Bunting
Sahuarita Police Department
Arizona
Stolen laptop for sale online recovered by diligent Indianapolis detective
"Once again Leads has proven to be very valuable. I was assigned a case today and had information from a victim that he had found his laptop on eBay. I was able to use the eBay function on LeadsOnline and was able to immediately find out who the seller was. I was able to make contact with the seller who told me he bought the laptop through craigslist. After just a couple hours after having the case assigned to me, I was able to recover the victim's laptop which would have otherwise have been shipped to someone who had purchased it on eBay. Thanks again."
Det. Larry Craciunoiu
Indianapolis Police Department
Indiana
Indiana detectives use LeadsOnline eBay system to identify vacuum thief
"While investigating a significant amount of thefts at our retails stores for the popular "Dyson" vacuum cleaners, we utilized the eBay listings portion of LeadsOnline. We located a local resident who had sold two units within the past few days. As a result of the records provided, we were able to identify our suspect within 15 minutes of the placing the search for our stolen property. The suspect was identified as having sold 11 stolen vacuums and charges have been filed by three different agencies, in three different counties as a result of this information. The suspect was arrested and refused to provide a statement, however the evidence gathered through Leads Online makes this a solid case!"
Det. Brian Nugent
Avon Police Department
Indiana
Stolen property returned to Georgia crime victims thanks to jurisdictions using LeadsOnline and eBay investigations tools
"I was able to use the LeadsOnline eBay site listing to look up an individual that was stealing items from our area. I received the information from a concerned citizen that this individual was shipping several lawn care equipment items that he sold on eBay through the mail on a regular basis. After checking his eBay account, thanks to LeadsOnline, I along with Investigators from other cities and counties in the surrounding area were able to locate where the suspect had sold numerous items online which were all stolen from the different jurisdictions. Thanks to LeadsOnline we were able to recover a few items but more importantly return property back to our victims."
Det. Casey Fuller
West Point Police Department
Georgia
Alabama insurance fraud prevented by detective using LeadsOnline
"I've recently learned that the suspect in an insurance fraud case I've been working owes a lot of money to his ex-wife for back child support. My using LeadsOnline stopped him from filing a false claim with his insurance. The records I accessed in a search on your system showed the suspect falsely claimed items as stolen from his residence. The case has now been closed. Thanks for your assistance in providing such a useful tool for our agency."
Sgt. Casey Ott
Autauga County Sheriff's Office
Alabama
Santa Clara County uses LeadsOnline to find stolen bikes worth over $50,000 in Bay Area
"A 38 year old white male out of San Jose, was allowed free access to a bike store in Cupertino. When the owner would go on bike rides with friends on Saturday mornings, suspect would enter store (had keys and alarm code), steal inventory and subsequently sell online. The suspect was arrested and Search Warrant served on home; recovered over 80 items of evidence including 3 Carbon Fiber bikes; all recovered items valued at over $50,000. All because of finding the information on LeadsOnline!"
Sgt. Deborah Johnson
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
California
Arson and insurance fraud case solved by Fire Marshall using LeadsOnline
"We were interviewing a vehicle owner in regards to his vehicle being reported stolen and burned. The owner provided a long list of valuable contents including amps, a stereo, speakers, etc. The owner even provided us with photos of the property in the vehicle. We ran his name through LeadsOnline and saw the same descriptions of items were pawned by him one day prior to his vehicle being 'stolen and burned.' When confronted with the evidence (we actually had to go to the pawn shop and seize the property), he confessed to insurance fraud and arson of a motor vehicle."
Inv. Dustin Deutsch
Harris County Fire Marshall
Texas
Washington police arrest "victim"; solve insurance fraud case using LeadsOnline
"Today I found out from Auburn PD that the person who pawned the property stole from Auburn burglary was, in fact, the victim. That pretty much explains why he drove to Bellevue to pawn his stuff. Not surprisingly, he has a long history of arrests in Auburn. That list of arrests will get longer this week since the Auburn detective is going to arrest him for insurance fraud."
Det. Gregory Bean
Marathon County Sheriff's Department
Washington
There is no honor or loyalty among criminals. Misery does love company.
"Three suspects, linked to over 10 burglaries in a four month period, were apprehended after a residential burglary in which they stole a victim's purse while she was sleeping. After being awoken to the sound of glass breaking, the victim entered her kitchen to find missing property. She heard the sound of a muffler from a loud vehicle speeding away in the distance. The authorities were made aware of the use of the credit cards stolen along with the purse, and a still photo was acquired of one of the suspects involved. After the photo was placed on a website and in several newspapers, a tip was received as to the whereabouts of the criminal. The suspect turned himself in to authorities and gave up the name of a second suspect who was apprehended and questioned. In turn, he gave up a third suspect from the crime. After running their names through the LeadsOnline database, several items were found. The crooks are now awaiting trial due to the evidence brought forth from LeadsOnline. Thank you LeadsOnline!"
Det. Keith Craft
Houma Police Department
Louisiana
Firearms Theft
Web-based electronic database solved crime 20 years later
"A rifle reported stolen in 1993 was located after almost 20 years with the help of LeadsOnline. LeadsOnline is the best thing since sliced bread!"
Det. Robert Nichols
Christian County Sheriff's Department
Kentucky
Automated hit from online investigations system locates a stolen shotgun
"I received an NCIC hit for a stolen shotgun from a November 2009 burglary in Greenville, South Carolina. I was able to confirm the shotgun as the correct shotgun from the burglary, and I contacted the shop in Greenville to place a hold on the shotgun. Investigator Perron with Greenville County Sheriff's Department assisted me in recovering the shotgun, which was turned back to the victim. This has been my first NCIC hit recovery through Leads."
Det. Phil Tripp
Rock Hill Police Department
South Carolina
Best law enforcement tool around
"I have been using LeadsOnline for approximately one year as an Investigator with my Sheriff's Office. To date, I have recovered approximately $50,000 in stolen property. As recent as last week, I recovered two stolen guns that were taken in separate burglaries. This is the best tool that has been developed for law enforcement in decades."
Inv. Kevin Collie
Pulaski County Sheriff's Office
Arkansas
Suspect strikes twice in theft cases
"There were some guns stolen at a residence, and then a month later, a generator was stolen from a deer camp. I checked LeadsOnline and found the generator, and I also found two of the stolen guns from the other burglary, and I was able to make the arrest. It was the same person who committed both crimes. Thanks LeadsOnline!!"
Chief Deputy Pete Richardson
Lafayette County Sheriff's Office
Arkansas
Perfect timing and a stolen firearm is recovered in record time
"I received a report of a stolen firearm, and used LeadsOnline to search it. While I was doing this, someone from the LeadsOnline team called to check in and see if there was anything they could help with. I told her that her timing was perfect. She took the time to give me helpful search hints. Well, those helpful search hints paid off, because two days later, when I was at home writing reports late one night, I receive an email from LeadsOnline saying there as a hit on one of my searches. Sure enough, I logged in, and it was the missing firearm! Without YOU and your database this would not have happened. One bad guy down and infinity more to go. Thanks again. God bless you :) and as I always say, Be Safe Out There!"
Capt. Mark Brock
Buchanan County Sheriff's Office
Missouri
Five minutes into using LeadsOnline, and we solved a 12-year-old cold case
"While using the 30-day trial period, one of our detectives was simply walking through some of the features and offerings of LeadsOnline as it was his very FIRST login on the system. Within 5 minutes of simply pointing and clicking through some of the user-friendly tabs and features, he discovered a stolen firearm in Jacksonville, Florida from a 2001 case (that's 12 years ago!). A hold was placed on the firearm. It was ultimately seized, and the owner was notified. LeadsOnline is already paying off, and we have not even officially signed on (yet). Thank you Leads! We are looking forward to a great partnership in the future."
Lt. Chris Stallings
Putnam County Sheriff's Office
Florida
Hit on stolen firearms reveals convicted felon as the suspect
"LeadsOnline, you are the greatest!!! In early February, I was working on cases of weapons stolen in our city where the serial numbers were not reported. I made contact with a victim of a breaking and entering to an auto that occurred back in July. The victim had a $2,000 competition style gun stolen, and he provided the serial number to me. I immediatley did a search on LeadsOnline and showed that the stolen gun was sold in January. I recovered the gun and found out that the person who sold the gun is a convicted felon for drugs and was just been released from parole! Now this case is being handled by the Feds! Thanks LeadsOnline!!"
Det. Jarl Taylor
Charleston Police Department
West Virginia
LeadsOnline helps Ohio police take stolen guns off the streets
"We received an NCIC hit from LeadsOnline for an iPod and a camera that were reported stolen in a burglary. Investigators located the suspect, who confessed to the offense and turned over a firearm also taken from the burglary. The information provided by LeadsOnline not only identified our suspect, but it got a stolen firearm off the streets. Thanks Leads Online!"
Inv. M. Robinson
Clermont County Sheriff's Office
Ohio
Rapid search of NCIC hits leads Washington police to wanted felon
"I was looking for stolen property and made a sudden decision to look at our NCIC hits while I waited for a phone call, and it really paid off. I found a rifle pawned in Kennewick that matched a rifle reported stolen out of Adams County, Washington. This led to identifying the offender, who had several aliases, eight felony warrants out of Nevada and one in Utah. The Adams County, Benton County and Elko County investigations led to locating him in Nebraska. When Nebraska authorities made contact with him, he fled in a vehicle and abandoned it to run on foot. He hid in a national park for several days before surrendering. Stolen firearms were located in the pickup he was driving. And to think, it's all because I was waiting on a phone call."
Det. Rick Runge
Kennewick Police
Washington
All in the family: Police recover property stolen by victim's daughter
"I had a case in which a daughter was stealing property from her parents and pawning/selling it at one of our local shops. I used LeadsOnline to quickly identify 40 stolen items that were pawned by the suspect. I used the transaction report to verify the items with the victim; it was quick and easy. All of the items were recovered and returned to the owner including several firearms. This is another example of how easy and effective LeadsOnline is in catching bad guys. Thanks again!"
Det. Fred McKown
Elko Police Department
Nevada
Shotgun stolen in Missouri found in Arkansas
"We received a report of a stolen shotgun. The issue was that it was stolen three and a half years before anyone noticed it being gone. However, I ran a check and thanks to LeadsOnline, within 15 minutes I was able to locate where the firearm had been bought and sold by the suspect in Arkansas. Unfortunately, the case was past the statutes of limitations for criminal prosecution, but the victim still has a civil recourse."
Det. Sgt.Larry Jones
Stone County Sheriff's Office
Missouri
NCIC hit recovers firearm stolen a year prior
"I received an email update on possible NCIC hits from you guys. When I logged on and began checking, I found one of the pawned items matched with a weapon that had been reported stolen a year ago in our county. I was able to locate the original report and contact the investigator assigned to it, and he was able to follow up on the case. There are many times we do not have good leads on stolen property. Leads Online is a great tool to locate items that have been reported stolen."
Det. Greg Horton
Desoto County Sheriff's Office
Mississippi
Guns stolen from pawn shop "grab and go" recovered and lead to closure of other burglaries
"While conducting my daily check of LeadsOnline reports, I noticed a potential hit for a stolen handgun. I also noticed that this handgun was reported to the Sheriff's Office as being stolen from another pawn shop three days prior. I found that the suspect is also convicted felon. News reported that two subjects did a "grab and go" theft at a gun store, stealing an AR-15. The suspect pawned this stolen rifle at a pawn shop three hours after the theft. I recovered both weapons, and both suspects have been charged in federal court for being felons in possession of firearms and theft from an FFL. During the interviews, several unsolved robberies and burglaries were solved, just based off of a stolen firearm being pawned. Thanks LeadsOnline!"
Det. J.F. Taylor
Charleston Police Department
West Virginia
LeadsOnline leads Georgia Sheriff's Office to recover stolen guns a year after theft
"I was assigned a burglary case with firearms missing prior to our agency using LeadsOnline. A few months after it was purchased I pulled this particular report and searched the serial number of one of the firearms. Well, needless to say, a year after the burglary was reported, with the help of LeadsOnline, the Pike County Sheriff's Office was able to successfully recover both firearms and return them to the rightful owner and get a warrant on the guy who pawned them. Without LeadsOnline I do not think recovery of the firearms would have been possible. Thank you Leads Online!"
Inv. Natasha Horner
Pike County Sheriff's Office
Georgia
Three stolen guns recovered for Louisiana resident
"Thanks to LeadsOnline and their very helpful and well-trained staff, I was able locate and close a case on three stolen guns!!! Again, thank you, LeadsOnline!"
Det. Stacy Johnson
Winn Parish Sheriff's Office
Louisiana
LeadsOnline locates stolen pistols
"I got a hit on a pistol that was reported stolen. I followed up on it, and I located that gun and another one as well."
Det. Robert Hicks
Troy Police Department
Alabama
Automated hit locates stolen firearm in Louisiana
"Here's one for ya... A nearby police agency accidentally entered an incorrect serial number for a stolen firearm into NCIC. A five was mistaken for an "S". When the firearm was pawned in our jurisdiction, the pawn shop owner made the same mistake. Thus, a hit was indicated on the firearm. Original reports and observations corrected the error. The firearm was recovered and returned. Bad guy went to jail."
Det. Paul Blunschi
West Monroe Police Department
Louisiana
Texas police recover stolen handgun a year after crime
"Just a note to let you know another stolen handgun was located through LeadsOnline. A handgun was pawned in a city neighboring Beaumont, and I received a hit from LeadsOnline. The weapon had been stolen a year and eight days prior to it being pawned. The stolen property has been recovered. Thank you very much!"
Det. Darleen Wisby
Beaumont Police Department
Texas
Birmingham Police locate a stolen gun
"While searching LeadsOnline for stolen property, I discovered a Taurus .40 Cal handgun that was reported stolen during an incident in the Birmingham West Precinct area. There had been no leads in this case until now. All of the pawn information has been given to the investigating detective."
Det. Eric Grimes
Birmingham Police Department
Alabama
Stolen gun found five years after theft
"I was alerted to a hit on LeadsOnline concerning a stolen handgun. This handgun was stolen out of a vehicle in May, 2008. Using LeadsOnline I was able to clear the suspect that had sold the handgun, and then I tracked it back to a pawn ticket from August, 2011. This ticket gave me a suspect who confessed to having the gun in his possession illegally. I was able to make an arrest this suspect."
Inv. Gary Gilley
Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office
Louisiana
18 year old stolen gun recovered for victim; imagine their surprise
"After going through the LeadsOnline hits, I was able to locate a gun that had been stolen in 1994. It had recently been pawned and we were able to get the gun and return it to its owner after 18 years."
Analyst Beverly Hunt
Kentucky State Police Post 14
Kentucky
Bowling Green police detective solves 15 year old stolen gun case 300 miles away using LeadsOnline
"I was checking my local pawn shop and I checked the possible NCIC hits on guns. I started to investigate some of the possible hits and this is what happened to a hand gun. A .380 semi auto pistol was sold to my local pawnshop. LeadsOnline matched it with a possible stolen gun hit from 15 years ago out of Bollinger County Missouri Sheriff's Office. This county is about 300 miles from my location. I made contact with the reporting agency and they were able to locate the original report where this gun was reported as "lost or stolen". The reporting party reported that his pistol had been stolen or it was washed away in flood water. To our surprise this "stolen or missing" gun was sold to my local pawn shop by the reporting party's ex wife after all of these years. In less than an hour this 1997 case was solved with the assistance of Leads Online."
Det. Jeff Kaufman
Bowling Green Police Department
Missouri
Oklahoma detective finds gun stolen four years ago in gun store burglary; ATF recovers gun
"Detective Robert Whittington was given a Leads Online tip in reference to a stolen firearm that was located at a pawnshop in Lawton, Oklahoma. The stolen rifle was reported stolen out of Shawnee Oklahoma four years earlier. I made contact with the individual who sold the gun, who advised that he purchased the rifle around four years ago at a gun show and did not have his paperwork showing it. Sherman is in the military and stated he has never been to Shawnee, Oklahoma. I contacted ATF, who advised that a gun store in Shawnee had been broken into, and that the gun was one of many stolen. He advised that ATF would collect the gun from the pawnshop."
Lt. William Grimes
Lawton Police Department
Oklahoma
Multi-agency stolen firearms case solved in Mississippi
"A burglary of a residence was committed in Natchez-Adams County, Mississippi. Sheriff's Office Detective Stacy Rollinson discovered a stolen firearm (from said burglary) using LeadsOnline. With this information, Natchez Mississippi Sheriffs Office assisted Vicksburg, Mississippi Sheriff's Office in a search warrant of the suspect's house and found eight more stolen firearms from said burglary in Natchez along with ther items stolen in recent Vicksburg burglaries. LeadsOnline is a VERY VALUABLE TOOL for law enforcement. Thank ya'll very much."
Det. DeLayne Bush
Adams County Sheriff's Office
Mississippi
Gun stolen 16 years ago found via LeadsOnline
"I just wanted to let you know that I recovered another pistol. The Smith and Wesson model 39-2 was reported stolen from Clinton County, Michigan in 1996. I used the NCIC function to search other ORI for possible hits. This pistol was pawned on 05-11-2012 and I got a hit on the serial number the next day. Any agency that does not use the LeadsOnline program is overlooking a lot of stolen property! Thanks for the great work!"
Det. Fred McKown
Elko Police Department
Nevada
Stolen guns recovered in Louisiana via LeadsOnline
"Thanks to LeadsOnline, I was able to solve three different burglaries involving guns that were taken from vehicles. This would not have been as easy to solve if it had not been for LeadsOnline. Thanks again."
Lt. George Webb
Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office
Louisiana
LeadsOnline used by investigators in Cleveland County to find stolen guns and electronics
"A burglary was reported to the Cleveland County Sheriff's Department where several guns and electronics were stolen. Three days later, the 46 inch Samsung flat screen television that was stolen out of the residence was located at a pawnshop in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The Mossberg 410 shotgun had been sold at Money Mart Pawn Shop in Pine Bluff. The suspect also sold a Ruger 10/22, Knight Muzzleloader, and a Marlin 17 caliber rifle. The suspect has been identified and is in custody. Almost all of the property reported stolen has been recovered thanks to LeadsOnline."
Det. Josh Bolland
Cleveland County Sheriff's Department
Arkansas
West Virginia police recover 67 stolen firearms using LeadsOnline
"We were able to recover approximately 67 firearms valued at approximately $20,000 and jewelry valued at $2,500. These items were taken from one residence and pawned over two months. Based on the information gained from having LeadsOnline we are able to recover most of the firearms and jewelry for the victim in this incident. The monetary amounts mentioned were the total given to the suspects in this case from the pawn shops. If we did not have LeadsOnline we probably would not have been able to recover these items. The victim was extremely happy that we were able to locate his items. We here at the Charleston Police Department Criminal Investigation Division are very pleased with LeadsOnline."
Det. D.L. Workman
Charleston Police Department
West Virginia
Houston police officer's stolen Smith & Wesson .357 found in Dallas 37 years later
"Detective Joe Emmett, was checking LeadsOnline and found a stolen Smith and Wesson .357 at a pawnshop. A check found the pistol was stolen in 1973 from a UUMV of a then-Houston Police Officer. Joe did some checking and found the complainant, is now a Lieutenant with the Houston ISD Police Department and is about to retire. He said he would make it up to Dallas with his wife for the property hearing. He was, of course, amazed that the pistol was found this many years later."
Sgt. David Franklin
Dallas Police Department
Texas
Stolen firearms found, Multiple burglaries solved in Alabama using LeadsOnline
"A neighbor spotted a suspicious vehicle at a residence in South Montgomery County, Alabama and notified the Sheriff's Office. The vehicle left the scene, the neighbor followed while keeping the Sheriff's Office apprised of their travels. Long story shortened the burglars were caught and identified. Thanks to LeadsOnline, once we identified the burglars, we checked them through LeadsOnline and identified nearly forty items, mostly firearms, the pair had pawned in a short period of time. From this we were able to solve several burglaries in Montgomery County and recovered quite a bit of property for our victims. We shared our information with neighboring counties and they found the pair had also been active in at least one other county."
Inv. Bill Ballance
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Alabama
Three burglaries solved; Stolen firearms found in 15 minutes using LeadsOnline
"I was contacted by one of my Burglary victims. Mr. Smith requested I look up a person he thought might be involved in his burglary. I took the name and ran it in your system, but did not receive any information on this subject. I decided to check the articles and guns in the NCIC area of LeadsOnline. I do this on a weekly basis to check weapons. Mr. Smith had also talked to me about the weapons taken in the burglary of his home. I started going down the list and noticed two weapons that matched the description of the ones taken in Mr. Smith's burglary. I was able to solve three burglaries assigned to me within a 15 minute span and recovered over $5,000 in property. In another case, I located a stolen weapon from Grant County, Arkansas. After checking the name of the person who pawned the weapon, I also located where he had pawned an additional three weapons. The weapons have been secured through the Police Hold section of LeadsOnline and warrants will be filed on this subject."
Det. R. Tribble
Little Rock Police Department
Arkansas
Guns, including one stolen from a Navy officer in Georgia, recovered by South Carolina detective
"I was able to recover two firearms while working second shift on a slow night. I went through NCIC hits and I located a couple of promising matches. After following up on these, I determined that one of the guns was on a case I was assigned to investigate. The weapon was a Thompson-Center Prohunter 12 gauge shotgun and was fairly expensive. The owner was thrilled to have this returned. The second weapon was a Charles Daly .45 pistol that had been stolen from a Navy officer who was deployed on a Submarine when his home was broken into. It was stolen from Kingsland Georgia and I spoke with a detective from that jurisdiction and made arrangements to have the weapon returned."
Det. Kelly Lovelace
York County Sheriff's Office
South Carolina
More stolen guns off the streets in South Carolina
"Well I've just got to share with you that I have recovered two more stolen guns utilizing your NCIC hit matches. The success I've had is amazing. These weapons are valued at approximately $350.00 and $450.00 All the other folks in the office are wondering how to use this feature. I am happily showing them. The more eyes we have getting stolen guns off the street and back to their rightful owner is beneficial. Thanks Leads for making it so easy!"
Det. Kelly Lovelace
York County Sheriff's Office
South Carolina
Stolen gun missing for three years, found within one week of accessing LeadsOnline
"Within one week of getting LeadsOnline I recovered a pistol that was reported stolen in our jurisdiction three years ago. I discovered through LeadsOnline that the pistol was pawned at a shop in Knoxville, TN. Thanks LeadsOnline!!"
Inv. Sam Bolden
Kingston Police Department
Tennessee
Stolen gun recovered three years later by Mississippi detective. Never give up.
"I was checking my NCIC Hits and located a hunting rifle that has been stolen from a house in George County, MS three years earlier. The rifle had been pawned at a store in Jackson County, MS. The suspect was already in jail at the time, but this rifle was the last of five (5) that that had been recovered. It is great to be able to return property to people after they have been violated in such a manner. Thanks to LeadsOnline for what you do."
Det. Jason Smith
George County Sheriff's Department
Mississippi
Shotgun stolen in Alaska recovered two years later in the lower 48
"Shortly after learning how to use LeadsOnline, I found that someone had pawned a shotgun in a pawn shop in our agency's jurisdiction (Centralia, Washington) that matched a shotgun that had been stolen out of Talkeetna, Alaska in 2009. I faxed the information to Alaska State Troopers. They called our local pawn shop and verified that it was their stolen gun. One of our officers picked up the gun from the pawn shop and we have sent it back to Alaska so that it can be returned to its owner."
Records Clerk Carin Haldy
Centralia Police Department
Washington
Stolen firearm reported to NCIC and found on LeadsOnline
"Our department recently was granted access to LeadsOnline. I logged on today and saw a hit for a stolen firearm from our agency that was generated four months ago. I was able to confirm the firearm was still stolen and the victim was notified and was very grateful. We have a suspect and a lead for our growing burglary of vehicle crimes here in Kingsville...this is my first hit and I am very proud of it, thanks LeadsOnline and what a great staff."
Det. Tony Gonzales
Kingsville Police Department
Texas
Stolen firearms recovered and felony arrests made in crime against elderly Kentucky woman
"I was contacted by another agency who had requested my help in a stolen jewelry and firearm case. The victim was a recently widowed elderly female who felt that a family member may have been coming into her home over the course of several months and stealing her jewelry and her late husband's firearms. I was able to recover four of the seven stolen firearms and most of the missing jewelry using LeadsOnline. The items not recovered were in fact located using LeadsOnline, however the thefts occurred over a period of about eight months and some of the items had been sold or in the case of the jewelry melted down. The total value of all the items actually recovered was in excess of $45,000 (One ring appraised at $40,000). The victim's relative and her boyfriend were identified as the suspects in this case using LeadsOnline and were ultimately charged with numerous felonies."
Det. Benjamin Shirley
Lexington Police Department
Kentucky
Kentucky police budget includes LeadsOnline
"Our department has been running LeadsOnline and has recovered stolen items. Our oldest recovered items include two handguns with one stolen in 1993 and the other in 2001. This is an amazing system and we will be budgeting for it for years to come."
Det. Dennis Briscoe
Winchester Police Department
Kentucky
Kentucky State police find stolen firearms using LeadsOnline
"While investigating a theft of two firearms, I checked LeadsOnline to see if they've shown up at any local pawn shops. Upon searching LeadsOnline, I found both firearms at the same store, pawned by our lead suspect in the investigation. Both stolen guns were picked up and returned to their rightful owner."
Trooper Eric Bowman
Kentucky State Police Post 6
Kentucky
Police arrest Tulsa burglary suspect using LeadsOnline; stolen gun found in Oregon
"I had received information that a felon was currently living in Medford, Oregon and was in possession of a stolen handgun taken out of burglary in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I ran the suspect's name through LeadsOnline and got a hit. The suspect had sold/pawned three stolen digital cameras at a pawn shop in Tulsa prior to coming out to Oregon. The cameras were taken out of the same burglary as the firearm. When I questioned the suspect about pawning any of the stolen property he initially denied it. I was able to show him the LeadsOnline hit and he eventually admitted to his involvement. The property was recovered by the victim. This stolen property would have never been located using our old "hand search" method. LeadsOnline not only allowed us to check local pawn shops, but other locations outside of our jurisdiction."
Det. Justin Ivens
Medford Police Department
Oregon
This arrest was a long time comin'
"In 1987, the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office took a burglary report in Chauvin, La. There were numerous shotguns and rifles stolen. Although a few weapons were recovered, the remaining firearms were logged away for several years. Thanks to Leadsonline, another firearm has been recovered. The victim is grateful and surprised that after all these years the gun has been recovered. Thanks to Leadsonline the firearm was recovered in Houston, Texas in 2012!"
Lt. Donald Tomlin
Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office
Louisiana
Convicted felon charged with possession of firearm
"While investigating an unrelated theft complaint in my city, I came across a transaction in which the subject sold a revolver to a local shop. The subject caught my attention because I know he is a felon and cannot possess a firearm. While at the pawn shop, I requested the video as well as the contract in which the subject signed that he is the owner of the revolver which he brought himself to the pawn shop. The subject has now settled on this case and has been charged with the crime, awaiting sentencing. Thank you for this wonderful resource."
Det. Joe Benoit
Omro Police Department
Wisconsin
Firearm recovered 29 years after burglary
"Detective Whittington was informed through a LeadsOnline hit that a Ruger .44 Maginum pistol stolen in a home burglary in 1982 may have been located at a local pawn shop. Detective Whittington contacted the shop owner who said that the firearm was at the store and he would place a hold on it if it was identified by the owner. Contact was then made with the original owner who had the firearm stolen in the burglary. He was able to provide the serial number from paperwork he had kept. The shop provided Detective Whittington with the name of who pawned the firearm. Detective Whittington was able to contact him. He was informed of the situation and advised detectives that he purchased the firearm two years ago from another local pawn shop. Thanks to this information, the owner was able to pay and get the firearm back."
Lt. William Grimes
Lawton Police Department
Oklahoma
15 firearms recovered closing cases in four counties
"In late January 2012, the Williamsburg Police Department recovered 15 stolen firearms from a local pawn shop. The firearms were taken from burglaries that took place in four different counties. Some of the firearms had been in the NCIC system for 10 years. The Williamsburg Police Department was able to arrest one individual and close cases in several counties. Since the arrest, the ATF has opened a case on the individual and federal charges are pending. All of this was possible by monitoring the NCIC reports on the LeadsOnline system. I can't say enough about how LeadsOnline has assisted my agency in the arrests of burglary suspects and the recovery of stolen property."
Chief Wayne Bird
Williamsburg Police Department
Kentucky
One hit clears 21 cases
"The West Carroll Sheriff's Department entered several stolen guns in the LeadsOnline stolen items watch list, and as a result, we received a hit confirming that an individual had pawned five stolen firearms in a pawn shop in Morehouse Parish. That information allowed us to clear 21 burglaries that had occurred in our Parish over a three month period. Thank you very much LeadsOnline for a tremendous resource and a great tool to help in our fight against crime."
Chf. Dep. Kenneth Green
West Carroll Sheriff's Department
Louisiana
Convicted felon apprehended on two counts
"I received an e-mail from LeadsOnline about a listed person of interest. I looked into the matter and discovered the person had sold a firearm to a local pawn store. The person of interest was a convicted felon and had no reason or legal authority to be in possession of the firearm. A hold was placed on the firearm. The person of interest was arrested for felon in possession of a firearm, a second degree felony in Florida and also charged with providing fraudulent information to a pawn broker (He was selling the gun for a friend who had no ID). This is a third degree felony as the value was under $300. LeadsOnline helped us secure a convicted felon in the county jail and hopefully prison. By the way, the person of interest was also one of our copper thieves. This was a win-win scenario as it allowed us to get one of many copper thieves off the streets. Thanks LeadsOnline!"
Sgt. Donald Howe
Crestview Police Department
Florida
Stolen shotgun located and returned to owner
"A Beretta 12-gauge shotgun was taken in a burglary of a building over a month ago. The firearm was located through LeadsOnline at a shop in Dallas. We returned the firearm to the owner, and a felony case against the identified burglar was filed."
Det. Jalena Page
Rockwall Police Department
Texas
Returning stolen guns to rightful owners
"I was able to recover two firearms while working second shift on a slow night. I went through approximetly 200 NCIC hits and I located a couple of promising matches. After following up on these, I determined that one of the guns was on a case I was assigned to investigate. The weapon was a Thompson-Center Prohunter 12 ga. shotgun and was fairly expensive. The owner was thrilled to have this returned. The second weapon was a Charles Daly .45 pistol that had been stolen from a Navy officer who was deployed on a Submarine when his home was broken into. It was stolen from Kingsland, Georgia and I spoke with a detective from that jurisdiction and made arrangements to have the wepon returned. LeadsOnline is a "mag" tool for LE. Many "props" to you guys!"
Mr. Dep. Kelly Carroll Lovelace
York County Sheriff's Office
Det. - CID Property Crimes Division
South Carolina
Helping solve a case in just a few hours
"I was assigned a case in reference to several firearms and electronics stolen from a residence in Charleston, WV. The victim stated that he was unsure of who may have taken the items and had no suspect information. I was able to obtain intelligence from other family members that his son-in-law was having financial problems and has been recently pawning items. At this point, I entered the son-in-law's name into LeadsOnline and immedaiately located all of the stolen items. In addition, this allowed me to later interview the suspect and acheive a confession. Furthermore, thanks to LeadsOnline, I was able to solve my case within hours of being assigned."
Det. Jamey Noland
Charleston Police Department
Criminal Investigation Division
West Virginia
Catching felons pawning firearms
"We want to recognize our CID Assistant Shannon Hill for all his hard work and expertise helping us track and recover stolen property through LeadsOnline.
Shannon checks LeadsOnline on a daily basis and catches stolen items or felons pawning firearms. In fact, in 2010 Shannon has located 8 felons pawning a firearm. His work with LeadsOnline has caught numerous stolen guns and other property which has been related to Robbery, Burglary, and other investigations.
Shannon / LeadsOnline work has helped investigators recover several pieces of stolen property and led to several arrests. We want to thank Shannon for all his hard work and also thank LeadsOnline for making our job easier."
Det. Travis Lee
Fayetteville Police Department
Criminal Investigations Division
Stolen guns found after being pawned in another state
"I worked a burglary where several guns were stolen. Upon checking LeadsOnline, I found three of the stolen guns in Memphis. The firearms were recovered, one arrest was made, and two other people are wanted for the burglary. If it had not been for LeadsOnline, the victim would not have his guns back and his insurance did not pay for the guns. Again, thanks LeadsOnline for helping me do my job and helping the victims get their stolen items back."
Gary Etter
Craighead County Sheriff's Office
Arkansas
Employing new ways to recover property
"In August 2004, I investigated a felon in possession of a firearm case. I had received information that the suspect was currently living in Medford, Oregon and was in possession of a stolen handgun taken out of burglary in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
I ran the suspect's name through LEADS and got a hit. The suspect had sold/pawned three digital cameras at a pawn shop in Tulsa prior to coming out to Oregon. The cameras were taken out of the same burglary as the firearm. When I questioned the suspect about pawning any of the stolen property he initially denied it. I was able to show him the LEADS hit and he eventually admitted to his involvement and the property was recovered by the victim.
This stolen property would have never been located using our old "hand search" method. LEADS not only allowed us to check local businesses, but other locations outside of our jurisdiction."
Det. Justin Ivens
Medford Police Department
Oregon
A music bandit is now singing the jailhouse blues
"The implementation of LeadsOnline has led to the recovery of five antique, collector's guitars, and a shotgun that was stolen from a widow that remained as keepsakes for her late husband. An elderly gentleman, who had a great love for music, had passed away at an old age leaving his instruments as memories for his wife. The 80 year old woman had all of his antique guitars placed in his music room within the home so that she would have a daily reminder of her late husband. One day, she walked into the music room and found his guitars had been taken from the home. After the report was filed, the guitars were located using LeadsOnline. They were all recovered, along with the shotgun, which she had not known was previously missing. Locating the instruments led to the arrest of a family member. Thanks LeadsOnline!"
Lt. Donald Tomlin
Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office
Louisiana
Stolen in Virginia, sold in North Carolina – there's no hiding with LeadsOnline
"We had been online for just a couple of days and matched an NCIC hit to a gun that was stolen in our jurisdiction and then sold in North Carolina. An arrest has been made in the case."
Camellia Vail
Augusta County Sheriff's Office
Virginia
A break in a cold case of missing guns and a motorcycle
"On Aug. 18, 2011, a victim of a breaking and entering reported that several guns and a motorcycle were taken from his storage facility. On Aug. 30, 2011, I located via LeadsOnline, a matching description of one of the guns taken. Looking further into the LeadsOnline report, the model, serial, and incident all matched resulting in a break in a case that would have otherwise been cold. This case would not have been solved without LeadsOnline. Thank you!"
Det. J.D. Koerber
Charleston Police Department
West Virginia
Identity Theft
Electronic reporting instantly reveals suspects and a host of other crimes
"On January 30, at approximately, 11:30 a.m., a burglary occurred in Lake Mexia of Limestone County. After the case was forwarded to me on January 31, I checked LeadsOnline and found one of my suspects pawning several items from the burglary by 2:30 p.m. (3 hours after the burglary). This information led to the arrest of the first suspect. This first arrest led to two other arrests. The third arrest took place after the suspect led me on a 20 minute vehicle pursuit. The impoundment of the vehicle, which was used in the pursuit, was the vehicle involved in the Lake Mexia burglary. An inventory of the vehicle opened new cases on additional key players for POCS, credit card abuse, Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information, Possession of Dangerous Drugs, and POM. Thank you LeadsOnline! You guys are helping us make a tremendous impact in Limestone County."
Sgt. Jason Ash
Limestone County Sheriff's Office
Texas
Stolen property recovered for American soldier serving in Afghanistan
"Our agency received a report of an apartment burglary. The difficult part about this case was that the victim in this case was serving our country in Afghanistan. The victim provided us with a list of items taken, but he did not provide serial numbers. During the investigation, we discovered that the victim's identification was also taken and that the perpetrator was using it to purchase various mobile phones. The phones were being delivered to the victim's address but were always intercepted by the perpetrator. LeadsOnline helped us in the arrest and confession of two of the victim's next door neighbors. Most of the stolen items as well as ALL of the phones were recovered and returned to the owners."
Det. Reginald Cooper
Byram Police Department
Mississippi
Burglary suspect leads California detectives to identity thief
"I conducted a check of stolen property by running the name of a possible suspect. The name and birth date of the suspect showed matches for three pawns in the Pacific Beach San Diego area. Two of the three pawns matched stolen property from two vehicle burglaries, one ring and one purse. While the purse (Coach) is common the description by the victim matched perfectly. The ring, which was a family heirloom, also matched perfectly. With the assistance of LeadsOnline we were able to positively identify the suspect and make an arrest, which led to the arrest of a second suspect for unrelated crimes of identity theft. Thank you Leads Online for the assist."
Det. Aaron Mansker
Coronado Police Department
California
Multi-jurisdictional identity theft case solved via LeadsOnline
"Identity theft suspect identified through LeadsOnline hit. One simple pawn report led me to the true identity of a multi-jurisdictional identity thief. The suspect used the victim's identity to pawn some property. The video from that store gave me what I needed to positively identify the suspect and add one more count to the charge sheet. LeadsOnline comes through again."
Det. Paul Armbrust
Lake Forest Park Police Department
Washington
Insurance Fraud
Victim files false claim; tries to defraud insurance company
"I got a case where someone was reporting that their wedding ring was stolen. I ran the reporting party on Leads. At first only a TV was pawned in her name. I adjusted the dates and there you go, she pawned the wedding ring several months before. I called the pawn shop and they confirmed that the wedding ring was still there. I confronted the person making this report, and she admitted to lying about everything because she wanted the insurance money. Thanks LeadsOnline, another case solved and person charged."
Inv. Richard Filter
Fort Carson Police Department
Colorado
Stolen and burned
"We were interviewing a vehicle owner in regards to his vehicle being reported stolen and burned. The owner provided a long list of valuable contents including amps, a stereo, speakers, etc. The owner even provided us with photos of the property in the vehicle. We ran his name through LeadsOnline and saw the same descriptions of items were pawned by him one day prior to his vehicle being 'stolen and burned.' When confronted with the evidence (we actually had to go to the pawn shop and seize the property), he confessed to insurance fraud and arson of a motor vehicle."
Inv. Dustin Deutsch
Harris County Fire Marshall
Texas
Filing a false claim? Think again
"I've recently learned that the suspect in an insurance fraud case I've been working owes a lot of money to his ex-wife for back child support. The suspect also has a terrible credit history.
My using LeadsOnline stopped him from filing a false claim with his insurance. The records I accessed in a search on your system showed the suspect falsely claimed items as stolen from his residence. The case has now been closed.
Thanks for your assistance in providing such a useful tool for our agency."
Sgt. Casey Ott
Autauga County Sheriff's Office
Alabama
Metal Theft
LeadsOnline alerts law enforcement about stolen metal
"Our agency was investigating the theft of scrap metal. The same address was being targeted several times. We had a good idea of who was doing it, but even though there was video, the suspects were covering their faces. We got a suspect to start cooperating, and she told us who was involved. We started checking the name of the suspect that had the scrap metal permit, and through LeadsOnline, we were able to match up the items the suspect scrapped with the incident dates. Since we were able to corroborate the cooperating suspect's statements, we were able to confront the scrapper with this information during the interview. The second suspect began to confess and give us names of other suspects. Having some of the scrap yards in our county on LeadsOnline really speeds us the investigation."
Sgt. Henry Beck
Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office
South Carolina
Police recover $28,000 in railroad equipment stolen from major railroad company
"I received a call from a local Railroad Police Agent after he received a tip that one of the employees was selling railroad property here in Fort Wayne. This employee, who is based in Pennsylvania, loaded his work truck up with A LOT of extra equipment prior to coming to Northern Indiana as part of a work crew. When it was all said and done, I was able to locate and recover nearly $28,000 in equipment -- base radio's, complete security camera systems, battery units for crossing signals....the list goes on and on. Needless to say, the railroad company was very happy to get their property and equipment back, and it was all done with ONE search in Leads."
Det. Joseph Lyon
Fort Wayne Police Department
Indiana
Missouri Police use electronic scrap metal database to solve battery thefts
"I was investigating several reports of batteries being stolen from vehicles in the Springfield, Missouri area. Upon obtaining a possible suspect name, I searched her name in LeadsOnline, and I was able to determine she had sold several batteries to a local "scrap yard" in the date range of the thefts of the batteries. I interviewed the suspect, and she confessed to stealing the batteries and selling them. The suspect also admitted her boyfriend was involved in stealing batteries and selling them. I searched his name in LeadsOnline and found he was selling several batteries as well. During the interview with him, he confessed to stealing batteries and selling them for cash to a scrap yard. Although I was unable to recover the stolen batteries, I was able to charge two suspects with Felony Stealing."
Cpl. Jeremy Anderson
Springfield Police Department
Missouri
Photos reported electronically solve metal theft case in less than 24 hours
"With the help of LeadsOnline I was able to close a metal theft case the day after it was reported. I had a witness who described the suspect's vehicle and the same vehicle and suspect showed up at the scrap yard the same day of the theft. Can't get any better than that! I wouldn't have been able to close the case had it not been for LeadsOnline and the photos from the scrap yard. Awesome feeling!"
Inv. Natasha Horner
Pike County Sheriff's Office
Georgia
Suspects linked to more than 40 valve thefts causing $75,000 in damages
"The Peoria Police Department's Impact Team used LeadsOnline to connect three suspects with a dozen cases of stolen water flow valves in Peoria. At the time the three suspects were arrested, they had at least 10 water flow valves with them that have since been connected to a theft in Glendale. In fact, investigators linked the suspects to 20 cases in Scottsdale, and an additional 10 to 15 cases in Glendale. The suspects targeted commercial areas where multiple water flow devices were located in a row. They would steal at least 5 to 10 valves at a time going to the locations late at night or the very early morning. The suspects would take the valves to a scrap yard where they would get about $100 per valve for their precious metal content. However, the businesses who were victims of this crime usually have to pay thousands in repairs costs and have no access to water until the repairs are finished."
Officer Luis Grijalva
Peoria Police Department
Arizona
Statewide electronic reporting system for scrap theft alerts leads police metal theft suspects
"I received a picture of a vehicle where someone was stealing metal. The owner of the metal gave me names of some people in the area hauling scrap metal. I checked their names with LeadsOnline, and one of them had pictures of not only the vehicle, but the man's metal was on it. Thanks LeadsOnline."
Sgt. Robert Garner
Smith County Sheriff's Department
Mississippi
Police solve homicide of scrap metal recycler because he reported to electronic transactions to law enforcement via LeadsOnline
"We began investigating a homicide case in which the victim, Jack Markowitz, was the buyer and seller of catalytic converters and also reported to LeadsOnline. The victim was found dead inside his burning vehicle on Hwy 57 in Gautier, Mississippi. With little to go on, Investigators soon began piecing together the puzzle. Witnesses who passed by the area described to police a black dodge pickup truck with a metal cage on the back that was seen parked next to the victim prior to the crime. Investigators began using LeadsOnline to run inquiries on each person that the victim recently did business with since he was a reporting dealer. During this search, investigators ran the name Steven Brown who was supposed to meet the victim earlier in the day. What investigators discovered, cracked the case wide open. A recent transaction of catalytic converters between Steven Brown and the victim showed a photograph of the catalytic converters, as well as the back of Brown's black dodge truck and metal cage. Using this information from LeadsOnline helped investigators solve their homicide case in less than eight hours and resulted in a charge of capital murder against Steven Brown. LeadsOnline has been an invaluable tool for the Gautier Police Department, allowing us to solve countless property crimes. In this case, LeadsOnline helped a reporting scrap metal dealer lead police to the criminal who took his life. We look forward to continued service with LeadsOnline."
Detective Jonathan Whitfield
Gautier Police Department
Mississippi
Suspect confesses to $70,000 in metal theft when presented with evidence provided by electronic reporting
"While investigating a larceny of approximately $70,000 worth of copper occurring over an eight month period from a local manufacturing facility, a suspect was developed in the case. Once the suspect was apprehended in the act of stealing more copper from the business he was subsequently interviewed. After being presented with the data of all of his transactions from selling copper that were retrieved form LeadsOnline, the suspect gave a full confession. After the confession, the subject was charged with 14 counts of larceny and 14 counts of Burglary in the second degree. Thanks to the easy access to LeadsOnline, I was able to quickly gather all of the subject's sales data, which resulted in a successful interview and confession."
Deputy Garrett Cash
Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office Uniform Patrol
South Carolina
LeadsOnline statewide scrap theft alert database leads police to copper thieves
"In Glendale, Arizona, a vacant multi-million dollar commercial complex was burglarized repeatedly, sustaining tens of thousands of dollars in stolen/damaged property. A fingerprint was located and leadsonline.com was used to locate the stolen copper and also develop a lead to another suspect. The suspect was arrested and confessed to burglarizing the property. He pled to jail time for his involvement."
Det. Thomas Pocknell
Glendale Police Department
Arizona
Alabama detectives locate $50,000 in stolen metal with online metal theft database
"The day after Christmas, deputies found a subject passed out in a vehicle near the construction site of I-22. Deputies found several sand jacks in the back of the subject's vehicle. Deputies found that the sand jacks had been stolen from the construction site. One hour after the report was filed detectives activated the free 30-day metal trials of the LeadsOnline Metal Theft Investigations System to investigate the suspect. Detectives discovered that over the Christmas holiday, this subject had sold over 5,000 pounds of steel. Detectives went to the scrap yard and located $51,350 worth of steel forms, sand jacks, and other steel material used in the construction of the interstate. This is just another fine example of how valuable LeadsOnline is to law enforcement!! Thank you!!"
Sgt. Det. Ellen Scheirer
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Alabama
Felony charges filed against suspected battery thief
"With the assistance of LeadsOnline, I was able to locate and recover over 21 batteries that were stolen from a major utility company. This led to two felony charges for theft of copper/aluminum/bronze."
Det. Alejandro Martinez
San Antonio Police Department
Texas
Kentucky police solve $60,000 metal theft case
"A construction company reported the theft of approximately $60,000 in steel road construction plates from a road construction site in Raceland. The company estimated their weight at approx. 10,000 pounds and the name of the company was burned into them. After coming up with a suspect's name we were able to use LeadsOnline metal theft investigations system and find where the suspect had scrapped 9,188 pounds of steel at a scrap yard in Huntington, West Virginia. We contacted the scrap yard, and learned that steel they had bought was steel plates. Huntington PD was then contacted, and they checked the plates and found the name of the construction company was burned into the metal. A warrant was obtained for the suspect, and the construction company was able to pick up their road plates. If it had not been for LeadsOnline, this case would probably never have been solved."
Chief Donald Sammons
Raceland Police Department
Kentucky
More than 600 copper urns stolen from Louisiana cemetery; four suspects arrested by detective using LeadsOnline metal theft investigation system
"A local cemetery began seeing a large amount of flower urns missing. The cemetery did not report the thefts to police but did send a letter to a local scrap yard advising of the thefts. One month later, we were made aware of the incident by an employee at a local scrap yard but were unable to locate the person selling the flower urns. Upon searching the LeadsOnline database we found another suspect who was related to the person in question and were able to further the investigation. Four suspects were arrested and two of them confessed to the crime. The four suspects were responsible for taking more than 600 flower urns from the cemetary. Three of them were charged with 612 counts of theft of copper from a cemetery and are currently in jail awaiting trial. The fourth suspect is also in jail and was charged with 30 counts of theft of copper from a cemetery. Photographs obtained from the LeadsOnline database clearly show the suspects selling the flower urns. The suspects cut the urns up in several pieces before selling them. The total loss to the cemetery is over $100,000."
Det. Chance Cappel
Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office
Louisiana
Metal theft suspect identified by detective using LeadsOnline metal theft investigation system
"An old dryer and some scrap metal were reported from a residence in our county. A witness provided a license plate number off of the suspect vehicle. By using LeadsOnline, it was possible to get the identities of the two suspects that had stolen the property. A warrant was obtained for the two suspects. One week later, the suspects were arrested on the warrants and both suspects gave a confession to stealing the property. If it would not have been for LeadsOnline there would not have been enough evidence to tie the suspects to the stolen property. LeadsOnline is a great tool and I wish it would have been around ten years ago. The staff at LeadsOnline are very resourceful and if you have a problem they have an answer pretty quick."
Det. Josh Bolland
Cleveland County Sheriff's Department
Arkansas
900 pounds of stolen metal found by investigators using LeadsOnline metal theft investigation system
"A local business filed a report with the Tishomingo, Mississippi County Sheriff's Department concerning stolen metal. A fence surrounding the business was cut, and approximately 900 pounds of scrap metal was stolen. Information was collected and an individual was listed as a possible suspect. I checked the name of the individual and discovered that he had sold around 900 pounds of scrap to a scrap yard in a neighboring county. The individual stated that he was not involved with the crime during the interview. The individual was shown a copy of the transaction receipt from LeadsOnline documenting the date and time of the transaction along with a description of what was sold. The transaction receipt also had a picture of his driver's license. The individual confessed to the crime and was charged with Grand Larceny."
Det. Logan Vaughn
Tishomingo Country Sheriff's Department
Mississippi
Alabama detectives solve metal theft cases with comprehensive data from scrap metal recyclers
"I contacted LeadsOnline in reference to a trial version of LeadsOnline Metal Theft. You all were happy to oblige and the second day of using the trial version, I was able to identify and solve two metal thefts involving a recent case. I was also able to correctly identify a suspect who was involved in a metal theft and was arrested and bonded using a false identity. The program paid for itself in its second day of use and assisted in closing three cases with a total of six arrests. Thanks Leads Online!"
Inv. Doug Duke
Cullman Sheriff's Office
Alabama
LeadsOnline scrap metal reporting and investigations system is working in Ohio
"An electrical company in the city of Worthington, Ohio had two of their vans broken into. Tools as well as copper wire were taken. Within minutes of the case being assigned to a detective for follow up a suspect was identified using LeadsOnline. The owner of the business met with detectives at the pawn shop where the suspect sold the tools, and positively identified them as belonging to his company. This same suspect sold copper wire for scrap to a local scrap/salvage yard at the same time. There were NO leads in this case and without LeadsOnline there case would have been closed with no arrest made!"
Det. Keith Agin
Worthington Police Department
Ohio
Copper stolen from a church. More than 20 cases solved in Ohio scrap yards with one LeadsOnline search.
"LeadsOnline has once again proven itself to be one of the most useful tools in my investigational arsenal! We received two reports of copper downspouts being stolen from a local church and a residence. After looking at the information available I went to LeadsOnline and searched for more than 100 pounds of copper being scrapped. Within a span of minutes I had a number of results, one of which contained a person of interest tag from Bexley Police, another local agency. With the information provided by their detective I was able to link the cases together and had good suspects for the crime. Less than a week later the two suspects had surrendered and I was able to obtain confessions showing that the two had been responsible for almost 2 dozen thefts of copper from the Columbus area! The most impressive part of the whole story is that the person of interest tag had only been put on my suspect a few hours before I did my search. Thanks to the information sharing system attached to LeadsOnline I got the break I needed in a case that could have otherwise gone unsolved. Thanks again LeadsOnline!"
Sgt. Stephen Mette
Worthington Police Department
Ohio
Detectives alert for scrap theft involving stolen vehicles
"Det. Blevins ran the name of a subject in a stolen vehicle case through the LeadsOnline system. It showed they had scrapped a large number of vehicle bodies to this scrap yard. After viewing the photographs of the subject's scrapped vehicle bodies, several ongoing cases have started on this subject. Without the information provided by the LeadsOnline system, this subject would have gone unnoticed."
Det. John Desizlets
North Little Rock Police Department
Arkansas
LeadsOnline and scrap metal dealers help law enforcement find stolen vehicles
"Det. Branch was investigating a report of a stolen vehicle. The victim called several scrap yards concerning her vehicle. A scrap yard in NLR told her that they had a vehicle matching the victim's description in the scrap line earlier that day. Det. Branch ran the vehicle information through LeadsOnline and received a hit on the suspect's information. The LeadsOnline system was able to provide the photographs of the scrapped stolen vehicle along with the suspect's information and thumb print. Without this information this crime would have gone undetected."
Det. John Desizlets
North Little Rock Police Department
Arkansas
One more battery thief off the streets
"On July 10, 2012, we were interviewing a suspect about stolen car batteries taken from a local business. We ran the suspect's name through LeadsOnline, and that produced evidence of the suspect selling batteries the morning after they were reported stolen. When confronted with the evidence, the suspect confessed to multiple counts of theft. We have since turned the case over to the District Attorney's Office."
Det. Justin Howard
Birmingham Police Department
Alabama
Peoria PD chills out these A/C thieves
"Using LeadsOnline, Peoria Police identified three suspects in over 16 separate burglaries involving the theft of A/C units from vacant homes. Over $80,000 in damages was committed to the homes, but with the efforts of the Peoria PD and the assistance of LeadsOnline, we have pulled these criminals off the streets in Arizona."
Officer John Banach
Peoria Police Department
Arizona
Fool me once? Nope. You can't fool me even once with LeadsOnline in my corner
"A suspect was scrapping an odd amount of copper with peculiar frequency and regularity. We had discovered, using LeadsOnline, that the crook had been scrapping various copper and brass products over a six month time period. We were able to determine that the subject had stolen $180,000 worth of scrap metal from his employer. After his arrest, he was released on bond, but his criminal activity continued. After being contacted in reference to a burglary, I was able to locate the same suspect pawning his ex-wife's $6,000 ring set after breaking into her home and stealing the items. Once again, LeadsOnline directed us to the ring set where police confiscated the item. He was once again arrested. Thanks LeadsOnline! Scoreboard: Copper Thief – 0 points, Detective Moore and LeadsOnline – 2 points."
Det. Brad Moore
Georgetown Police Department
Kentucky
You like apples? How do you like these apples? Behind bars, because that's where you're going
"In December of 2011, a Breaking and Entering occurred at an electric substation. The power transformer unit owned by the City of North Little Rock, Ark., was forcibly entered by a suspect in an effort to acquire the copper bushings located within the transformer. The suspect caused $345,000 worth the damage, and fled the scene with a significant amount of copper. A quick search of LeadsOnline allowed me to identify the items stolen from the substation, and the suspect was quickly identified. Without the help of LeadsOnLine we could not have found and recovered crucial evidence within hours of the incident. LeadsOnLine continues to be an incredible source of information and an asset to law enforcement officials everywhere."
Det. John Desizlets
North Little Rock Police Department
Arkansas
The hotel may be deserted, but the Police Department sure is active
"One of our patrol officers spotted a car backed into a deserted hotel on the outskirts of town. Upon investigation, the car was found to be a hotbed of stolen copper wire. Suspects had entered the hotel and begun stripping copper products from various sources, defacing most of the property in the process. I used LeadsOnline to search the tag off of the car, and I was able to find three crooks selling the copper pipes and wire to an area scrap yard. Interviews and fingerprints have led to the arrest of two suspects for the copper thefts, and there are two more arrests pending. We couldn't have done it without LeadsOnline!"
Det. Brad Handley
Eureka Springs Police Department
Arkansas
Quick clearance on metal theft case
"There were several items stolen from some property in Cleveland County. Three days later, Deputy Chance Dodson found the property at a scrap yard by using LeadsOnline. All the property was recovered and three of the four suspects have been arrested. LeadsOnline is a great tool for law enforcement."
Investigator Josh Bolland
Cleveland County Sheriff's Department
Arkansas
Catchin' the metal thieves before they can do more damage
On Dec. 12, 2011, a business reported a large amount of fabricated steel, stolen. They reviewed their video surveillance and discovered two black males loaded metal into a white Chevrolet Suburban two days prior.
Dec. 14, 2011: Video of the theft shown on a Crime Stoppers segment on the local news.
Dec. 15, 2011: I received a tip regarding who the suspect could be. I checked him through LeadsOnline and found three very large scrap tickets (just over 5,400 lbs) for Dec. 10, 2011. I pulled up the tickets and saw the photos of him and the vehicle that he was using. The vehicle and his clothing were the same as in the surveillance video and it was obvious as to his identity. I also checked LeadsOnline and ran the tag on the suspect's vehicle. I located a ticket for Dec. 10, 2012 where an accomplice scrapped a large amount of metal (just over 1,800 lbs). In his photo, it showed a picture of both suspects, along with the white Suburban, still wearing the same clothing.
Dec. 15, 2011: First suspect arrested at his residence for theft of property $1,000 to $5,000.
Dec. 18, 2011: Second suspect arrested for a warrant that I had obtained for him for theft of property $1,000 to $5,000.
The property was estimated at $3,500.00 but was not able to be recovered. There was not believed to be any additional damage."Cpl. Jeff Craghead
Property Crimes
Fort Smith Police Department
Arkansas
Can't sweep this evidence under the rug
"A street sweeper and trailer were reported stolen in our county. The suspect sold it the same day. The ordinance requires a photo be taken of the person, vehicle and item being sold. It also requires a fingerprint. With that evidence we were able to identify the suspect, recover the street sweeper and file a criminal case. The suspect used a friend's driver's license instead of his own, but the photo and fingerprint identified the real suspect. The ordinance also requires the information be made available to law enforcement the same day as the sale. The street sweeper was recovered before it could be sold or destroyed; a recovery value of $5,000. Prior to the ordinance and LeadsOnline documentation, we could not solve this type of case or recover property."
Lt. Mark Sanderson, LCC
Collin County Sheriff's Office
Texas
Truck scrapped in another state leads to suspect
"I recently used LeadsOnLine to arrest a subject who was on a drug binge and stealing from numerous victims. I had a stolen Ford F250 truck where I ran the vin and got a LeadsOnline hit showing where it was scrapped in Pascagoula, Miss. I was able to locate the person who scrapped it and was eventually led to the subject who stole the truck as well as numerous batteries and other pieces of equipment. He used to be the victim's employee. A warrant was signed and the subject was arrested. Probation revocation is pending, as well as court on this charge of Theft of Property-1st. Thanks for the help. Will be nice when Alabama catches up and we can find Alabama scrap yard items."
Detective Mark Kinsey
Mobile County Sheriff's Department
Alabama
Putting a stop to employee theft
"In May, we began investigating a case of nearly $150,000 worth of stolen batteries. The suspect was selling more than 10,000 pounds of locomotive batteries that appeared to be stolen from his employer. LeadsOnline showed the suspect had been selling the batteries over the past three years to recyclers across Alabama. Without this evidence, the suspect would have continued his activity and the business would still be losing money."
Det. Justin Howard
Birmingham Police Department
Alabama
A quick check gathers additional evidence
"After obtaining a confession from a suspect for theft of a metal roof, I checked LeadsOnline and found that this suspect had also scrapped several electric motors that were stolen in December. After being confronted with the evidence from LeadsOnline, he confessed to the theft of the electric motors as well."
Det. Stephen Wilson
Ironton Police Department
Ohio
Recovery of $8,000 in stolen metals solves multiple crimes
"During the month of February, I received an influx of reports about stolen cast iron drainage grates, manhole covers and drainage grates found in self-service car washes. I made contact with a fellow detective from a neighboring jurisdiction and he provided a possible suspect name since they were encountering the same crimes. Upon running the name on LeadsOnline, we were able to obtain additional suspect information such as vehicle description, co-defendants and a pattern of suspect's visits to the metal recyclers. Two suspects were arrested and charged with several counts of Grand Larceny after arriving at the metal recycler with almost 2 tons of stolen drainage grates in the bed of their truck. Upon interviewing them, one confessed to committing the crimes. The total amount of the thefts topped $8,000 dollars and most of the complainants were able to recover their property after it was properly identified. The arrests of these two individuals cleared up several crimes in several jurisdictions."
Det. Jaye Coleman
Jackson Police Department
Property Crimes Division
Mississippi
Metal theft case solved in less than a day
"A complaint was made to the Grant Parish Sheriffs Office of the theft of a large aluminum pontoon boat, 10 to 12 feet in length. The theft occured on a weekend night. That Monday, check with LeadsOnline M.T.I.S showed that the pontoon had been cut in three sections and sold to a scrap yard in Alexandria, LA. Less than 16 hours from the time of the theft, the remains of the pontoon were found and three suspects were identified. Thanks to LeadsOnline and the information obtained, the case was closed in less than 16 hours."
Det. Doug James
Grant Parish Sheriffs Office
Colfax, Louisiana
First day on LeadsOnline solves scrap case
"My office was signed up on LeadsOnline less than a day when we cleared a stolen outside air conditioning unit that had been sold at a scrap iron dealer in Lake Village, Arkansas. We are very pleased with the service and would highly recommend LeadsOnline to all law enforcement agencies."
Chf. Dep. Kenneth Green
West Carroll Parish Sheriff's Department
Oak Grove, Louisiana
Sometimes you're only a few clicks away from your suspect
"A homeowner gave me a still shot from a Game Camera of a suspect stealing copper wire from a storage shed. After an officer was able to identify the suspect, I used LeadsOnline to find where the suspect sold copper a few hours after the photo was taken. I went to the scrapyard and was able to get video showing the suspect wearing the same clothes and bringing in the same material that shown on the victim's photo. Without LeadsOnline, it would have taken several days to go to all the scrap yards and search the reports by hand; instead it took a few mouse clicks."
Det. Justin Howard
Birmingham Police Department
Alabama
Stolen cars sold to scrap yards; theft ring stopped with LeadsOnline MTIS
"Recently, there was a rash of vehicle thefts of broken down or abandoned vehicles from the Interstate area of Central Arkansas. It was determined that approximately 30-40 vehicles were taken to a local scrapyard where they were crushed. One vehicle was identified by its owner at the scrapyard.
After an extensive LeadsOnline check by our department's auto theft detective, information was obtained showing a large number of vehicles being scrapped by two individuals. Due to LeadsOnline's ability to have photographs of items being scrapped, it was determined that two individuals were responsible for pulling the vehicles to the scrap yard. Without the ability to check information on LeadsOnline, this valuable information would have never come to light. Thanks LeadsOnLine!"
Det. Desizlets and Det. Blevins
North Little Rock Police Department
Arkansas
Quick look in LeadsOnline proves suspect whereabouts in Arkansas metal theft case
In December 2009, a town in Arkansas was hit hard by a rash of copper wire thefts, causing thousands of dollars in repair and replacement for businesses in the community. The police put together a suspect profile and came up with a specific individual, but needed to completely prove that he'd been a part of those particular thefts. When they ran his driver's license number through the LeadsOnline database, they were able to immediately see where he had recently sold some copper wire at one of the local scrap yards. An arrest was made on the suspect. The LeadsOnline Metal Theft System is run statewide in Arkansas."
Nearly 6,000 lbs of metal illegeally scrapped by employee
A local business came to us on Jan. 18, 2012 about the suspected activity of internal metal theft. I used the LeadsOnline database to check area pawn shops and scrap yards. I was able to identify that the suspect who worked for the business was the same person who had been making frequent trips to the Indianapolis scrap yards and was scrapping several hundred pounds of metal every few days. The first documented activity started on Nov. 7, 2011, and the last reported transaction was on Jan. 11, 2012. In all, there were 13 transactions documented. When shown the LeadsOnline documentation, the suspect confessed to taking the scrap metal without authorization and scrapping it at an Indianapolis scrap yard. All total, there was 5,668lbs of metal, 47lbs of brass, 193lbs of lead, and 70lbs of other metal; for a grand total weight of 5,978lbs.Criminal charges are being filed."
Cpl. Jeff Klayer, Detective
Brownsburg Police Department
Indiana
Meth
Investigators using LeadsOnlabs MethMonitor identify repeat meth offender
"Lt. James Kulesa and Sgt David Bufford assisted Parole/Probation Officer Kevin Trigg with a home visit at a residence located on Butlerville Road, Ward, Arkansas. Further investigation resulted in chemicals, glassware, components and paraphernalia utilized in the manufacture of methamphetamine being located and seized in a storage building located behind the residence. Arrested at the scene was a 19 year old suspect for the offense of: Possession of paraphernalia to manufacture a controlled substance. The suspect had been arrested on the previously for the same offense and on another occasion for other drug related charges."
Lt. James Kulesa
Lonoke County Sheriff's Office
Arkansas
LeadsOnline helps identify suspect selling meth in Oregon
"Suspect was arrested after he had been stealing jewelry and pawning it. The suspect had meth, scales, and packaging material in his possession. He admitted to selling and told us how he packaged it for sale. He was charged and lodged for Theft by Receiving six times, Theft I, MCS, DCS, and PCS Meth. Most of the jewelry was recovered."
Annette Cunningham
Medford Police Department
Oregon
Arkansas, Texas meth cooks identified and arrested by investigators using LeadsOnlabs MethMonitor
"Over the last few months we have focused our efforts on individuals that are "smurfing" pseudoephedrine pills for area methamphetamine cooks. With the use of LeadsOnLabs we have successfully been able to compile several conspiracy cases involving an astronomical number of individuals, both the individuals "smurfing" pills and the cooks themselves. Also during these investigations we have been able to contact other drug task force agencies with information gained through our investigations which have led to several seizures of methamphetamine labs. Out of all the surveillance equipment, hi-tech gadgets, and other items we use in our daily efforts to fight the war on drugs, LeadsOnlabs MethMonitor by far is one of the greatest tools at our disposal. Thanks for all your work."
Sgt. Devin Warner
Bi-State Narcotics Task Force
Arkansas, Texas
Detective uses LeadsOnlabs MethMonitor to charge five with conspiracy to manufacture meth
"There I was just minding my own business. I received a phone call from a patrol deputy. He stated that he had just executed a traffic stop on a vehicle in Heber Springs. The deputy told me that among other items he found several blister packs and a pharmacy bag with several pseudoephedrine pills in it. I acquired the identification information of the subjects in the vehicle. Through LeadsOnlabs MethMonitor I found that a total five people had purchased the pills at the pharmacy within a few minutes of each other. I went to the pharmacy and retrieved copies of the security video that confirmed that the five people purchased within minutes of each other. Four of them arrived in the same vehicle. The fifth person walked to the vehicle in the parking lot and handed her pills to a passenger in the car.
Thanks to LeadsOnlabs MethMonitor I was able to charge five people with conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine. All five suspects ultimately pled guilty to the charges."
Inv. Sgt. Jack Smith
Cleburne County Sheriff's Office
Arkansas
Oklahoma and Arkansas meth cook arrested via LeadsOnlabs MethMonitor
"We were able to seize a "Red P" lab in operation in Ashley County. This is possibly the first "Red P" lab seizure in this county. LeadsOnlabs definitely paid off in this case. It is not the first time we have used it successfully. Thanks for all that you do and keep up the good work!"
Special Agent Scott Russell
Arkansas State Police
Arkansas
LeadsOnline and K9 units used by investigators to track down meth suspect
"Lt. James Kulesa, Investigator Allen Marshall and Chief John Staley of the Austin Police Department went to a residence located on Bailey Road, Austin, Arkansas. Based on information from LeadsOnLabs, Investigators were attempting to locate the resident who also had an outstanding arrest warrant from the Cabot Police Department. Receiving no response at the residence, surveillance was initiated. A short time later, Lt. Kulesa received a call from a family member of a 21 year old female who related their daughter and another 20 year old female were in the area of Bailey Road and their safety maybe at risk. The females were in the company of the suspect. Investigators located the 20 year old female on the side of the road, who related the other female was being chased through the woods by the suspect. Sheriff Jim Roberson and additional Deputies responded to the scene. The 21 year old female was located by Investigator Marshall. She had numerous scratches on her body. K-9 tracking teams from the Arkansas Department of Corrections, Tucker Unit, responded and initiated a search for West. The K-9 teams located West and took him into custody. Further investigation led to chemicals, glassware, components, and paraphernalia utilized in the manufacture of methamphetamine being located and seized from a work shop adjacent to the suspect's residence. The suspect was arrested for the offenses of; Possession of paraphernalia with intent to manufacture, Possession of drug paraphernalia, Battery 3rd degree, Fleeing, and an outstanding arrest warrant."
Lt. James Kulesa
Lonoke County Sheriff's Office
Arkansas
Meth cooks busted by detectives using LeadsOnlabs MethMonitor
"Lt. James Kulesa received information pertaining to illegal drug activity resulting in the seizing of an estimated 1.3 ounces of pseudoephedrine in powder form. A set of digital scales and a pill bottle with signs of residue were also seized. Lt. Kulesa and Chief John Staley of the Austin Police Department went to a residence located on Oakridge Road, Austin, at which time the suspects were arrested for the offenses of; Possession of paraphernalia with intent to manufacture and Possession of drug paraphernalia. Lt. Kulesa related this was a case of purchasing pseudoephedrine for the purpose of selling or trading the substance for meth. We were able to confirm information on the LeadsOnLabs program."
Lt. James Kulesa
Lonoke County Sheriff's Office
Arkansas
Search warrants lead to meth lab busts
"We are a small department located in Gassville, Arkansas. just outside of Mountain Home, and have our fair share of individuals who either want to be a "supply runner" for ephedrine, or entrepreneurs in the profession of running meth labs.
Since being introduced to LeadsOnlabs, we have utilized he information gathered to write and execute approximately 9 search warrants this year in our town, which has led to seizing controlled substances and drug paraphernalia, and ultimately arrests with each warrant. We are looking forward to utilizing the other sites your company has provided."
Jeff A. Shehan
Gassville Police Department
Arkansas
Catching cooks and smurfers
"I just wanted to let y'all know that this service is invaluable to my meth investigations. LeadsOnlabs has led me in the right direction several times and, more times than not, an arrest or a confidential informant was developed based on intelligence I gathered using the system. I use the information gathered from LeadsOnlabs as a tool to just not get the smurfers buying the pills, but also getting the cooks recruiting the smurfers.
Thanks again for providing us Law Enforcement with an easy-to-use tool that I could not go without now!"
Investigator with Texas-based Multi-State Narcotic Task Force
Meth abusers come in all ages
"Our Drug Task Force prepared a search warrant based on a report from LeadsOnlabs. After executing the search warrant, a large group of people were charged with manufacturing meth and several more felony charges. The people ranged in age from 30 to 65. Thanks for the help in the fight against meth."
Inv. David Edington
3rd District DTF
Arkansas
Impressive results with LeadsOnLabs MethMonitor
The state of Arkansas, under the direction of state Attorney General Dustin McDaniel deployed LeadsOnlabs MethMonitor in every pharmacy and every law enforcement agency statewide. He says LeadsOnlabs MethMonitor is helping re-shape the way his state fights the war against methamphetamine abuse.
"When the MethMonitor was implemented in pharmacies throughout the state of Arkansas in May of 2008, the results were impressive. I firmly believe that this system has put a serious dent in the meth manufacturing business in Arkansas, and consequently, it has helped reduce other drug-related crime. I hope that other states battling the meth epidemic will utilize the LeadsOnlabs Meth Monitor and achieve the same great results as we have in Arkansas."
According to the National Association of Counties, and reported by the Meth Project Foundation, the majority of U.S. counties report that Meth is the most serious drug problem—more than cocaine and marijuana combined.
Narcotics
Heroin addicts steal heirloom jewelry, police recover it with LeadsOnline
"Stoughton PD had another success story last week recovering a $13,500 ring!! Heroin addicts stole a ring and made the ultimate mistake of taking it down to a local jewelry store who has recently been reporting to LeadsOnline. Well you can figure out the rest – it was easy… the two are in jail. We have very happy victims, especially after getting an inherited ring back. Thanks once again LeadsOnline!!!!"
Det. Erik Veum
Stoughton Police Department
Wisconsin
Grandson steals from family and admits to drug addictions
"I recently investigated a case in which the grandson stole several pieces of jewelry from his grandmother. With the assistance of LeadsOnline, I was able to locate the jewelry. When confronted with the evidence I had, the grandson confessed to the theft and dealing in stolen property. More importantly, he admitted to his family and me that he has a drug addiction and wants to enter a drug rehab program."
Det. Charles Simpson
St. Augustine Police Department
Florida
Automated system in Wisconsin helps police identify heroin addict as suspect
"A heroin addict stole a number of jewels from his parents, which were later found and recovered at area pawn stores. Once again using LeadsOnline helped with the recovery of these sentimental jewels so we could return them to victims. Thanks!"
Det. Erik Veum
Stoughton Police Department
Wisconsin
Heroin addict admits to jewelry theft
"Last week I was dispatched to a theft of jewelry complaint. Turns out it was a felony (over $3,500 worth). After dealing with the victim I logged onto LeadsOnline and found the suspect pawned the items about an hour after she was at the victim's house. In the end, I have a solid theft case and admission of heroin use as motivation for the crime. As an added bonus, the suspect is feeding me info on heroin deals in my jurisdiction to show cooperation, which will help her with the DA. Without LeadsOnline info, the suspect would have told me to pound sand!"
Det. Joe Benoit
Omro Police Department
Wisconsin
Stolen guns, crack cocaine and $10,000 in stolen bikes found via LeadsOnline
"LeadsOnline showed me where a suspect pawned a stolen $1,000 bicycle. We were able to use this information to verify what a confidential informant had told us and write a search warrant. During the warrant we recovered approx. $10,000 in stolen bicycles. During the warrant we also recovered crack cocaine and 4 stolen guns. The house, we later learned from neighborhood residents, was a new crack house and fence for stolen property."
Det. Ronnie Morgan
Little Rock Police Department
Arkansas
LeadsOnline used to find crime traveler in Georgia
"The Autauga County Sheriff's Office, received an unusual telephone call reporting narcotics related activity in a neighborhood. The caller, as it turns out, gave false information about himself and his motive for calling. The suspect, "John Smith", had purported himself as an undercover police officer resulting in this agency signing a warrant for his arrest for "Impersonation of a Police Officer." John Smith learned of the warrant through his girlfriend who ran from law enforcement in order to assist John Smith in eluding police contact. During the investigation, it was learned John Smith had a habit of stealing television sets from motels in one location then pawning same in another location away from the first. With the usage of LeadsOnline, this agency was able to locate the areas of where Smith had recently been. Pawn shops from Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Missouri that participate in your program enabled this agency to keep up with our suspect then eventually leading to his capture in the State of Georgia. Your LeadsOnline program is an invaluable tool that should be available on every investigator's desktop."
Sgt. J.F. Steele
Autauga County Sheriff's Office
Alabama
Drug-related theft: solved in seconds
"I investigated a theft report involving $4,000 worth of camera equipment. The day I was assigned to investigate the report, I logged into LeadsOnline and within seconds had my possible theft suspect identified. I call the pawn shop to verify the camera equipment was still there, and then sent them a police hold. I interviewed the suspect and he admitted to stealing the camera equipment because he has a drug addiction. Due to LeadsOnline, this case was solved within a day of the offense occurring."
Det. Doug Eveslage
Springfield Township
Ohio
Selling stolen jewelry to support a drug habit
"I was assigned a larceny case in which the victim reported $11,000 of assorted jewelry stolen from her residence. In her initial report to law enforcement, the victim provided the name of a person she thought may have been responsible. This person, who the victim considered a friend, was known to have once been addicted to illegal drugs and had accessed the victim's residence around the time of the report. When assigned this case for investigation, the first course of action I took was to run a quick LeadsOnline search. Guess what? The week prior to this incident being reported, our person of interest had visited a local pawnbroker three times in which she had sold numerous amounts of yellow and white gold for scrap. When confronted with evidence against her, the suspect confessed."
Sr. Inv. K.L. Penley
Catawba County Sheriff's Office
North Carolina
Stolen items, car break-ins, and drug Arrests
"We had a rash of car break-ins and stolen vehicles. One of the vehicles was recovered in the city of Norwood with a subject passed out inside the car. While working with the Norwood Detectives, they decided to run some of the property that was stolen out of both our jurisdictions.
Eventually, we made the connection that several people were connected in the car break-ins and all participants were heroin addicts trying to support their habit.
We actually had another suspect with the group, but were unable to get him to cooperate. was able to link him to a burglary in Madeira months later, thanks to LeadsOnline, by locating some tools that were sold at a pawn shop in Newport, Kentucky.
At this time, the Madeira Police Department has closed several cases with the assistance of LeadsOnline. It has been a great tool and I am looking forward to using it in the future."
Det. Eric B. Hoeffel
Madeira Police Department
Ohio
Stolen camcorder and a drug bust
"A month ago LeadsOnline helped me in a theft from a vehicle investigation. My victim reported leaving his vehicle unlocked while he was at a bar celebrating the birth of his new son --- he said his wife and new son were at the hospital recuperating...
I quickly found my victim's Canon camcorder pawned with the assistance of LeadsOnline. I arrested the guy that pawned it. He admitted stealing the camcorder. However, the suspect told me that my victim was not telling the truth about where the camcorder was stolen.
The victim admitted that he and the suspect went to a drug house to get high."
Det. Scott R. Worth
Creve Coeur Police Department
Missouri
Narcotics task force cracks down on meth abuse
"I am part of an 8-person multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force that has jurisdiction in both Arkansas and Texas. We have focused our efforts on individuals that are "smurfing" pseudoephedrine pills for area methamphetamine cooks. With the use of LeadsOnlabs we have successfully been able to compile several conspiracy cases involving an astronomical number of individuals, both the individuals "smurfing" pills and the cooks themselves. Also, during these investigations we have been able to contact other drug task force agencies with information gained through our investigations which have led to several seizures of methamphetamine labs.
Out of all the surveillance equipment, hi-tech gadgets, and other items we use in our daily efforts to fight the war on drugs, LeadsOnlabs by far is one of the greatest tools at our disposal. In fact, we are currently in the process of attempting to get our pharmacies in the state of Texas on board with your system. Thanks for all your work."
Sgt. Devin Warner
Bi-State Narcotics Task Force
Statewide access to LeadsOnlabs fights drug abuse
"I work for South Central Arkansas Drug Task Force in Arkansas, spread over eight counties. In the past few months, the guys in my unit and I have seen an outburst in red phosphorus labs and the one-pot method -- known on the streets as "shake and bake" labs.
LeadsOnlabs has been a great resource in tracking the cooks. Having LeadsOnlabs in Arkansas is a great advantage. With multi-agency cooperation and being able to track the sale of pills, we have sucessfully been able to arrest dozens of people and seize 11 labs in less than two months' time. Thanks LeadsOnlabs."
Brandon Kennemore
South Central Arkansas Drug Task Force
Arkansas
Time to fess up
"I was able to arrest a subject last week after recovering over 15 items on LeadsOnline.
The suspect started using 'crack' about six months ago and to support his habit he stole jewelry, guns, video games and several other items from neighbors and family members. With the help of LeadsOnline, I recovered almost all of the stolen items.
I was also able to get a confession once I showed [the suspect] the pawn tickets from your system. As a result, warrants were issued yesterday."
Thank you."
Det. Sgt. Keith Stumpf
Woodson Terrace Police Department
Missouri
Precious Metals
National police database helps Pennsylvania police solve crimes
"We have been using LeadsOnline for approximately four months now. I cannot say enough about the user options on this service. Among the many local jewelry thefts we have solved using Leads, we recently assisted a department halfway across the county as a suspect in their thefts of tools and equipment sold the stolen items in our jurisdiction. It's been a wonderful asset."
Det. Eric Landamia
Lower Southampton Township Police Department
Pennsylvania
LeadsOnline simplifies investigations, allowing for detectives to better serve crime victims
"I was given a case with about $3,000 in watches and other jewelry stolen from a home in our jurisdiction, but it was not a home invasion. I asked the victim to make out a list of potential suspects for me and to include people that had been in the home such as carpenters, nannies, babysitters, etc. The victim did just that and came back to me with a list of approximately 10 names. I ran that list and was able to confirm that one of the people on the list appeared to have made some very suspicious sales. I contacted the store and was able to get pictures of items that the suspect brought in. I then showed these pictures to my victim. The victim confirmed that the jewelry in the pictures was hers. Armed with this information, my partner and I found and met with the suspect. He confessed to stealing the jewelry from his friend (and employer), he was arrested and successfully charged with the larceny. The victim was extremely happy with the work that was done for her, and I am very appreciative that the work was so simple thanks to LeadsOnline."
Det. Erik Kaledas
Canton Police Department
Michigan
Nanny with a shopping addiction lifts $10,000 worth of jewelry from employer
"My partner and I called our suspect into the Canton Police Department to interview her in reference to some jewelry that was missing from her employer's house (she was employed as a nanny). I left the interview and came back to my desk to run the suspect's name through LeadsOnline and found that she had sold about $10,000 worth of jewelry to a local jewelry shop and had received $265. I called the jewelry store to verify the information as well as the victim to compare notes with what was on the "search results" sheet. There was no doubt after those two phone calls that this was the property taken from our victim. Armed with this information, I went back into the interview and was easily able to get a confession from the suspect for the larceny. The suspect told us that she had a "shopping addiction" and she needed money to feed her addiction. I was able to do this without telling her where my information came from as well. She believes that I made several phone calls to local pawn/ jewelry shops and that was how I got my information. In reality it was just a few key strokes. Thank you LeadsOnline, because of your help we were able to successfully charge our suspect for stealing about $10,000 worth of jewelry."
Det. Erik Kaledas
Canton Police Department
Michigan
Housekeeper really cleans up; detectives recover stolen jewelry
"I received two follow up investigation assignments in reference to Grand Larceny of jewelry. It was relayed to me that both victims used the same house cleaners. I ran the names of the cleaners through LeadsOnline and discovered one of the cleaners had an extensive seller history. LEADS directed me to the reporting store, complete with ticket number which allowed me to locate some of the reported jewelry. I managed to identify and recover pieces for both victims. My recovery led to a full confession by the suspect, who was charged with two counts of Grand Larceny."
Officer Kristopher Quate
Rock Hill Police Department
South Carolina
Suspect confesses to crime with evidence provided by LeadsOnline
"I was assigned a burglary case in November, but it was before we had LeadsOnline. I spoke with my victim who believed that she knew the suspect and also that he may have pawned some of her jewelry. In February, my suspect was arrested for a separate burglary incident. During my interview, I asked him about the burglary in November that he was listed as a suspect in. At first he denied any involvement. Then I performed a search through LeadsOnline for activity, and I located a transaction that he did in a nearby town on the same day as the burglary was reported in November. I showed him the document where he pawned a ring, and he then confessed his involvements. That document was the leverage I needed to get the case solved. Unfortunately the store he took the ring to had already sold it as scrap, but it did bring closure for my victim. I was also able to bring Felony charges of Residential Burglary and Theft on my suspect. My suspect admitted to the crime thanks to LeadsOnline."
Det. Richard Mcclelland
Gary Police Department
Indiana
Theft of precious metals solved with online reporting database
"I had a case where the victim had several pieces of jewelry stolen. The final price on the jewelry was almost $9,000. With LeadsOnline, I was able to find her jewelry and make an arrest on the suspect who pawned it."
Inv. Adam Toney
Smith County Sheriff's Office
Mississippi
Automated property reporting systems makes solving crime easy
"The LeadsOnline makes solving crimes a piece of cake. Being one of the department's crime scene technicians, I went on a police call for grand theft to document the scene and gather information about a jewelry and silver theft. The homeowner and her daughter gave me two names, a trusted housekeeper and also a trusted personal secretary. They had knowledge that the secretary's son had been in trouble with drugs. When I heard the suspect's name, I rushed back to the office, went online and searched for the suspects' activity. I instantly received hits, and I printed out the most recent six pawns. The Detective and Officer confirmed this the shop, and then arrested the suspect immediately. We are still putting together the case, but thanks to LeadsOnline, we had the evidence we needed immediately! Thank You!"
Eileen Fahy
Lafayette Police Department
California
Suspect identified in theft of a soldier's Air Force Academy class ring
"I searched LeadsOnline for a suspect in a burglary/theft case, which revealed some peculiar transaction items, one being a Class of 1999 Air Force Academy ring, and according to the information on my suspect, it was highly unlikely he would have graduated in 1999. The initials recorded by the receiving pawn broker did not match class records we could identify; however, the ring manufacturer, the Air Force Academy Alumni Association and the US Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI) worked together to identity the soldier to whom the ring belonged, and I contacted the soldier's wife since the soldier was deployed overseas. The discovery of the ring being missing led to other items found to be missing from the residence. The suspect was the boyfriend of the wife's friend, but the acquaintance's boyfriend was stealing items from the residence. The suspect was entered as a Person of Interest in LeadsOnline.com and the tracking of his activity resulted in several charges. Thank you LeadsOnline.com for your help in identifying the military service member's property before he knew it was missing. Sadly, the ring was melted down the ring before it could be recovered, but a new ring is in the works for the soldier."
Sgt. Michael Hogan
Fort Walton Beach Police Department
Florida
Locating stolen jewelry and initial suspect leads to several cases being closed
"I received a report of some stolen jewelry, and the victim believed her son could be involved. The victim told me she went to a pawn shop, and they said they had jewelry onsite similar to what she had stolen, but that they could not release customer information. I performed a search on LeadsOnline, and discovered the son had indeed sold the stolen jewelry. Additional searches on the stolen property led me to several other suspects who were selling stolen jewelry in surrounding areas. I was able to close several investigations and charge three suspects. LeadsOnline is an invaluable website, and I've made it a part of my daily routine to use it in my investigations."
Det. Ryan Newman
Brunswick County Sheriff's Office
North Carolina
Police identify landscaper as suspect in precious metals theft case
"I was assigned to follow up on a theft case. It was unknown when the theft actually occurred, and the large amount of potential suspects proved to make this case difficult to solve. The homeowner was having her house renovated for approximately three months. During this time she was living at another location. When she moved back into her home, she discovered that many pieces of jewelry and coins were missing. She immediately suspected that the construction workers were responsible for the theft. Because of LeadsOnline, I was able to identify the offender, determining that the thefts originated from a couple of years ago until the present time when she discovered some items missing. The offender turned out to be a landscaper rather than the construction workers as she had originally thought. Thanks LeadsOnline!"
Det. Mullen
McHenry County Sheriff's Police
Illinois
Retirement community security guard burglarizes residents
"I was assigned a case where jewelry was being stolen out of residences' at a retirement community. After talking to management and questioning people who had access to the residences, I completed a search on LeadsOnline and developed a good suspect. I made contact with management of the retirement community and questioned them about the individual. Management advised the individual was an employee of the retirement community who worked as a security guard and had access to all of the residences at the facility. Management had left off the individual because they did not think about the security guard position when they gave me a list of the employees that I wanted to question. The security guards at the facility get alerts when residents go out of town and request their residences to be checked while they are gone or request not to check the residence when they are out of town. The security guard would get a list of the residences where the homeowners were out of town and would then commit burglaries to the residences. After a LeadsOnline search, I was able to recover large amounts of stolen jewelry and a large coin collection that was stolen by the suspect. The suspect was interviewed and confessed to all of the burglaries. Without LeadsOnline, I would not have been able to identify the suspect and later be able to recover the stolen items. Thanks again LeadsOnline for all your help!!!"
Deputy Michael Smith
St. John's County Sheriff's Office
Florida
Police use LeadsOnline to locate suspect in $166,000 theft from coin shop
"I received a complaint from the owner of a local coin shop in reference to jewelry stolen from the business. According to management, a recent inventory was conducted, resulting in locating over $166,000 worth of jewelry missing. During the investigation it was determined that a prior employee was a person of interest. I learned that over the past few months the former employee had been frequenting the store. On each visit, she would ask to use the upstairs restroom where the jewelry was stored. At this point, the first investigative tool used was LeadsOnline. The LeadsOnline search resulted in locating over $10,000 worth of stolen jewelry. The stolen jewelry was then recovered and returned to the business. Based on the LeadsOnline search, a warrant was issued for the suspect."
Det. Jamey Noland
Charleston Police Department
West Virginia
Widow's jewelry recovered. Disabled son's caregiver arrested.
"I recently had a case where a 67 year old widow was the victim of a burglary. She immediately suspected her son's care giver. Her son suffers from Cerebral palsy. Several items of jewelry were taken in the burglary. She stated the only things she was really concerned with were her and her husband's wedding bands. She stated the rings were purchased in the 70's at a cost of approximately $900 for hers and $750 for his. She stated she did have the rings appraised several years ago and the values were $5,000 and $3,800. A quick and easy check of LeadsOnline showed that the subject/care giver involved had been pawning small items at a local pawn shop but nothing related to this case. He had pawned some old coins and broken pieces of jewelry along with a small ring. After talking to the victim again she stated last year she had a full length black mink coat stolen, appraised value $15,000. There was no forced entry and no arrest had ever been made. She then stated that she had recently realized that several of her deceased husband's old coins were missing. I asked about any broken jewelry and she stated she did notice that several pieces were missing but never reported it. To make a long story short the care giver was arrested, the broken jewelry at the store was recovered and was hers. The subject had not pawned the wedding bands yet as he knew they were very expensive looking and was thinking of keeping them. The wedding bands and other stolen jewelry were recovered. Also the suspect confessed and gave me the pawn shop that the mink coat was taken to. After 1 year in storage the coat was still there and the victim got her coat back too; thank you LeadsOnline."
Sgt. Daniel Serrano
Westland Police Department
Michigan
Some repeat offenders never learn
"In February, I worked a burglary of a home in which multiple items were taken to include an iMac computer, jewelry, coins, computer equipment, and other collectable items. Using LeadsOnline, I located the iMac computer, which led me to the suspect, who confessed and returned a few items. A necklace worth $16,000 was never recovered, and it was sold on the street for a few dollars and the suspect was unable to advise who purchased it due to his intoxicated state. Total taken was $19,215, and I recovered $1,900 worth or property. We are awaiting a trial or a plea on this case. I have arrested this same suspect one other time using LeadsOnline and was able to recover lawn equipment belonging to a different victim."
Det. Tony Asbury
Paris Police Department
Kentucky
Arrest made in high-dollar property crime
"In April, I worked a burglary of a home in which the owners were on vacation. Quite a few items were taken to include three slot machines from the 1940s that were very expensive, a large TV and a lot of jewelry and lawn equipment items. Using Leads, I was able to locate the lawn equipment and almost all the jewelry. The total amount taken was $20,064, and I was able to recover $5,409. The slot machines and TV were big ticket items. I made four arrests and one is still wanted."
Det. Tony Asbury
Paris Police Department
Kentucky
Michigan law enforcement uses LeadsOnline to solve jewelry theft in minutes
"Suspect stole necklace from retail store valued at approximately $2000, ran to his vehicle and fled. Within 15 minutes, officer spotted the vehicle, but the suspect denied ever being in the store, etc. When store security video matched the driver, officers began searching the vehicle for the necklace, while the suspect changed his story continuously about its whereabouts. He first said he dropped it, and then he threw it into a field, etc. We knew it was a long shot, but we entered his name into LeadsOnline and found he had just sold it at an area jewelry store about 18 minutes earlier. (The ink probably wasn't even dry on the receipt yet!) The amount he was paid was the exact amount of cash he had on him when he was arrested. The store got its necklace back, the pawn store got their money back, and the suspect is still trying to figure out how his stories fell apart so fast!"
Det. Sharon Konfara
Westland Police Department
Michigan
Tacoma apartment manager caught stealing from residents
"Tacoma experienced two burglaries at an apartment complex. There was no forensic evidence recovered in either case however both victims made up a detail list of the items stolen. The first victim was missing a watch valued at $300, a wedding band valued at $500 and a Cartier necklace valued at $2000. The second victim was missing a $500 necklace and a $13,500 Rolex watch. Only the Rolex watch had a known serial number. Detective Al Calitis entered the stolen items into LeadsOnline and discovered the Rolex had been pawned the day after the burglary by the apartment manager. A further check on the apartment manager through LeadsOnline showed that the manager had numerous pawns involving jewelry. Det. Calitis checked on the other items that the apartment manager had pawned and was able to confirm that they were also stolen from his victims. Through LeadsOnline Det. Calitis also found that the apartment manager had pawned another Rolex watch which was valued at $8000. At this time, however, Det. Calitis could not find a victim for this watch. Det. Calitis interviewed the apartment manager and was able to gain a confession for both burglaries. It is notable that the suspect denied any involvement in either burglary until he was confronted with his pawn records which clearly showed that he pawned the items taken in the burglaries within a day or two of each burglary. After gaining the confession for the two burglaries Det. Calitis confronted the apartment manager with the pawn of the second Rolex. The suspect at first claimed it was his but eventually confessed that he had stolen it from his wife's employer. The apartment manager said that his wife cleaned house for a local attorney. While his wife was cleaning the house one day, the apartment manager stole the $8000 Rolex and a $10,000 wedding ring. Det. Calitis was able to locate the victim of this theft who was not even aware the items were missing. This case was made possible because of LeadsOnline and the resources they bring to law enforcement. The apartment manager was pawning all the stolen items outside of our county. Had Det. Calitis been limited to a local pawn database he would have not been able to identify the suspect or recover the stolen items. Further, even if there had been forensic evidence (i.e. – fingerprints) they would have been of little value since the apartment manager had been in each of the victim apartments for routine maintenance work which would have explained the existence of any prints."
Sgt. John Branham
Tacoma Police Department
Washington
Contractor makes off with $35,000 bracelet
"A victim called to report a theft that occurred at her residence. The complainant gave info on the contractors who were recently at her house. Once she provided the names of the persons of interest and a description of the gold/diamond tennis bracelet valued over $35,000, I let LeadsOnline do the rest. When I interviewed the suspect and produced copies of all the transactions, the suspect confessed and the item was recovered. The victim was thankful to get the customized tennis bracelet back!"
Det. Cornell Wiley
Fort Wayne Police Department
Indiana
Tiffany jewelry found on LeadsOnline; far more sanitary than the other method for searching
"The jewelry store Tiffany and Co called us to report that they had just discovered that somebody from their cleaning crew stole several items from a back storeroom. They noticed that some items were missing from a storage bin so they reviewed the surveillance video and it showed the cleaning lady taking some items out of this bin and placing them in her jacket. The next day they confronted her and she admitted to stealing several bracelets, earrings and key chains all worth $10,900. When the Deputy arrived to investigate she gave him all of the items except 2. She said that she thought she dropped them at a Circle K earlier that morning. She went to jail for theft and I went to SEVERAL Circle Ks and looked through numerous trash cans. I ended up taking out all of the trash piece by piece and no luck. The next day I checked LeadsOnline, and guess what? She had pawned the 2 missing items the same day she stole them! She ended up pleading guilty to the charges and Tiffany's got the 2 missing items back."
Det. Alberto Gutierrez
Pima County Sheriff's Office
Arizona
Stolen jewelry recovered, suspect identified through LeadsOnline
"Thanks to LeadsOnline I was able to recover a $13,000 bracelet and get a warrant in less than 24 hours. Victim was very impressed and thankful."
Sgt. Chase Nagle
Vestavia Hills Police Department
Alabama
Evidence, arrest, confession. LeadsOnline makes it easy.
"An investigation into the theft of a $10,000 bracelet led to the possible identity of a suspect. A search using this extraordinary database revealed that the suspect pawned the stolen bracelet two days after the theft. I was able to recover surveillance of the transaction, but was not able to recover the bracelet because it had already been scrapped by the store. With this timely information provided by LeadsOnline, I was able to arrest the suspect and obtain a confession. We are currently working with other agencies in an effort to identify his involvement with other thefts. Thanks again for creating such a useful database."
Det. Chris Pollman
Chesterfield Police Department
Missouri
Expensive earrings recovered and returned
"Two suspects recently stole a $2,500 pair of earrings from a Gold & Silver store. Using LeadsOnline, I was able to locate the earrings pawned by the suspects at a nearby pawn shop within a couple of hours of the theft. Using the Hold Forms provided by LeadsOnline, I placed a hold on the earrings, recovered the earrings, and returned them to the owner. This would not have been possible without the assistance and services provided by LeadsOnline."
Robert Powell
Euless Police Department
Criminal Investigation Department
Texas
Diamond earrings sold in another city recovered with LeadsOnline
"We received a case assignment concerning theft of property during a residential move. The victim had using a moving company. After the move, the victim noticed that a pair of diamond earrings valued over $5,000 was missing. The victim had the name of an employee who had been alone briefly inside the master bedroom, where the jewelry was kept. A report was filed by the victim, but a search on the suspect's name came back without a lead. We then cross referenced the property description, which led to locating property outside our jurisdiction, in Nashville. The earrings were pawned day after the victim's move, but by the suspect's girlfriend. The earrings were recovered and returned to the victim."
Det. Kerry Thorpe
Murfreesboro Police Department
Tennessee
Property Crime
Troublesome neighbors to blame for missing tools
"LeadsOnline helped me solve another case. I was recently assigned a burglary with little to go on except a whole list of tools (nothing out of the ordinary and of course no serial numbers). After speaking with the victim, I learned of some troublesome neighbors. A search on LeadsOnline for the neighbor's name produced a pawn ticket with most of the tools (only vaguely described). I met with the victim at the pawn shop, and he was able to identify the tools as his own. Like most tool owners, the victim knew all of the working and non-workings of his tools. The victim was able to describe something specific about each tool that eliminated any doubt they were his. Thanks again LeadsOnline, I can now obtain a warrant and investigate further knowing I'm on the right track."
Det. James Hunt
Charleston Police Department
West Virginia
Police work closely with businesses for electronic reporting to better serve crime victims
"LeadsOnline has assisted our agency with recovering stolen property on more than one occasion. I have spoken to area pawn shops about the benefits of using LeadsOnline and one of the shops opted to start using the system to report pawn, purchases and sales. This assisted both us and them with tracking and locating possible stolen property and/or persons selling stolen property. Just last week I testified in District Court about how we use LeadsOnline and it was approved by the Judge as a good investigative tool. Thank you."
Inv. Greg Stewart
Erath County Sheriff's Office
Texas
Victim's co-worker arrested for theft of laptop
"LeadsOnline gave me a hit on one of my cases involving a stolen laptop. I am getting an arrest warrant on a co-worker of the victim."
Det. Jim Gavin
Denver Police Department
Colorado
One Leads hit locates a stolen Rolex and solves additional cases
"I was sitting in a briefing when an officer mentioned that a victim had a Rolex stolen from her vehicle. Detectives aren't typically assigned to a Theft from Auto, but given the specific brand of watch, I thought I'd search LeadsOnline. I got an instant hit with Leads where a Rolex was sold the same day as the theft. A picture of the watch submitted by the shop proved to be helpful, too. I was able to compare that to a picture the victim submitted. I recovered the watch and was able to return it to the victim. She is a law school student who had borrowed her mother's watch. The watch had been in their family for 20 years. She was extremely thankful for getting it back. I did some additional follow up with the suspect in this case and have since used LeadsOnline to connect him to another burglary in the same area as the Theft from Auto. He sold watches and some computer equipment from one burglary to the same shop. I recovered video from the shop to then do a search warrant on the suspect's vehicle, which gave me items from two other burglaries. The suspect was on probation for burglary so he's been in jail since. Thanks LeadsOnline."
Det. Taya Dolsen
Madison Police Department
Wisconsin
Detectives in Virginia use rapid search of transaction records to solve property crimes
"In recent months LeadsOnline has been instrumental in the investigations of a rash of vehicle larcenies and residential burglaries. Those investigations led to multiple arrests and have put a stop to many communities being targeted by these thieves. Even though we know as a law enforcement community that these types of crimes are ongoing, it is extremely helpful to have this database to obtain continuing information to assist in the investigation and prosecution of those who target our communities. Thanks again."
Det. Leonard Short
Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office
Virginia
Denver Police use LeadsOnline to build a strong case against a burglary suspect
"I was assigned to investigate a warrant arrest for burglary. During the initial investigation the item that was stolen, an expensive camera, was not recovered. When the case was re-assigned to me, I queried the Leads database and located the camera in another city. Locating the camera made the case considerably stronger and charges for theft were subsequently filed."
Det. Travis Williams
Denver Police Department
Colorado
Stolen iPad located within three hours of theft thanks to LeadsOnline
"I was assigned a burglary case in which an Apple iPad was taken. I queried LeadsOnline and located the item in a metro area pawn shop. Further information revealed the pawn occurred less than two hours after the offense occurred. Because of the time frame and the positive identification of the suspect, charges for Burglary and Violation of Pawnbroker Act were filed."
Det. Travis Williams
Denver Police Department
Colorado
North Carolina police track down stolen good with web-based property system
"A breaking/entering occurred in Wilkes County, and we had only been using LeadsOnline for about a month. One day before the pawn shop would have been able to dispose of the merchandise, I conducted a routine search using the suspect's name, and I received a hit on the suspect's name. He had sold property at a pawn shop in western North Carolina, while attempting to flee the state. I contacted the shop and had a hold placed on the property. The property was subsequently returned to the owner and the suspect charged. Without LeadsOnline I would not have been able to locate and recover this property for our victim here in Wilkes."
Capt. Brandon Absher
Wilkes County Sheriff's Office
North Carolina
Online investigations reporting system leads police to rare, stolen guitars
"One of our Officers took a report of two very expensive, rare guitars stolen from a storage locker. The owner had been out of the country for a few weeks, and when he returned, he found his prized guitars were stolen. These guitars were valued at $9,000. After being assigned to this case, I searched in LeadsOnline for the guitars and instantly got a hit. I found that it was a female who sold the guitars to a local shop pawn shop, but through questioning and surveillance I received information that her boyfriend was involved. I recovered the rare guitars before they could be resold. I really appreciate LeadsOnline in this case because the victim reported the burglary the middle of January 2013 but the guitars had been stolen and sold a month earlier. The ability to see historical data was imperative."
Det. Taya Dolsen
Madison Police Department
Wisconsin
Automated reports from electronic reporting system re-opens a cold case
"Due to the never ending searching by LeadsOnline, I was able to confirm an NCIC hit using the information obtained in a pawn ticket. The television was stolen almost one year ago, but with the quick notice by LeadsOnline, I will be able to recover the television and re-open the investigation into this case."
Det. R.A. Hepler
Rocky Mount Police Department
North Carolina
One quick search solves the case
"An acquaintance was allowed to stay with the victim and was alleged to of taken multiple items from the residence. A LeadsOnline search was done on the suspect who was found to of pawned a stolen Barnes & Noble tablet, which belonged to the victim. The tablet was later recovered, and the suspect was arrested and pled to three years in the Arizona Department of Corrections."
Det. Thomas Pocknell
Glendale Police Department
Arizona
Easy as 1, 2, 3 – BAM! Case closed.
"I have recently made two burglary and/or receiving stolen property cases within the past two months based primarily on leads provided by LeadsOnline. In each case I had absolutely no clue who to look for until I found my victims' property on Leads. After that it was as simple as one, two, three. Bad guys went to jail. BAM! Thanks for your service. It is greatly appreciated!"
Sgt. Richard Pollard
Mountain Brook Police Department
Alabama
Louisiana police solve cross-jurisdictional cases with electronic reporting system
"We used LeadsOnline to clear a number of burglaries in three parishes here in Louisiana. Among those was a case where we made an arrest and recovered thousands of dollars in property. The case is still ongoing, so I can't give out more information at this time. Thanks y'all!"
Det. Sean Moore
Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office
Louisiana
Police prove victim's suspicion to be legitimate with evidence from LeadsOnline
"I took a Theft of Property report where several Dewalt drills, chargers and their batteries were taken from a business. The victim had one suspect, but he wasn't really sure because he only had personal suspicions. I entered my case number and began working my case with LeadsOnline, and BOOM! There were some of the drills, among other items that were pawned by the suspect at two different pawn shops down the street from each other. I obtained a felony warrant – case closed. Very cool!"
Deputy Damon Bone
Shelby County Sheriff's Office
Alabama
Stolen laptop links roommate's boyfriend to burglary of a motor vehicle
"The victim of a burglary to motor vehicle advised that she believed her roommate's boyfriend, the suspect, had taken her laptop from her vehicle and pawned it. I conducted an online search, through LeadsOnline, using the name the victim provided. This search revealed that the person the victim named pawned a stolen laptop. The victim was unable to provide a serial number; therefore, I responded to the shop, to identify the laptop. I contacted the pawn shop manager and he provided the laptop. I then contacted the victim to identify the laptop. The victim positively identified the laptop by photos on the device and physical attributes (distinctive markings). Management agreed to have the property returned to the victim. This case was accepted by the District Attorney's Office. The offender took a plea bargain and is serving prison time."
Det. Jason Martin
Victoria Police Department
Texas
Illinois police solve burglary to motor vehicle with electronic records
"That didn't take long… One of my guys has been holding a couple of reports for some time, but then we obtained your system, and we were able to find property that was stolen out of a burglary to a motor vehicle. That took all of about one hour from the time we started using LeadsOnline."
Sgt. Joe Dornbos
Hoffman Estates Police Department
Illinois
Concerned pawn shop owner and LeadsOnline identify employee theft
"A pawn shop owner called with concerns of a customer who was bringing in a number of high-dollar depth finders ($2,000-$3,000 each) that were still in the box. He asked if they were hot or not because of their value and because they were still being in the box. I searched LeadsOnline and found that one young man in his 20s was selling these at several stores. Based on this and the pawnshop owners concern, I contacted boat manufactures in our area along with marinas, but nothing matching these was missing. Marion County Sheriff's Department, home of Ranger Boats, was contacted by our department (Baxter County Sheriff's Department), and it was found that Ranger Boats had filed a report of theft of the items found. It was also found that the young man worked for them in their parts department. Investigators with Marion County Sheriff's Office are working on arrest warrants for the individual in the case. The Marion County and Baxter County Sheriff's Department work very well together and were able to stop this from continuing."
Inv. Eric Neal
Baxter County Sheriff's Office
Arkansas
Hospital laptops containing confidential information stolen; LeadsOnline closes the case in 20 minutes
"A tough case made easy. I was recently assigned a grand larceny case from a hospital where multiple laptops were stolen. The laptops contained medical records along with personal information for hundreds of patients. I had no set suspects, only a list of personnel who had access to the area during the time the laptops were stolen. A quick search in LeadsOnline produced a substantial lead. One of the names provided had sold one of the laptops. After a quick follow up with the suspect, the case was solved, and the laptops were recovered. I had maybe 20 minutes of time tied up in this investigation thanks to LeadsOnline."
Det. James Hunt
Charleston Police Department
West Virginia
Cross-jurisdictional information helps police recover stolen power tools
"While using LeadsOnline to investigate several residential break-ins, I was able to recover a Hilti hammer drill and a Makita circular saw that were both stolen from another county."
Det. Rocky Maestas
Onslow County Sheriff's Office
North Carolina
LeadsOnline helps Missouri investigators track down stolen property
"I used LeadsOnline to track property taken in two burglaries, resulting in an arrest and charges being filed in both burglaries. LeadsOnline is a valuable tool to me in my position as an investigator. Thank you Leads!"
Chris Wolfe
Osage County Sheriff's Office
Missouri
Further investigation solves numerous burglaries of small businesses
"I was assigned to follow up on a case where a suspect was found with stolen items in a stolen vehicle. I tracked some of the stolen items to a burglary of a small carpet installation business. This led me to check the suspect's name in LeadsOnline, which showed he sold other items from that same burglary. This suspect had sold and pawned numerous items in 8 months' time. I have now tracked down items this suspect sold from another burglary to a small tree trimming business and items he stole from his brothers, father and uncle. The satisfaction of returning these items to the rightful owners is amazing. The small business owners were especially grateful because these tools help them make a living. Thanks LeadsOnline."
Det. Taya Dolsen
Madison Police Department
Wisconsin
Victim is brought to teams when police recover her stolen cello worth $37,000
"There was a home burglary where the victim had a laptop, TV and a cello stolen. The cello was a Nikolai Tambosky valued at $37,000. The victim described the loss of the cello as being as bad as someone losing a husband. I looked up to see if any cellos had been pawned and they had not. The cello didn't have a serial number so it could not be entered into NCIC. I saved my search in LeadsOnline. I received an IP address from the stolen computer. After doing an inquisition subpoena on the IP address and waiting to hear back from the court I didn't locate anything at that address. I closed the case due to lack of evidence. I then received an email from LeadsOnline that over a month after the burglary, a cello was pawned. I went to the pawnshop and located the victim's cello. I took it to her work, and she broke down and cried telling me she hasn't slept in over a month! Thank you LeadsOnline, it would not have been located without you!"
Det. Jeri Cole
Topeka Police Department
Kansas
Ohio police use online investigations system to solve a string of break-ins
"While investigating a couple of burglars who were recently arrested, I was looking into possible pawn history. I recently found an Apple iPad that I linked to an additional burglary. The serial number matched exactly to the LeadsOnline posting so I was able to go back and locate the receipt from the bookstore where the victim purchased it. Search warrants were also obtained for the suspect's apartment, and I was able to confirm and link them to several other burglaries that were still unsolved."
Det. Benjamin Hool
Oxford Police Department
Ohio
Rapid search results from online database leads police to stolen bike
"I reviewed a stolen bike report filed online with our agency. The report was filed two weeks after the theft occurred. The victim was able to provide a detailed description of the bike including the serial number. I entered the serial number into the LeadsOnline database and immediately got a hit for the bike being pawned on the same day it was last seen. A warrant for Felony Grand Theft awaits the suspect. This is not the first time I have had great success with LeadsOnline. Thank you LeadsOnline!"
Rick Nielsen
Boise City Police Department
Idaho
Alleged victim charged with filing a false police report
"I received a hit on a stolen PS3 from a burglary. I was able to recover that PS3 in a neighboring county. After backtracking through several people that had it, I was able to determine that the victim filed a false burglary report. He was charged with filing a false police report."
Inv. Dominick Baird
Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office
South Carolina
Missouri Sheriff's Office recovers stolen property for victimized widow
"While speaking with a victim who was recently widowed, she gave me the names of three suspects who had possibly stolen items from her residence. This was done while her husband was on his death bed in hospital. How rude can a person be? Well I left her residence, and then had a suspect identified within thirty minutes thanks to LeadsOnline. She was delighted with results. I have since recovered additional property from the suspect. She is bragging about her Sheriff's Office and me on Facebook. You guys are the ones that rock; this possibly would have gone unsolved without you."
Det. Gary Huff
McDonald County Sheriff
Missouri
Georgia police solve crime with web-based investigations system
"I just wanted to thank you for your website. We were recently able to solve seven burglaries where more than $200,000 worth of jewelry was stolen. We were also able to recover 20 percent of the items taken. In an unrelated case, I used LeadsOnline to locate and recover a trail camera that was stolen from a crime scene. The best part is that the suspect forgot to remove the memory card, so now I have a great video of him committing the crime. Thanks again!"
Det. Dewayne Llewellyn
Walker County Sheriff's Office
Georgia
Property crimes solved rapidly
"With LeadsOnline.com, I was able to find my suspect, make two arrests and wrap up a felony theft case in less than 24 hours. It only took 5 minutes to locate all of the businesses where the suspect had been pawning stolen items."
Officer Kevin Smith
Merkel Police Department
Texas
State investigations bureau uses database for statewide investigation
"I am Senior Special Agent Steve Bundy with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. I have found LeadsOnline to be an awesome resource in monitoring pawn shop activity on a large scale. It proved an asset in recovering property from two states in a large-scale, statewide investigation."
Special Agent Steve Bundy
Kansas Bureau of Investigations
Kansas
All in a day's work – crooks caught and stolen property returned
"Here we go again... Thanks to LeadsOnline, two felony theft cases were solved. Property has been returned to both owners and the subjects were identified and arrested. That's just another day in the office."
Det. Daniel Romanski
Northlake Police Department
Illinois
Police recover stolen property from neighboring city
"Thanks to LeadsOnline we cleared another theft case to make for more stolen items recovered from our neighbor, Indianapolis! This led to other cases being cleared as well."
Det. Lt. Sean Stoops
Avon Police Department
Indiana
Online database gives police leads in finding stolen property
"I received a hit in regards to stolen property from a burglary. The victim was contacted, and the property was returned. We identified the suspect and have entered him into the computer system for burglary."
Det. Louis Porzelt
Normandy Police Department
Missouri
Police identify landscaper as suspect in precious metals theft case
"I was assigned to follow up on a theft case. It was unknown when the theft actually occurred, and the large amount of potential suspects proved to make this case difficult to solve. The homeowner was having her house renovated for approximately three months. During this time she was living at another location. When she moved back into her home, she discovered that many pieces of jewelry and coins were missing. She immediately suspected that the construction workers were responsible for the theft. Because of LeadsOnline, I was able to identify the offender, determining that the thefts originated from a couple of years ago until the present time when she discovered some items missing. The offender turned out to be a landscaper rather than the construction workers as she had originally thought. Thanks LeadsOnline!"
Det. Mullen
McHenry County Sheriff's Police
Illinois
LeadsOnline identifies in-home employee as suspect in theft by taking
"I received a case of theft by taking in which an in-home employee was stealing not only from the adults that lived in the house but also from the children she kept during the day. With the help of LeadsOnline, I was able to recover items taken from the children and have two very happy children! I could not have done it without LeadsOnline. You guys are awesome!"
Inv. Natasha Horner
Pike County Sheriff's Office
Georgia
Contractor makes off with $35,000 bracelet
"A victim called to report a theft that occurred at her residence. The complainant gave info on the contractors who were recently at her house. Once she provided the names of the persons of interest and a description of the gold/diamond tennis bracelet valued over $35,000, I let LeadsOnline do the rest. When I interviewed the suspect and produced copies of all the transactions, the suspect confessed and the item was recovered. The victim was thankful to get the customized tennis bracelet back!"
Det. Cornell Wiley
Fort Wayne Police Department
Indiana
Evidence provided by LeadsOnline leads to felony charges
"I received a call of a possible burglary. After getting information from the victim, I started searching LeadsOnline for the missing items along with searching the possible suspect. By using this website I was able to locate where the suspect pawned several pieces of jewelry. I traveled to the pawn shops and downloaded security camera footage of the suspect coming into the store and pawning jewelry that was missing from the residence of my victim. The court case is still on going so I can't share much more information, but thanks to Leadsonline.com, I have located the missing property and have pending felony charges on the suspect... Thanks LeadsOnline!!!"
Deputy Christopher Woosley
Breckinridge County Sheriff's Office
Kentucky
Solid intel, solid bust – suspect identified same day
"Officers responded to a burglary of a residence. Upon arrival, the officers identified that the homeowner left his residence between 9:30 - 9:40 a.m. and returned around the time of the call at 6:30 p.m. When the homeowner arrived home, they noticed someone had kicked in the backdoor of the residence and had stolen a Nintendo gaming system, NABI tablet and various pieces of jewelry. Officers processed the scene and a report was taken. When I arrived on scene I asked the initial responding officers if there were any possible suspects and I was advised that the homeowners noticed a male subject near their house just prior to them leaving for work. I logged onto Leads Online to conduct a search. While reviewing the results, a name of a known offender within our community popped up and showed recent activity, as recent as 11:30 a.m. on the same day of the burglary. The items pawned were identified as those stolen from the residence. Through LeadsOnline, we were able to show that only an hour and a half to two hours passed between when we knew the residence was secure to when the suspect was pawning the stolen items!! Solid Intel and solid bust."
Lt. Patrick Valdez
Smithfield Police Department
Virginia
Police link thief on probation to burglary using LeadsOnline
"I used LeadsOnline to search for a television that was reported stolen, and right away it was located at a local shop with the name of the suspect who sold it. This suspect is a thief on probation, and this case will lead to him being placed back into custody."
Det. William Bark
West Terre Haute Police Department
Indiana
Michigan police recover stolen property thanks to safe reporting from businesses via LeadsOnline
"I received a hit from Leads Online for an Olympus model e510 camera that was reported stolen in a home invasion. LeadsOnline sent me an automatic alert that the camera had been sold in Belleville, Michigan. The camera was indeed sold by the person of interest in the case. The next day, my partner and I interviewed the suspect, and he gave us a full confession that he committed the home invasion we had been investigating. We arrested him on the spot and home invasion charges were approved shortly thereafter. Thanks for all of your help LeadsOnline!"
Det. Erik Kaledas
Canton Police Department
Michigan
Warrant issued for suspect in burglary of a residence in Texas
"I just recovered a Sony PS3 and several games that were reported stolen in a burglary of a residence. I located/verified the PS3 through LeadsOnline by serial number. It turns out the suspect took the property to a pawn store within HOURS of the offense. He is clearly seen on in-store video with the property, and it also turns out that he is a "friend" of the victim! One warrant is already entered, and I expect additional charges based off of this hit."
Det. David Tosh
Travis County Sheriff's Office
Texas
Sentimental military ring recovered – crook linked to other burglaries
"I was assigned to investigate a burglary where several articles of jewelry were stolen. Unfortunately, there was no physical or forensic evidence found at the scene when the crime scene was processed, nor were there any witnesses located to aid in identifying a suspect. I researched LeadsOnline, as I do in ALL of my cases, and I found a transaction at a local gold buying center that documented and photographed the sale of a valuable and sentimental military ring that was stolen from my victim. I was able to not only recover the property, but I also identified the suspect who was eventually linked to other similar crimes. This would not have happened without LeadsOnline!"
Det. Sgt. Donnie Manues
White County Sheriff's Office
Arkansas
Another stolen television recovered thanks to online database
"Utilizing LeadsOnline, I was able to recover a stolen 46-inch plasma flat screen TV!!"
Det. Cody Lee
Gatesville Police Department
Texas
Burglary suspects travel across county lines to sell stolen property
"Two subjects went to a family friend's farm to dispose of some debris. The male and the female subjects were later invited into the victim's residence. Once inside, the female subject asked to use a bathroom. After leaving the bathroom, the female subject went directly into the victim's bedroom while she was being occupied in another part of the residence by the white male subject. $4,500 worth of jewelry was stolen during the incident. The following day the victim contacted law enforcement and reported the theft. The two suspects were checked through the LeadsOnline database. Search of LeadsOnline revealed that approximately one hour after leaving the victim's residence both subjects sold the stolen jewelry in another county adjacent to our jurisdiction. Both suspects were arrested, charged with the theft and have since pled guilty in Hardin County Circuit Court on felony charges."
Det. Peter Chytla
Elizabethtown police department
Kentucky
Retirement community security guard burglarizes residents
"I was assigned a case where jewelry was being stolen out of residences' at a retirement community. After talking to management and questioning people who had access to the residences, I completed a search on LeadsOnline and developed a good suspect. I made contact with management of the retirement community and questioned them about the individual. Management advised the individual was an employee of the retirement community who worked as a security guard and had access to all of the residences at the facility. Management had left off the individual because they did not think about the security guard position when they gave me a list of the employees that I wanted to question. The security guards at the facility get alerts when residents go out of town and request their residences to be checked while they are gone or request not to check the residence when they are out of town. The security guard would get a list of the residences where the homeowners were out of town and would then commit burglaries to the residences. After a LeadsOnline search, I was able to recover large amounts of stolen jewelry and a large coin collection that was stolen by the suspect. The suspect was interviewed and confessed to all of the burglaries. Without LeadsOnline, I would not have been able to identify the suspect and later be able to recover the stolen items. Thanks again LeadsOnline for all your help!!!"
Deputy Michael Smith
St. John's County Sheriff's Office
Florida
Florida police find success with internet-based database
"I am a detective in the State of Florida and have used LeadsOnline for a little over a year to investigate numerous cases. I have recovered several firearms and large amounts of jewelry, tools and electronics totaling approximately $50,115. LeadsOnline is a great database that helps me and other detectives on a daily bases. Thank you LeadsOnline for all of your help!!!"
Deputy Michael Smith
St. Johns County Sheriff's Office
Florida
Washington church victimized by repeat burglar
"A church in our jurisdiction had numerous theft reports in a one year period. Unfortunately they don't keep track of their serial numbers. Finally, they reported an unusual brand of microphone as missing and happened to have a serial number for it. I put the brand name only into LeadsOnline and found two had been pawned in a nearby city. I called the store. They looked at the microphones, and indeed the serial numbers matched. From there we worked backwards checking the suspect's activity for the past year, and the results were staggering. Once we arrested the suspect, he gave a full confession post Miranda. The suspect pointed out even more items he took from the church and pawned. We seized a total of about 45 items that we were able to return to the church."
Det. Christine Paget
Renton Police Department
Washington
Case closed in no time thanks to online investigations system
"I was recently assigned a residential burglary, and subsequently located a PlayStation game system from the burglary. It was recovered/returned to the victim. It turned out it was pawned within hours of the offense by a person known to the victim. A warrant has already been issued for the suspect!"
Det. David Tosh
Travis County Sheriff's Office
Texas
Apartment complex employee charged with multiple burglaries
"San Marcos Police investigated a burglary of an apartment where traceable items were taken, and there were no signs of forced entry into the apartment. Detective Frans once again checked LeadsOnline looking for the property and once again got a hit. Subject named was believed to be an employee of the complex. This was confirmed and a search by his name revealed 81 other transactions in the past 12 months. The case was successfully resolved by a search on LeadsOnline and is one of many that has led detectives to re-open multiple unsolved cases once sufficient information is known for a more detailed search."
Commander Penny Dunn
San Marcos Police Department
Texas
Multiple residential burglaries solved with in Illinois
"A business was burglarized in Franklin Park, and items that were reported stolen included laptop computers and power tools. A couple days after the burglary, the business provided a serial number for one of the stolen laptops. A LeadsOnline search showed that the laptop was sold approximately 40 miles away. An inquiry of the suspect who sold the stolen laptop revealed that he had also sold numerous other items stolen during this burglary. The investigation continued and it was found that this same suspect was committing residential burglaries. In total, several thousands of dollars' worth of proceeds was recovered from the Franklin Park case and multiple residential burglaries from three other jurisdictions. Felony charges were approved against the suspect."
Det. Thomas Ferris
Franklin Park Police Department
Illinois
$20,000 in jewelry recovered
"Just to let you know, I was able to recover $20,000 in jewelry using LeadsOnline. You are a great asset!"
Det. Mike Mccoy
Early Police Department
Texas
Case closed, and it's only Thursday
"I was assigned a burglary on Tuesday, and when I put in the serial number of one item, I found five pawn/sales by the same female, all of one of which were items from my burglary. I checked with victim, and that same person was the last one in the home. Case closed… today is Thursday!"
Lt. David Sudduth
Easley Police Department
South Carolina
Multi-jurisdictional burglary solved with LeadsOnline
"Once again, thanks to LeadsOnline, we were able to solve a string of burglaries on a multi-jurisdictional level. Boulder City Police Department, along with Henderson and Las Vegas, arrested an individual. This led us to three of her associates, in which we subsequently submitted arrest warrants. In addition, one of the subject's is on the run outside of Nevada, but we were able to locate the suspect and his girlfriend in Utah. Boulder City uses LeadsOnline routinely, leading to numerous arrests. Thank you!"
Det. Scott Pastore
Boulder City Police Department
Nevada
Alabama investigators solve apartment burglary in one day
"The day after an apartment burglary where two 50 inch TVs were stolen, the suspect pawned one of the TVs. I got a hit on LeadsOnline, which in turn led me to the suspect. Thank you once again, LeadsOnline!!! We're still fighting crime and winning one suspect at a time!"
Cpl. Clarence Reid
Wetumpka Police Department
Alabama
Victim gets an early Christmas present when police find stolen property
"I have a burglary that occurred in November. The suspect pawned the item over a month later, just before Christmas. Because I had saved the search it was automatically checked, and I received the notification from Leads that the item was at a local business that safely reports to LeadsOnline. Needless to say, I was able to recover my victim's property and identify a suspect."
Det. Tom Carpenter
Travis County Sheriff's Office
Texas
Virginia police search statewide database to solve property crimes
"Just wanted to let you know that LeadsOnline has really helped us solve cases. I recently found a stolen bike by using LeadsOnline, and it may turn into solving more cases for other jurisdictions. Great job with the ease of use built into LeadsOnline. It's a great tool for locating items in pawn shops and scrap yards. It makes the job a lot easier. Thank you guys at LeadsOnline!"
Inv. Patrick Hobbs
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Virginia
Arkansas police increase clearance rates with web-based investigations system
"Thanks to LeadsOnline, I was able to solve three burglaries when the suspect pawned the items at a local shop. It is because of Leads that I was able to get a 100 percent recovery of property and a confession. You have revolutionized property crime investigations!"
Det. Sgt. Donnie Manues
White County Sheriff's Office
Arkansas
Police use LeadsOnline to identify suspect in hotel room burglaries
"I was following up on several reports of items being taken from hotel rooms where it could not be determined how entry was gained into the rooms. While using LeadsOnline to investigate the missing property, I developed a suspect in the case. Further investigation led to the arrest of our suspect who admitted to entering the hotel rooms and taking the victims' property and other items from their mini bar. He stated that it was easy and it paid well, allowing him to purchase cocaine and heroin. This confession helped us close a countless number of cases that otherwise would have remained a mystery. LeadsOnline led us to the bad guy and allowed us to return some items to the victims in this matter."
Det. Thomas McDonagh
Chicago Police Department
Illinois
Ohio police locate stolen golf clubs across state lines
"While reviewing the automated reports, we were advised that a Clermont County resident crossed the state line and pawned a set of golf clubs in Newport, Kentucky. The golf clubs were reported stolen by the suspect's father that same day. We were able to return the golf clubs to the owner and file charges on the suspect. Thanks Leads Online!"
Inv. Bernard Boerger
Clermont County Sheriff's Office
Ohio
Tennessee investigators round up stolen property sold in several counties
"I was assigned a residential burglary investigation involving over $90,000 in property, mostly jewelry, and no possible suspects. Some of the jewelry was unique in description. I typed a description of some of the items into the LeadsOnline database and came up with a possible match on some of the items. The victims went to the pawn shop and identified the items. I was able to identify three suspects in the case, two of which are in custody because of the information I obtained through LeadsOnline. I have also been able to recover approximately $40,000 worth of property with more pending. Without LeadsOnline I would not have been able to locate some of the property because of the large number of pawn shops and gold exchange places in three different counties."
Det. Sgt. Curtis Owens
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Tennessee
Home burglary solved and all property recovered thanks to LeadsOnline
"In July, I worked a burglary of a home where the female resident was at work and someone entered and stole two televisions and a necklace. I was able to locate both TVs and the necklace using LeadsOnline. The victim did not know the necklace was even gone, but I seized it with the TVs, and when I began to describe it, she finished up my description. The victim was very happy to receive her items back. Total taken was $1,250 and all was recovered."
Det. Tony Asbury
Paris Police Department
Kentucky
Some repeat offenders never learn
"In February, I worked a burglary of a home in which multiple items were taken to include an iMac computer, jewelry, coins, computer equipment, and other collectable items. Using LeadsOnline, I located the iMac computer, which led me to the suspect, who confessed and returned a few items. A necklace worth $16,000 was never recovered, and it was sold on the street for a few dollars and the suspect was unable to advise who purchased it due to his intoxicated state. Total taken was $19,215, and I recovered $1,900 worth or property. We are awaiting a trial or a plea on this case. I have arrested this same suspect one other time using LeadsOnline and was able to recover lawn equipment belonging to a different victim."
Det. Tony Asbury
Paris Police Department
Kentucky
Arrest made in high-dollar property crime
"In April, I worked a burglary of a home in which the owners were on vacation. Quite a few items were taken to include three slot machines from the 1940s that were very expensive, a large TV and a lot of jewelry and lawn equipment items. Using Leads, I was able to locate the lawn equipment and almost all the jewelry. The total amount taken was $20,064, and I was able to recover $5,409. The slot machines and TV were big ticket items. I made four arrests and one is still wanted."
Det. Tony Asbury
Paris Police Department
Kentucky
Sterling silver flatware recovered in less than 48 hours
"I received a case in reference to several pieces of sterling silver flatware stolen from a Bed and Breakfast here in town. It was learned that the suspect frequented two particular businesses in Athens. As a result of the information given and LeadsOnline, I was able to recover the stolen flatware and get a suspect in custody. Approximately $2,500 in merchandise was recovered in approximately 48 hours after the case opened."
Det. William Horton
Watkinsville Police Department
Georgia
Nursing home employee identified as suspect in jewelry theft
"On December 10 I received a burglary investigation from a nursing home in my jurisdiction. The complainant stated that someone had been removing jewelry from her bedroom while she was gone. She started noticing the jewelry missing in October going until December 7 when she reported it. During that time the complainant's family contacted the manager of the nursing home, and made him aware of the incidents. On December 7, the manager placed a "nanny cam" inside of the complainant's apartment, as well as a plain gold ring in her jewelry box. Later that afternoon the video captured a female nurse aid rooting through the complainant's jewelry box. She then removed several items of jewelry, and concealed them on her person. The next day the manager reviewed the tape and identified the employee. Her name was then given to me, and I then checked her through LeadsOnline. The results were astonishing. It revealed that she had visited the same shop six times during the months of November and December. I went to that shop, and he still had the items that she had most recently brought in. I photographed those items, showed them to the complainant, and she positively identified the items. Also recovered from the Pawn Shop was the plain gold wedding band that was planted by the nursing home manager. A warrant was then issued for the employee's arrest. Without LeadsOnline, this crime would have been a lot harder to solve. I would have never been able to find out where she had taken the items, and they probably would have been melted down if I had not located the jewelry in a timely fashion. Thank you again!"
Det. Paul Guercio
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania
Police return stolen silver flatware, giving the victim a happy start in 2013
"Near the first of December we received word from a very elderly female that she was the victim of a theft. 'Ms. Mary' said she just couldn't believe someone would steal her 71 piece sterling silver flatware set, but she had searched her house high and low and couldn't find it anywhere. She went onto say that she had used the set for a Labor Day family gathering and that was the last time she had remembered seeing it. I asked the victim if she had a possible list of suspects for me to check into, and she said that she had always been raised to not say an unkind word about anyone unless she knew for certain they were bad. I was able to assure 'Ms. Birdy' I had a TOP SECRET database that I could check and the only people who would know she had even mentioned a name would be her, me, and the Good Lord. 'Ms. Birdy' then named off about 15 people who had been in her home since Labor Day. Most folks she named were grandchildren, but a few were people she and her husband had been trying to help feed, cloth, and give shelter to during these tough economic times. I checked the names on LeadsOnline and didn't receive any usable results. Toward the end of December, just before leaving for the New Year holiday, I decided to check on 'Ms. Birdy's' case one more time, but this time doing a broader search. Wouldn't you know it, just two days before Thanksgiving one of the men 'Ms. Birdy' and her husband had given shelter to, and who was also a member of their church, had sold a 71 piece sterling silver flatware set to a local precious metal dealer. Thanks Leads Online for again clearing one of my many cases and for giving 'Ms. Birdy' a belated Christmas and a surely better 2013!"
Det. Brian Lee
Fayette County Sheriff's Office
Georgia
Georgia Sheriff's Office tracks down stolen headphones
"Just before Christmas our agency received a theft report of a mother's son missing his 'Beats' by Dr. Dre headphones and a video game. Two days after Christmas I ran a LeadsOnline check and found and recovered the headphones! Better late than never, but it made the son's day! It would not have been possible without the services of LeadsOnline! LeadsOnline is a valuable asset to our agency!"
Inv. Natasha Horner
Pike County Sheriff's Office
Georgia
Alabama car burglar caught with LeadsOnline
"After a car burglary, I was able to use LeadsOnline to track down the items that were taken. The suspect confessed to the crime, and the stolen items were returned to the victim."
Det. Jamie Goolsby
Trussville Police Department
Alabama
Online database helps law enforcement see across state lines and recover property
"We received a report of stolen property and the name of a potential suspect. Within minutes of using LeadsOnline, I located the property in an Arkansas shop, and that also confirmed the identity of the suspect. I was able to obtain photos of the property pawned and was able to get the victim to confirm identification of the items within the hour. This sometimes used to take days to accomplish. Thanks LeadsOnline!"
Det. Sgt.Larry Jones
Stone County Sheriff's Office
Missouri
Quick access to transaction data online leads to recovered property in California
"In October I was assigned a burglary case where the suspect was caught on surveillance video entering a garage and stealing several power tools. The suspect was known by the victim. I ran the suspect's name in LeadsOnline and found that the suspects pawned several of the tools the day after the burglary. This information was available to me super quick. Thanks LeadsOnline... What a great investigative tool!"
Det. Jeff Johnson
San Diego Police Department
California
Kentucky State Police recover more property with online database
"In the past three months, I have recovered a stolen flat screen TV and a shotgun with automatic NCIC hits."
Christopher Daniels
Kentucky State Police
Kentucky
Jewelry recovered for elderly victim in Indiana
"With information from LeadsOnline I was able to locate and return seven rings stolen from a 91-year-old victim. The victim was helping a young lady who was down on her luck and pregnant. The female took advantage of the victim, and stole between nine and 12 rings from her, pawning or selling each one. LeadsOnline allowed me to locate one specific ring by description, which led to locating several others pawned by my suspect. The victim was able to identify the rings, including her original wedding bands from 1942 that were given to her by her husband just before he was shipped out to World War II. The suspect confessed and is currently facing a charge of felony theft."
Officer Troy Hintz
Kokomo Police Department
Indiana
Diamond engagement ring recovered with arrest made same day
"A $15,000, 1.5 carat, diamond engagement ring was reported stolen by one of our local Assistant Prosecutors. She said the ring was in her jewelry box, and her house was secured with the exception of having her carpets cleaned the day before. We did a little investigating, and through LeadsOnline we instantly discovered where one of the people who cleaned her carpets pawned a 1.5 carat diamond engagement ring a few hours after cleaning her carpets. We responded to the business where the victim positively identified the ring. We were able to recover the ring and make an arrest the same day."
Det. Canden Sharp
Charleston Police Department
West Virginia
Handyman really cleans up, and makes off employer's property
"I am currently assigned to the detectives division as the Accident Investigator. I don't usually get assigned too many thefts or burglaries, but when I do, I use LeadsOnline. Recently I was assigned a burglary case where the victim had lost her husband a few months prior and decided that she needed to hire a handyman to do honey do's around her house. She placed an ad in the local newspaper and hired someone after reviewing several applications and conducting interviews. He was the ideal worker. He cut grass and reorganized her garage. Little did the victim know that she was slowly getting ripped off. The victim had placed a miter saw on Craigslist and when she had a potential buyer she discovered the saw was missing. The victim suspected the handyman because he had access to her garage where the saw was taken from. I ran his name in LeadsOnline and received hits on his name for 35 items in the previous 60 days. The victim was ecstatic when we were able to retrieve several of her stolen family heirlooms and keepsakes that belonged to her late husband. While the victim and I were checking the pawnshops, we discovered several other items she had not yet realized were missing. Thanks to LeadsOnline, I was able to go further back in time and find that he pawned 65 items since he was hired. In all, the victim was able to get most of her property back and could not be happier. Thanks to LeadsOnline this widow can still hold onto a part of her life that was taken away."
Det. Humberto Gonzalez
Kingsville Police Department
Texas
Rapid search of online database leads Washington police to stolen jewelry
"I investigated a report of a theft by a known suspect. I checked LeadsOnline and was able to locate 12 pieces of stolen property from one victim that sold the items at three different local pawn shops. I was able to successfully charge the suspect with possession of stolen property and trafficking in stolen property. This case would not likely have been solved without the help of LeadsOnline."
Det. Kevin Cays
Yakima Police Department
Washington
The music doesn't stop when you've got LeadsOnline on your side
"A local music store reported the theft of a $5,500 clarinet. At this time the victim of the theft provided a serial number for the missing clarinet. I searched the serial number in LeadsOnline and immediately found that the subject had pawned the clarinet approximately 30 minutes after the theft. Video evidence was obtained, placing the suspect at the music store as well as at the hock shop. A felony warrant has been authorized and the suspect is at large. We have had several other successes since we started using LeadsOnline. Thanks."
Det. Lt. Duane Loxton
Port Huron Police Department
Michigan
Ohio law enforcement solves property crimes with online database
"I searched LeadsOnline for a PS3 and video games stolen in a rash of burglaries. I arrested a suspect and ran him on LeadsOnline and found that he sold many of these systems. I called the victim's and got serial numbers, and was then able to charge the suspect with four additional burglaries."
Kevin Morris
Columbus Police Burglary
Ohio
Michigan police use online database to find stolen jewelry
"A gold ring with a large diamond was stolen, and we were able to develop a suspect. I checked the suspect's name in LeadsOnline and it came up with a hit at a local jewelry store. The store took a photograph of the ring which matched the victim's photo."
Det. Eric Krikorian
Port Huron Police Department
Michigan
Police use LeadsOnline to locate suspect in $166,000 theft from coin shop
"I received a complaint from the owner of a local coin shop in reference to jewelry stolen from the business. According to management, a recent inventory was conducted, resulting in locating over $166,000 worth of jewelry missing. During the investigation it was determined that a prior employee was a person of interest. I learned that over the past few months the former employee had been frequenting the store. On each visit, she would ask to use the upstairs restroom where the jewelry was stored. At this point, the first investigative tool used was LeadsOnline. The LeadsOnline search resulted in locating over $10,000 worth of stolen jewelry. The stolen jewelry was then recovered and returned to the business. Based on the LeadsOnline search, a warrant was issued for the suspect."
Det. Jamey Noland
Charleston Police Department
West Virginia
One hit leads detectives to uncover thousands in stolen constructions equipment
"While conducting my daily check on LeadsOnline, I came across a stolen gas powered air compressor valued at $1200. The compressor was stolen from a construction site just hours before being pawned by the suspect. I contacted the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office and advised them of the item being recovered. I was later contacted by a Deputy who advised that this case and the suspect interview led to several more construction site thefts being solved and the recovery of thousands of dollars in stolen generators, compressors and tools. The suspect was arrested and confessed to all counts charged."
Det. J.F. Taylor
Charleston Police Department
West Virginia
BOLO on stolen property leads Illinois police to car burglary suspect
"I received an email from LeadsOnline about a "Hit". The offender brought in items that were reported stolen from a vehicle burglary. I then checked the suspect's activity through LeadsOnline to see if he pawned anything else. There was an iPhone, but there were no reports of any thefts or burglaries where an iPhone was stolen. I then contacted Apple Security and gave them the Serial number. With that serial number, Apple contacted the registered owner of the device and advised them to contact me. The owner advised that sometime in August or September the iPhone was stolen from her parked vehicle, but she never reported it."
Officer Michael Townsend
Aurora Police Department
Illinois
Instant search of online police database leads to suspect arrest
"By using LeadsOnline I was able to locate stolen video games by searching the name of the game title. All of the games sold by the subject were identical to the ones reported stolen by the victim. With this information, I was able to interview the suspect and locate the victim's game console at another location."
Cpl. Ryan Hepler
Rocky Mount Police Department
North Carolina
Online law enforcement system helps police recover stolen tools
"I was recently transferred an investigation where an older gentleman was using a contractor to perform work on a residence he owned. The victim fell ill and wasn't able to monitor the job site for over a month. When he returned, he found that the contractor had abandoned the project and taken over $2,000 worth of tools the victim provided the contractor with to do the work. Upon searching LeadsOnline, I found all the tools reported by the victim and many more that he didn't even realize were taken. All the tools were recovered and given back to the victim. I just want to express how beneficial LeadsOnline has been since deploying it with our department. Great concept that has become the norm in Law Enforcement, thanks for your services."
Det. James Testerman
Vinton Police Department
Virginia
Database leads Georgia investigator to stolen property, solving four cases
"While investigating a burglary case, a suspect name was generated. I checked the name on LeadsOnline and found where he sold some of the stolen items from the burglary to a local shop. The investigation continued and led to the arrest of six subjects total and resulted in four separate burglary cases being solved, with numerous items being recovered. Without LeadsOnline, these cases would not have been solved."
Inv. Steve Kimbel
Madison County Sheriff's Office
Georgia
Image uploaded to LeadsOnline helps Florida police find stolen ring
"A victim had her wedding ring stolen from her home by a guest, but she didn't realize the ring was stolen when it happened because she was in the hospital. When the victim realized the ring was stolen, it was past the 30-day hold and the secondhand dealer sold the ring. Leads played a part in this because the picture of the stolen ring was uploaded into LeadsOnline by the secondhand dealer, and it was good enough to use as evidence in this case."
Detective Chris D'Angelo
Port Saint Lucie Police Department
Florida
Aurora Police recover stolen TV from burglary
"I ran a search through LeadsOnline of a possible suspect from a burglary. The search hit on a TV that was pawned in Aurora. The TV was the same make and model as the one stolen in the burglary. This property was recovered and identified by the victim as her TV. Even though the victim did not have the serial number, the make/model and the fact that the suspect pawned the item shortly after the theft was enough to recover the item."
Officer Michael Townsend
Aurora Police Department
Illinois
Massive police database solves crime
"Just the other day, I used LeadsOnline to locate my victim's stolen hammer drill. This is the best program ever, and I wish it was mandatory for all businesses nationwide!"
Det. Rocky Maestas
Onslow Police Department
North Carolina
Michigan Police solve break in case with one search of automated database
"I just solved another break in within our city using LeadsOnline. Searching the suspect's name led us straight to the property."
Cpl. Mark Parrinello
Dearborn Heights Police Department
Michigan
Case closed and property recovered in less than 30 minutes
"Just want to say the system worked to perfection. Took a burglary report and since I was provided a serial number, I put it in the system. Within 30 minutes of the original report, I had already recovered the property and arrested the suspect on trafficking and other charges."
Deputy DJ Osborn
Whatcom County Sheriff's Office
Washington
Kentucky Police increase clearance rates with LeadsOnline
"You all are great. I solved another case with your help. This guy will spend some times in jail."
Deputy Rick Craft
Worthington Police Department
Kentucky
Stolen iPad recovered by Illinois Police
"Once again, I want to thank LeadsOnline. I was able to track down a stolen iPad that was taken in a burglary. I found that the iPad was pawned the day after the burglary. I was able to obtain all the information on the suspect and video from the pawn store. An arrest was made just a few days later. Thanks again for all of your help."
Sgt. Vince Lamanna
Winchester Police Department
Illinois
Another quick recovery with LeadsOnline
"Just had another quick recovery in finding a stolen PS3 system by using LeadsOnline. I received a Burglary of a Habitation report where the victim had his serial number for his PS3 system. I checked LeadsOnline and there it was – a match for my serial number and general description of the systems and its components. I quickly contacted my victim and relayed the good news about locating his property, and during our conversation, I discovered the suspect was an old friend of his from school."
Det. Roy Murray
The Colony Police Department
Texas
Ohio police recover precious metals with nationwide online database
"A victim reported he had two rings stolen by a known suspect. The suspect's information was entered into LeadsOnline by name and nothing was located. Fifteen days after the reported theft, the suspect was checked again by her driver's license number. On this search, LeadsOnline indicated a positive hit. The hit showed that the suspect pawned the rings eight days after they were stolen. The rings were located at the provided location, and the victim was notified. After the victim arrived at our Police Station and identified the rings, the suspect was charged with two counts of theft and two receiving stolen property offenses. Leads Online has yet again saved our department time in investigations and stability in prosecution of these types of offenses."
Lt. Gary McNeal
West Jefferson Police Department
Ohio
Auto burglaries solved with LeadsOnline
"I was able to solve three burglaries to autos and the subsequent thefts thanks to LeadsOnline. Even better, I was able to recover two pawned items located in two area stores as a result of the information in this valuable police database. LeadsOnline was instrumental in the closure and prosecution of these cases and suspects."
Det. Tommy Massey
Murfreesboro Police Department
Tennessee
Kentucky police recover stolen trailer
"Once again LeadsOnline came through. I had a case of a stolen 16-foot car trailer, but there were no leads to go off of. I went to LeadsOnline to further investigate the case, and I was eventually able to make an arrest from the information I found in the online database."
Deputy Bobby Hickman
Ballard County Sheriff's Department
Kentucky
Housekeeping employee steals jewelry from elderly
"I was working a theft of jewelry case that occurred in a nursing home, and one of the elderly victims mentioned a housekeeping employee that she thought acted suspiciously around the times of the thefts. I had no other leads in the case and had no serial numbers to run on LeadsOnline, but I decided to run the name of the employee. I received multiple recent hits on her pawning jewelry and at least one of the jewelry items was a good enough description to make a match on paper, so I went and recovered three pieces of jewelry that a victim confirmed were hers and was able to obtain an arrest warrant on the housekeeping employee to file the case. Without LeadsOnline this case may have been inactivated without an arrest or would have been a lot more difficult to file."
Inv. Robert Henbest
Allen Police Department
Texas
Just like clockwork, we caught another crook
"We just had a burglary occur. We had a suspect name, and we knew he was in the area. Our detectives saturated the area looking for him while our Crime Analyst ran his name in LeadsOnline. She found a match that showed he always pawned at a certain pawn shop in a neighboring city. We sat up on that shop, and sure enough, up walks our suspect literally holding the stolen property. We took him into custody and he ended up confessing to the burglary, and we recovered all the property. Thank you LeadsOnline."
Det. Frank Rocha
Redlands Police Department
California
Another breaking and entering case solved in Virginia
"Thanks again LeadsOnline! Because of this tool, I was able to solve another breaking and entering, charging two individuals (one who I probably never would have discovered) with four felonies!"
Inv. Thomas Johnson
James City County Police Department
Virginia
Check LeadsOnline, recover property, arrest suspect, close the case. It's that easy.
"I recently had a case where my victim was a sister of one of our officers. She was convinced the person who stole her items had sold them on the street for quick cash. My first response was to check LeadsOnline. The leads acquired led me to two local pawn shops. Not only did we get her items back, but I found other items that she had not discovered stolen. All property was returned to the rightful owners."
Sgt. Robert Wiley
Merrillville Police Department
Indiana
Robbery of high-end jewelry story solved with LeadsOnline
"I found 17 pieces of jewelry, estimated at $150,000, that were stolen during a robbery of a high-end jewelry store in our county! The suspect has now been identified and arrested!"
Tori Lowe
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Texas
Michigan police solve more part 1 crimes with online database
"Clinton Township Police has been using LeadsOnline since February 2012. Since that time we have obtained 10 felony warrants and one misdemeanor warrant using Leads. Clinton Police have recovered four stolen guns and recovered stolen property from a neighboring community. We require, by ordinance, that stores take pictures of jewelry they buy. Using the picture, a victim was able to identify her jewelry even though it was melted down after the required hold time by the store. A warrant was obtained for the suspect in that case. Best of all, the department has made the storing and retrieval of pawn slips much more efficient, and at a minimal cost."
Captain Richard Maierle
Clinton Township Police Department
Michigan
Daytime burglars identified via thumbprints despite providing false IDs
"During a one week span in mid-October, Canton Township, Michigan, had multiple daytime home invasions where jewelry was taken. LeadsOnline assisted with locating said jewelry, but the suspects were providing false ID at the pawn shop. Thumbprint information obtained from LeadsOnline matched the home invasions thumbprints, and the two suspects were actually arrested while returning to the pawn shop with more stolen jewelry. Victims identified their items as well. Without the assistance from LeadsOnline, this case would not have progressed as quickly as it did. This is another success story and law enforcement benefited with the coordination from LeadsOnline."
Sgt. Todd Seipenko
Plymouth Township Police Department
Michigan
LeadsOnline pays off for a small agency with first login
"We are a small agency with only two full time officers. It was time consuming and costly for us to travel to our nearest pawn shops, which are over 30 miles away. We would spend all day checking receipts and inventory. We have been looking at purchasing LeadsOnline for over a year, and after a rash of burglaries, we decided to purchase the program. Upon our first search, approximately three minutes after our first login, we found two items from our recent burglaries. After several search warrants were issued, we were able to clear three burglaries and five thefts. We are confident that we will solve more crimes associated with the three arrested individuals."
Chief Jon Shaffer
Burlingame Police Department
Kansas
Police locate burglars traveling from North Dakota to Texas
"Recently, some burglars from North Dakota made their way down to Lubbock, Texas, burglarizing numerous properties along the way. Through LeadsOnline we were able to track their sales of stolen merchandise to pawn shops in Lubbock and Amarillo. Thanks for the help."
Det. Curtis Wadkins
Lubbock Police Department
Texas
Ohio detective recovers precious metals before smelting
"Historically I have been able to match stolen jewelry and other precious metals to valid suspects via our in-house pawn records, only to find that the items have already left the store for smelting, destruction, etc. I have often felt "behind the 8 ball". However, now having LeadsOnline available at my fingertips, it has aided me and my agency in solving several crimes over the past few years. In fact, I have personally solved a high dollar jewelry theft case AND a high dollar jewelry burglary case... just in the past week alone. Even better? I have been able to recover the jewelry prior to it being "lost" forever. Thank you, LeadsOnline. You make my job easier and more fulfilling. You have also allowed expensive and/or irreplaceable family heirlooms to be returned to their owners while assisting me in holding criminals accountable for their evil deeds. Keep up the good work!"
Det. Kurt Humbert
Lancaster Police Department
Ohio
Locating a stolen wedding ring
"Thanks for helping get a victim's wedding ring back before it was sold!"
Det. Paul DelaFuente
Travis County Sheriff's Office
Texas
The best technology for law enforcement
"I am assigned to work property crimes, and I use LeadsOnline a lot. It is amazing how many cases I solve using Leads. This is one of the best law enforcement tools I have seen in my 27 years of police work. I solve approximately 5 to 10 cases a month using LeadsOnline. Now that the metal thefts are getting popular due to the increase in the price of standard and precious metals I am now utilizing the Metal Theft Investigations System that is offered to solve some of the metal theft cases I have. If your department is not using LeadsOnline, LeadsOnlabs, or the Metal Theft Investigations System, then I strongly recommend these as one of the best crime solving tools a law enforcement agency can benefit from. Thanks LeadsOnline for making my job a lot easier for me."
Det. Karl Leone
Nederland Police Department
Texas
Police identify car burglar and return stolen golf clubs
"I was assigned a burglary of a vehicle where several golf clubs were stolen. The victim had a good description of them and the bag they were in. I checked LeadsOnline and found they had been pawned the day after they were taken. I was able to get a warrant for a suspect and connected him with another attempted burglary on the same street. Thanks!"
Det. William Gonzalez
Travis County Sheriff's Department
Texas
Burglaries solved in less than a day
"I have had two burglaries solved within 24 hours of them occurring this month, and it's all thanks to LeadsOnline. Thanks for your help Leads."
Det. Doug Henry
Barry County Sheriff's Office
Missouri
Tennessee detectives fight crime with LeadsOnline
"With the assistance of LeadsOnline, I have been able to recover thousands of dollars worth of stolen property which has since been returned to the victims. LeadsOnline is a great resource in the fight against crime."
Det. Pete Rivas
Blount County Sheriff's Office
Tennessee
Apple laptop recovered for college student
"While investigating a residential burglary in Chicago, I found out that the neighbor of my victim was seen knocking on the victim's door prior to the burglary. An initial search of LeadsOnline and interview of the person of interest yielded negative results. The victim was a student who had just purchased her Apple laptop and was not in a financial position to get another. Several days later, a LeadsOnline search revealed that our person of interest pawned the computer on the opposite side of the city in an attempt to cover his tracks. Without LeadsOnline, this would not have been possible. The person of interest was subsequently convicted of burglary and would not have been without the LeadsOnline system! The victim recovered her computer."
Det. Robert Olson
Chicago Police Department
Illinois
Oklahoma police locate stolen Xbox
"Thanks to LeadsOnline, we were able to recover a stolen Xbox 360. This resource is invaluable to law enforcement since it provides us with access to search for stolen items. The suspect in this case will be in custody shortly."
Inv. Jake Kelley
Wagoner County Sheriff's Office
Oklahoma
Florida police recover $10,000 in property in less than 24 hours
"Using LeadsOnline, our agency was able to recover $10,000 worth of Canon cameras and camera equipment in less than 24 hours after it was stolen. Thank you LeadsOnline for helping make our job easier!"
Cheri Pope
Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
Florida
Police solve residential burglary with LeadsOnline
"I found some of the proceeds from a residential burglary that I was investigating through LeadsOnline. That lead led to me finding the rest of the items as well as identifying the two suspects. Thanks!"
Det. Sean Vazquez
Northlake Police
Illinois
Home invasion case solved with LeadsOnline
"I received a report of items stolen from a house. I waited a few days, and then searched for the items on LeadsOnline and found some of the stolen items. Because of LeadsOnline, the victim was able to get some of her stuff back and the offender went to jail."
Sgt. Fred Cochran
Blount County Sheriff's Office
Alabama
Florida police use nationwide database to find stolen property
"I have two LeadsOnline success stories - Inv. Morris got a hit on a Nintendo system taken during a burglary. The property was recovered, but there were no charges since the guy who pawned the item bought it on the street and the complainant refused to press charges. I also located a bike that was taken in another incident. While looking for another bike, I recognized the bike from a case I had assigned to Inv. Goldwich. The bike was recovered, but again, there were no charges because the guy who pawned it bought the bike on the street."
Sgt. Robert Digonzalez
Tallahassee Police Department
Florida
Police in Georgia find stolen flat screen
"I used the LeadsOnline system and found that a subject had pawned a television that was taken in a burglary. I was able to recover the flat screen television, and after completing my investigation, I was able to charge the male that pawned the television with the actual burglary of the residence."
Det. Scott Goodwin
Milledgeville Police Department
Georgia
One of many successes for North Carolina detectives using LeadsOnline
"I recovered $1,925 worth of jewelry thanks to LeadsOnline. This is just one of many incidents where I've used LeadsOnline to recover property and make arrests."
Det. Rocky Maestas
Onslow Police Department
North Carolina
Police locate stolen property with LeadsOnline
"Through LeadsOnline, I found a unique type of eReader (eSlick Foxit) that was stolen in a burglary of a habitation. Due to the rarity of this item, I was able to locate it. Once this item was located I was able to determine the same suspect pawned more items at other locations. We were able to recover those, which led to the prosecution of the suspect."
Det. Joshua Kelley
Temple Police Department
Texas
Crook travels from Indiana to Florida to sell stolen Rolexes
"I received info via email from Greenwood Police Dept. Indiana, in reference to a burglary of a business that occurred and LeadsOnline showed that three Rolex watches were pawned in the City of Hialeah. The Hialeah Police Pawn Shop detectives located the stolen Rolexes. The subject was positively identified and the watches were put on hold."
Det. Donald Duhart
Hialeah Police Department
Florida
One LeadsOnline hit uncovers multiple stolen items
"We received a hit on a serial number for a digital Nikon camera reported stolen in a residential burglary. The camera was sold to the Pawn Shop before the burglary was reported. Running the customer's name returned four other pawns of stolen property without serial numbers at different pawn shops matching property stolen from the burglary."
Det. Alex Stephen
Seattle Police Department
Washington
LeadsOnline yields positive results in North Carolina
"Within 5 minutes of activating my account, I received a valid hit in an investigation with no current leads."
Det. William Rhoden
Macon County Sheriff's Office
North Carolina
Florida law enforcement solve find stolen property
"An iPhone, two Xboxes, a GPS unit, a computer, an iPad and jewelry were all recovered during my searches of LeadsOnline, and that helped me solve several cases. One was even from 2010."
Det. John Brazas
Port St. Lucie Police Department
Florida
Music to the ears – Alabama police recover stolen instrument
"Today I was able to recover a stolen mandolin, which allowed me to solve a burglary."
Sgt. Inv. Robert DePaemelaere
Blount County Sheriff's Office
Alabama
LeadsOnline leads detectives to stolen property
"I used leadsonline.com and was able to recover over $12,000 of stolen property from local pawn shops. I also was able to make an arrest for the person responsible."
Det. Christopher Ansley
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Texas
Pow! Property crime solved in a matter of seconds
"How is this for a testimonial? After convincing my administrators on how useful a tool that LeadsOnline would be to our Investigation Division, we finally opened and started a new account. As I was going through my tutorial, I used the name of a suspect from a case sitting on my desk. I have the suspect in custody, but I was still missing some property. So I entered that suspect's name to use as a training tool and POW! there are two missing pieces of property at a pawn shop in a neighboring city. How is that for effectiveness? It not only made me happy, but my administrators were just as elated. Thanks for providing a very productive service."
Lt. Ron Erickson
Rock Island County Sheriff's Department
Illinois
$5,000 case solved in five seconds by Philadelphia detective
"I just opened the account today and within five seconds, I solved a theft of over $5,000. A warrant is pending for the offender. Great site!"
Det. Al Bender
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania
LeadsOnline instantly identifies suspect in property crime
"A resident contacted me and said she was suspicious that a family member had taken over $17,000 worth of jewelry and electronics from her home over the past couple of months. I immediately searched the suspect's name in LeadsOnline and every item had either been pawned or sold to a local gold buyer. $8,500 worth of items has been recovered and we are still working with the gold buyer to hopefully recover more. We understand that some of the precious metals have already been melted down, but this is a huge score for us and Leads Online!"
Chief Brandon Perkins
Tyrone Police Department
Georgia
Georgia police solve more crimes with major database
"I just wanted to take a minute to say "thank you" to LeadsOnline! Thanks to being a member, it has assisted me in over 36 additional warrants this year. I have recovered everything from trucks to jewelry to Xboxes and fishing poles. This is like picking fish out of a barrel!! All I have to do is log in, and I start matching up pawned/scrapped/stolen articles with the thefts and burglaries that have occurred in our County. Once I show the suspect the LeadsOnline printout from the pawn or scrap yard ticket… the confessions come easy! I no longer have to spend time and gas traveling to all the different pawn shops and scrapyards. Thank you, thank you, thank you LeadsOnline! You've made my job so much easier, my arrests are up, and it has saved so much time to allow me to handle the additional caseload that has risen due to the falling economy (crime is rising daily). I also want to say a big THANK YOU for answering all my questions and being a great support system! She always seems to be as excited as I am when I get a hit/match to stolen items."
Sgt. Laura Hughes
Lamar County Sheriff's Office
Georgia
Georgia police solve burglary and recover $7,000 in property
"I solved one of my partner's burglaries while he's off on sick leave with knee surgery. I was able to contact the pawn shop and the neighboring police agency before the stolen property was sold, lost, scrapped, or melted down. I was able to call my partner's victim and explain that her over $7,000 worth of stolen property and family heirlooms had been recovered. p.s. Thanks for the free trial way back when. I think this makes 5 cases and counting just for me not including the other guys!"
Det. Brian Lee
Fayette County Sheriff's Office
Georgia
Expanded search for stolen property pays off
"We recently had a suspect burglarizing houses and breaking into businesses and stealing anything he could pick up for money to use for his heroin addiction. We recently were given a trial run at an upgraded LeadsOnline package, which was a great help in solving this case. We just indicted the suspect on two burglaries, one breaking and entering, two thefts and one receiving stolen property, LeadsOnline was instrumental in assisting with this case. Thank you!"
Det. Greg Perkins
London Police Department
Ohio
From Alaska to Oklahoma – detectives track stolen property across state lines
"Just got off the phone with a detective from the Lawton, Oklahoma PD. He came across a handgun pawned in Lawton that had a stolen hit from LeadsOnline. It was stolen from a 2001 Burglary in Anchorage that I actually was the case officer for when I was on Patrol. Long story short- this will be a good example for me to use in promoting LeadsOnline up here."
Det. Sgt. Ron Tidler
Anchorage Police Department
Alaska
Database identifies suspect in theft from military barracks
"Tonight, a victim reported that his 40/42 inch television was stolen from his barracks room while he was away for training for approximately 55 days. A query of LeadsOnline was made and a television matching the description was identified as being sold in Jacksonville, NC. A records search identified the suspect was assigned to the same military unit. Contact was made with the subject, and he admitted culpability to stealing and selling the TV at a Jacksonville, NC shop."
Inv. Daniel Hardesty
USMC Criminal Investigation Division
North Carolina
Automated pawn search gives Michigan detectives results
"A larceny report was made by the complainant and his mother. His brother is a crack/ heroin user and stole property from the home and turned it into several Michigan pawn shops. The family did find all the property before it was reported to this department. I am happy to report when I entered the suspect name into LeadsOnline, I got three hits in our city. The search bought back the property from all three stores, and the suspect has been written up for two separate Larceny charges."
Det. Tim Westphalt
Fraser Department of Public Safety
Michigan
Smart detective work – instant results with LeadsOnline
"When working a recent burglary, a victim gave a serial number, size and description of a stolen television. The TV was entered on GCIC. Several days later, I was contacted by another Police agency and advised that they had stopped a vehicle with a TV in it that matched my entered serial number, but the TV was a different size. I remembered the victim had stated he bought the TV from a pawn shop several months ago. I entered LeadsOnline and ran the serial numbers the timeframe of the last two years. I immediately got a return and verified that the victim had reported the wrong size on the TV as verified by the pawn ticket when the pawn shop purchased the TV. As a result, the TV was verified and confiscated. Without LeadsOnline, the verification on the TV size could have taken a while. LeadsOnline is a great investigative tool and a great search method for property."
Det. Rick Hammond
Athens-Clarke County Police Department
Georgia
Another crooks bites the dust
"Another one bites the dust... I recently identified a burglary suspect with LeadsOnline. A male and female from Clermont County were taking jewelry to pawn shops in Newport, Kentucky during a time frame in which we had three burglaries in Monroe Twp. Once confronted with the information from Leads Online the male confessed to six burglaries that he committed, and we were able to recover some of the stolen property. Thanks Leads Online... again!"
Inv. Bernard Boerger
Clermont County Sheriff's Office
Ohio
LeadsOnline makes detective work easier
"Stoughton PD again had success recovering a $1,000 chain saw – to think I've been doing it the hard way all these years, wearing the soles of my shoes out by going from store to store looking for stolen property!"
Det. Erik Veum
Stoughton Police Department
Wisconsin
Couldn't have solved this without LeadsOnline
"I had another case that your site helped me close! I took a report of a stolen gold and diamond ring, and the suspect was a family member of the victim. I was unable, however to locate the whereabouts of the ring. I confronted the suspect, who confessed to the theft, and implicated a co-defendant by nickname only. I was able to use this nickname to get a possible identity of my second suspect though your site (The nickname was his middle name). Once I had the name, I was able to locate the store that the second suspect sold the ring at, subsequently obtaining a sales ticket for the transaction, and returning the ring back for the rightful owner. Thanks once again, LeadsOnline!"
Det. Timothy Vincent
Onslow County Sheriff's Office
North Carolina
Indiana detectives clear more cases in less time
"The La Porte County Sheriff's Office was able to clear up to 10 burglaries based on pawn activity from one of two suspects! Thanks LeadsOnline!"
Det. Andrew Hynek
La Porte County Sheriff's Office
Indiana
Crooks get tired of playing games, too
"We received a report of a burglary where an Xbox and accessories for it were stolen. The crooks were tired of playing and pawned it at a shop in Indianapolis. With the assistance of Indianapolis Property Recovery Unit, we recovered the Xbox, and now have the suspect to interview."
Capt. Rick Isgrigg
Shelby County Sheriff's Office
Indiana
Automatic hit leads to identification of a stolen firearm
"I received a notification from LeadsOnline regarding a possible stolen firearm that was stolen from a Fayetteville residence in August of 2012. Detective Phillip Lee found the report and called the pawnshop where the firearm was pawned. Detective Phillip Lee spoke with an employee and confirmed the serial number and color of the firearm. The firearm is currently being held at the pawnshop pending investigation. Good job Detective Phillip Lee. Note: Detective Phillip Lee is not related to Detective Travis Lee!"
Det. Travis Lee
Fayetteville
Arkansas
Alabama police find stolen shotgun by searching LeadsOnline database
"I received a report about a burglary where a Howa Shotgun was stolen. I received info of a suspect and checked his name on LeadsOnline and located where the suspect had sold it to a pawn shop. I contacted the pawn shop and they advised me that they still had the gun and that suspect sold it to them. I was able to recover the gun in one day of receiving the report due to LeadsOnline. Thank you for such a great tool to have when working these type cases."
Inv. Corey Freeman
Cullman County Sheriff's Office
Alabama
House sitter turned crook caught with LeadsOnline
"A family arrived back home after a week of fun on vacation. They had trusted their daughter's boyfriend to tend to their family pet and house while they were gone. They were notified by this model boyfriend that while he was gone he noticed that the house had been burglarized. Oddly enough, the suspected burglar only wanted the flat screen TV and Xbox gaming console. Officers arrived and took the report from the boyfriend. They noticed that the lad was positive that the burglar entered and exited through an existing ajar window. Looking at the window, the suspected burglar was nice enough to place the screen back on before leaving. After seeing the behavior of the "boyfriend," Detectives were called and we thought Leads Online would be a great place to start to save us some time. We received a positive hit on both items stolen from the home, and had been pawned by a male of the exact identity of the resident boyfriend. LeadsOnline showed the location of the stolen items, and the victims were able to retrieve them. The family is now back to watching movies and gaming. The boyfriend was last reported to be sleeping in a nearby cornfield when warrants were issued and attempted. Thank you for your services LeadsOnline!"
Det. Brandon Smith
Village of West Jefferson
Ohio
One quick search identifies criminal activity
"The suspect has been denying taking the victim's jewelry, and once I ran a LeadsOnline check, it was revealed that he pawned the items over a one month time span at different pawn shops."
Det. Tom Carpenter
Travis County Sheriff's Office
Texas
Illinois police locate stolen property in rash of residential burglaries
"After having LeadsOnline for approximately one year it has paid off after a recent rash of residential burglaries. After checking LeadsOnline, we were able to locate some of the stolen property and apprehend at least one of the subjects who we subsequently charged with residential burglary."
Sgt. Vince Lamanna
Westchester Police Department
Illinois
Police use automated database to locate stolen laptop
"Using LeadsOnline, I was able to locate a stolen laptop, which was taken in a burglary in our city. Using LeadsOnline we were able to locate a suspect in both incidents, file charges and recover property which will ultimately be returned to the owner."
Det. Dusten Mckee
Del City Police Department
Oklahoma
Virginia investigators use LeadsOnline to identify suspects selling stolen jewelry
"Through LeadsOnline, we were able to solve a case in which two young males were selling jewelry from one of the suspect's mother (who had recently inherited the jewelry from a deceased relative). Thanks to Leads Online we caught two more bad guys."
Records Camellia Vail
Augusta County Sheriff's Office
Virginia
Effective interagency communications through LeadsOnline
"After running suspects name through LeadsOnline, I was given information she was being investigated by a neighboring agency for the same offense. I contacted prosecutor who linked both offenses."
Det. Paul DelaFuente
Travis County Sherriff's Department
Texas
Storage wars; Washington detective catches apartment storage burglar
"We had a burglary at one of our apartment complex storage areas. Within 24 hours, the suspect pawned most of the stolen tools. We were able to track and identify them through Leads Online. The victims were able to retrieve their lost items and the tenant who did this will be charged with the crime. In addition, since the suspect lived at the same apartment complex, he will now be evicted."
Officer Jason Jones
Kent Police Department
Washington
Stolen rings recovered from Ohio pawnshop for now-happy 86 year old crime victim
"I recovered two rings that were stolen and pawned from an 86 year old woman. She was so tickled we got them back. Awaiting Grand Jury indictments. Thanks, LeadsOnline!"
Det. Benjamin Hool
Oxford Police Department
Ohio
LeadsOnline support team helps detective solve crime
"LeadsOnline support team helped me identify an item shown to have been pawned on the same day as the burglary in which it was taken. From this information I was also able to locate additional items taken from the same burglary and establish a suspect. Thanks for all your help."
Det. Edward Wahrmund
New Braunfels Police Department
Texas
Virginia Beach burglary case solved by Staunton detective using LeadsOnline
"First time I had a chance to check on things using LeadsOnline, I found a Nintendo WII stolen out of Virginia Beach and pawned in Staunton by a subject from Chesapeake. Detectives there said it was taken in a burglary of which they had no leads...until now. Nice product, thanks."
Sgt. Eric Salemi
Staunton Police Department
Virginia
CSI van burglarized, Laredo Police use LeadsOnline to find the bad guys
"The Laredo Police Department received a Burglary of Vehicle call. The suspect had broken into the Webb County Medical Examiner van and stolen multiple items including a digital Kodak M530 camera. The police report was filed and a CSI responded to the scene and lifted several prints. We didn't have a suspect and the AFIS Examiner was loaded with work so we decided to check on LeadsOnline. The Laredo Police Department Investigators found information that a suspect had pawned the camera. The suspect was brought to headquarters for an interview and he confessed to the crime. He also implicated two other suspects. Investigators were able to obtain five (5) Warrants for Burglary of Vehicle C/A, Theft. All suspects were arrested. Thanks to LeadsOnline we were able to stop these burglars that were causing the Laredo Police Department headaches."
Ricardo Tanguma
Laredo Police Department
Texas
NYPD detective finds property stolen by healthcare worker hired to care for autistic child
"In an attempt to locate a lot of jewelry stolen from a house by a home health care aid, I used the LeadsOnline system with positive results. The victim has an autistic son and was in need of help. After two weeks of the aid coming to her home, she noticed cash and other small items missing. The asked her husband where her wedding band was, and noticed that all of her jewelry was missing, along with an iPad. After confronting the health care company, the aid was removed from the house and the police were called. After receiving the case, I entered all the information I had into the LeadsOnline system. I found the property and retrieved it for the victim."
Det. John Bellico
NYPD
New York
Police investigators find stolen property in Ohio pawnshops
"I was working an investigation for a breaking and entering case with thefts of lawn maintenance products. There were no leads to work with and no serial numbers for any of the property. With LeadsOnline I was not only able to locate all of the property, but as result of this information, we were able to obtain a confession of a previously-unknown co-conspirator. He gave up his partner who pawned the items! Cha-Ching!
While tracking down pawn history of a newly obtained suspect developed through LeadsOnline, I found an item of property that hadn't even been reported stolen to us yet, and subsequently will have breaking and entering and theft charges against the suspect and conspirator before the paper is even taken!"
Inv. Asst. Lisa Mead-O'Connor
Union Police Department
Ohio
Thousands in stolen jewelry recovered; detectives search Texas and Florida using LeadsOnline
"I was recently assigned a theft case in which a woman working for a house cleaning company was suspected of stealing $10,000 in jewelry. My initial LeadsOnline search with the suspect's name revealed 38 pawn transactions within the proceeding 60 days. This LeadsOnline hit included the pawn transaction where the suspect pawned the victim's jewelry. I subsequently broadened my search and found that since this same suspect has 98 pawn transactions in the past year with an estimated street value of approximately $80,000. A second agency has now contacted me with another victim of this same suspect. We expect many more victims to be identified and several other agencies in at least two counties to become involved in this expanding investigation. LeadsOnline has been a HUGE help to solve this case. I have just issued three arrest warrants (1 Felony / 2 Class "A" Misdemeanors) against this suspect who has reportedly fled to Florida... but she can't hide from you guys there..."
Det. Darrell Gibson
Travis County Sheriff's Office
Texas
North Carolina detective uses LeadsOnline to find stolen gold sold to gold buyer
"Using leads online, I was able to identify a ring that had been stolen in a residential breaking and entering. Identifying that ring (which was sold to a gold buying store) led to the eventual recovery of more than $5,000 worth of jewelry from the same break in, and to the arrest of the suspect in that case. It was less than 3 days from the time of theft to the first recovery of stolen property."
Det. David Plyler
Woodfin Police Department
North Carolina
Burglaries of homes and businesses in Arkansas solved by city and county law enforcement
"A local mechanic shop reported that a welder and battery charger had been stolen from the business. A few days later, a resident reported that her home had been burglarized. An XBOX 360, two games, and assorted jewelry was stolen from the residence. Five days after the first burglary, Rison Police Officer Eric Powers searched LeadsOnline for the stolen property. Officer Powers observed where an individual had sold a welder at a pawn shop in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Officer Powers also found that this person had sold some jewelry at another pawn shop in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Officer Powers went to the pawn shops and viewed their security video that showed two individuals selling the welder stolen from the mechanic shop. Officer Powers went to the other pawn shop and viewed the security tape where the suspects sold the jewelry. The two were picked at a residence in Rison, Arkansas. The male suspect confessed to committing the burglaries and that the female suspect sold the items because he did not have an identification card. All the items reported stolen in the burglaries were recovered thanks to LeadsOnline. Thanks Again."
Det. Josh Bolland
Cleveland County Sheriff's Department
Arkansas
High dollar property crime solved the same day of the report
"A report came in on Monday about a $26,700 jewelry theft that occurred over the weekend. The suspect was known, so once I typed him in the LeadsOnline search Monday afternoon, of course he popped up. He had pawned most of the jewelry Saturday, and we were able to respond and put a hold on the pieces. Once a friend of the suspect got wind of the investigation, he convinced the suspect to turn the remaining pieces over to the case investigator. Warrants were signed and all jewelry recovered. Team work and LeadsOnline led to a quick and successful conclusion. Thanks so much for all that y'all do."
Lt. Michael McKeel
Athens-Clarke County Police Department
Georgia
You can run, but you can't hide; detectives catch crooks traveling outside the city lines
"I was able to recover approximately 40 different stolen items that had been sold to multiple stories in three different cities. Without LeadsOnline, this would not have been possible."
Det. Jeff Erwin
Grand Prairie Police Department
Texas
Alabama detectives recover sentimental property with LeadsOnline
"Thanks again LeadsOnline! We solved another burglary and felony theft case thanks to Leads. Our victim was also able to recover his much loved Temple University class ring."
Det. Becky Ragsdale
Southside Police Department
Alabama
Nationwide database helps Mississippi detectives recover precious metals
"I was assigned a case regarding the theft of several pieces of gold jewelry which included a wedding band. Through LeadsOnline, I was able to locate and recover the wedding band from a nearby pawn shop just five days later. Thanks for all you do!"
Det. Becky Thibodeaux
Gautier Police Department
Mississippi
Investigative technology solves Colorado property crime
"I used the LeadsOnline system as an aid to locate property stolen in a recent burglary. The extensive investigative functions helped me locate the stolen property, which in turn led to the identification of two suspects. The pair had pawned dozens of items, at multiple locations, and the LeadsOnline system made it simple to track the property. As a result, the suspects were charged with multiple pawn violations and thefts, along with the original burglary, and approximately $5,100 in property was returned to the victim. I appreciate the user-friendly search options the system offers and will continue to use it as an aid in future investigations."
Det. Kim Ciesluk
Lakewood Police Department
Colorado
Ohio detectives recover stolen iPad for military officer
"Thanks to an automatic notification via LeadsOnline, we recovered another stolen iPad. This was an especially meaningful recovery because it belonged to an Air National Guard member who is due to be deployed for Afghanistan soon, and he was hoping to take it with him. It was originally stolen from his hotel room, and we are so glad that this system exists – it is well worth the money."
Det. James Kelley
Blue Ash Police Department
Ohio
Tennessee Sheriff's Office solves more cases than they count with LeadsOnline
"Cumberland County Sheriff's Department in Tennessee is very thankful to have the LeadsOnline service. Leads has helped our investigators solve several cases, so many in fact, that it's too many to try to list out!"
Inv. Jerry Jackson
Cumberland County Sheriff's Department
Tennessee
Cold case solved with search of LeadsOnline statewide database in Alabama
"I was searching for a game system. The system was taken several months ago and I had no suspects, however, today I sat in front of my computer looking at old cases and decided to enter the serial number from that case, I did and BAM! There it was, now the product sells itself. I spoke with my boss this morning and before I could get it out he said, we're gettin' that! I'm no rock star, but without LeadsOnline, it would be hard sometimes to justify what we do. THANKS LeadsOnline."
Det. Odis Carden
Odenville Police Department
Alabama
Positive match of serial numbers leads to suspect
"A subject pawned a Wii game console and games the same day it was stolen. Using LeadsOnline, I positively matched serial numbers, implicating the suspect. Thank you very much for your assistance. The owner will be very grateful to get his property back since he was actually trying to help the 'homeless person' who is responsible for stealing and pawning the items."
Det. Darleen Wisby
Beaumont Police Department
Texas
Residential burglary solved with a LeadsOnline search
"Stoughton PD solved another case using LeadsOnline. Several DVDs, CDs and other items were stolen from a residence. After getting suspect info, his name was queried, and yep you guessed it, all items were recovered from various stores. Thanks LeadsOnline."
Det. Erik Veum
Stoughton Police Department
Wisconsin
Save time investigating property crimes and still catch the crooks
"We had been hit with a series of 14 residential break-ins when I was introduced to LeadsOnline by a detective from our local Sheriff's Office. So I decided to sign up for a trial with since I had a couple suspects and serial numbers for some items. The first time I logged in, I closed 7 of my 14 break-ins. I had both suspects in custody by that afternoon with full confessions. A new suspect popped up on one break-in, and he subsequently admitted his responsibility. This program may be a little expensive for a small department with only eight officers, but the amount of time and fuel I saved by using this program more than offsets the cost. I think it a wise investment and your victims will appreciate the recovery of their property."
Lt. Rick Spencer
Boiling Spring Lakes Police Department
North Carolina
One LeadsOnline hit solves string of burglaries
"I was recently investigating a rash of residential burglaries that occurred in early 2012. I used LeadsOnline and located one piece of stolen property from one of these burglaries. I was then able to determine the suspect(s) to the burglaries, and I ultimately obtained confessions to approximately 10 of our 20 some-odd burglaries. One of the suspects was recently sentenced to over three years in prison. This was all made a heck of a lot easier because of LeadsOnline!"
Det. Jason Threlkeld
Miamisburg Police Department
Ohio
Police recovered grandmother's ring
"I was assigned a case where a grandmother had a ring stolen from her. Using LeadsOnline, I was able to find where her granddaughter sold the ring to a gold store. Even though the grandmother did not want to prosecute the granddaughter, she was able to get the ring back inside of ten days."
Det. James Melson
Fort Smith Police Department
Arkansas
Virginia investigators solve year-old case during first week on LeadsOnline
"Within a week of using Leads Online, I was able to track down property on three separate cases, allowing me to clear two of these. One of these was at least a year old and I had given up all hope of finding the item. The victim in this case couldn't have been happier to get his property back!"
Det. Winfield Rose
Williamsburg Police Department
Virginia
Arizona vehicle breaking and entering cases solved in less than one minute
"A victim parked her car and a suspect broke the window, entered and stole a Coach purse. The purse contained about $10,000 in jewelry, of special value both in dollar amount and personal was her $8,000 engagement ring. After speaking with the victim I went directly to LeadsOnline and in less than a minute I located the engagement ring. I went directly to the pawnshop, where I met the victim. She identified her ring. I followed up with the pawner who provided me with the name and location of the thief."
Det. Mike Gurr
Tucson Police Department
Arizona
Kentucky police get lucky with LeadsOnline
"I recently investigated a burglary of a residence. I used Leads to run the suspect name and I found all the stolen items in multiple pawn shops. As a result I was able to solve a second burglary with the same suspect as a result of Leads."
Officer Ronald Perkins
Williamstown Police Department
Kentucky
Texas detectives continue success with LeadsOnline
"Thanks to Leads on Line I was able to recover a stolen camera and video game system. I was able to identify suspects in two burglaries and get warrants."
Det. Chris Hughes
Travis County Sheriff's Department
Texas
Surprise kids – Ohio detectives using LeadsOnline can find jewelry you stole from your folks!
"We received a call from a resident who said jewelry was missing from his residence. He said the only people that had access to the house was him, his wife and her son. We thought that sounded fishy. We did some checking on LeadsOnline and determined the son had not only pawned the missing jewelry, but we determined numerous other items that were stolen from vehicles in our city and pawned by him. The merchandise was recovered and charges are forthcoming against the son."
Communications Technician Paul Richmond
Dublin Police Department
Ohio
Michigan law enforcement uses LeadsOnline to solve jewelry theft in minutes
"Suspect stole necklace from retail store valued at approximately $2000, ran to his vehicle and fled. Within 15 minutes, officer spotted the vehicle, but the suspect denied ever being in the store, etc. When store security video matched the driver, officers began searching the vehicle for the necklace, while the suspect changed his story continuously about its whereabouts. He first said he dropped it, and then he threw it into a field, etc. We knew it was a long shot, but we entered his name into LeadsOnline and found he had just sold it at an area jewelry store about 18 minutes earlier. (The ink probably wasn't even dry on the receipt yet!) The amount he was paid was the exact amount of cash he had on him when he was arrested. The store got its necklace back, the pawn store got their money back, and the suspect is still trying to figure out how his stories fell apart so fast!"
Det. Sharon Konfara
Westland Police Department
Michigan
Cross-jurisdictional law enforcement access solves crime in Chicago area
"Joe Howe just made an internal theft case out of our jurisdiction when he found an Aurora resident pawning 19 laptops for $4,000. As it turned out, he worked in the IT department of an Oak Brook company, misappropriated the laptops and pawned them in Naperville. After Joe put everything together, he turned it over to Oak Brook for prosecution. The only reason he was able to put this case together was because of the trans-jurisdictional reach of LeadsOnline."
Cdr. Nelson
Aurora Police Department
Illinois
It's official: LeadsOnline is the best pawnshop / scrap metal database for law enforcement
"After much research, we've found LeadsOnline the best system available for electronic collection and analysis of pawn records. The Pima County Sheriff's Department has definitely benefited from the additional investigative capabilities their system provides."
Lt. Deanna Coultas
Pima County Sheriff's Office
Arizona
Georgia jurors convict suspect based on LeadsOnline evidence
"The victim returned home after work and found his home burglarized of a flat screen TV and 80 dollars in cash. He made a report that evening and it was assigned to me the next day. I was able to talk with the victim on the following day when he gave me numbers on the TV and several names of persons that he suspected may have committed the crime. After getting off the phone with the victim, I signed on LeadsOnline, ran the numbers and the ticket that came up showed the suspect to be one of the persons that the victim had given me. He had actually pawned the TV at 12:30 pm on the day of the burglary a few hours before it was reported. I printed the LeadsOnline ticket, making it a part of the case file and obtained a felony warrant for the suspect. He was tried in Walker County Superior Court and found guilty of the burglary. The only physical evidence that was submitted at trail was the original pawn ticket from the store and the LeadsOnline print out that I had made. I did have to explain how we used LeadsOnline in investigations. After the trial and convictions which the suspect received 5 years, we polled the jury and they told us that the LeadsOnline was a big factor in their choice to convict him. So yes LeadsOnline really works well we have recovered a lot of property using LeadsOnline!"
Det. Sgt. Anthony Gilleland
Walker County Sheriff's Office
Georgia
All in the family; victim's cousin identified in burglary by detective using LeadsOnline
"I was giving a burglary report that occurred two days earlier. I had been given two suspects names for the burglary, but had no proof, nor any witnesses. I was thinking on how to best to work the case when it came to me to check the new LeadsOnline system that we have. I put in the description of my stolen property (two Craftsman Tools) and then it came back with a match to a local pawn shop. One of the tools was pawned on the day of the burglary and believe it or not, my victim's cousin was the person who pawned it. With this information I was able to get a warrant for the arrest of this subject. He was not listed as one of the two suspects in the burglary report. This person was not even thought of as a suspect, and as my victim said, "He's my cousin". With the arrest of this person I was able not to only solve the one burglary, but I was able to clear nine other cases which cleared a total of over 30,000 in stolen property. All I can say is LeadsOnline worked for me."
Cpl. Rodney Reed
Fort Smith Police Department
Arkansas
NYPD solves apartment burglary, finds elusive suspect using LeadsOnline
"A victim reported that her apartment had been broken into and suspected her tenants. After following up on stolen property, one arrest was made. The perp implicated a second perp. All involved in this case were serious drug users. A LeadsOnline hit was returned and showed that the suspect was pawning property and used an address that was previously unknown to investigators. Shewas arrested and the case was closed."
Sgt. Juan D. Duque
New York Police Department
New York
Georgia using LeadsOnline statewide pawnshop database to solve crimes in two seconds
"I just wanted to let you know that I made my first recovery of stolen property using LeadsOnline. I was assigned a theft by taking case and had information the stolen item may have been pawned in a neighboring county. Using LeadsOnline I plugged in the suspect's name and received a match in less than two seconds. The item was picked up, returned to the owner, and a warrant issued for the offender in a matter of just a few hours. LeadsOnline is a great tool for law enforcement and it has been a great help to our department since we started using it. Thanks and keep up the great work."
Inv. Steve Kimbel
Madison County Sheriff's Office
Georgia
Motor vehicle theft case in Colorado cleared via LeadsOnline
"A motor vehicle theft where the suspect took the vehicle from his parents and pawned it at an unknown location. Through a Leads search the vehicle was located at a pawn shop. Follow up investigation indicates the vehicle was not stolen but pawned by the son, the rightful owner. Case resolved."
Sgt. Joel Post
Longmont Police Department
Colorado
Suspect name used to solve crime via LeadsOnline
"I recently had a burglary case where a woman had several pieces of jewelry stolen that were of very sentimental value to her. She did have a suspect, and thanks to LeadsOnline, I was able to quickly locate the jewelry at a local pawn shop and put a hold on it. I then recovered all the jewelry a couple days later. My victim was so thankful to get her jewelry back and file charges against the suspect. Without LeadsOnline, we would not have the capability to find many stolen items so quickly and efficiently. Thanks again for all your help and support in keeping this program such a success!"
Det. Jill Liter
Beech Grove Police Department
Indiana
Cross-jurisdictional information sharing among law enforcement agencies using LeadsOnline
"I found two robbery and burglary suspects located in Montgomery, AL - which is located 140 miles from Jacksonville, AL. We knew that the suspects had moved from the Jacksonville area but did not know where. It appears that the two suspects have been pawning jewelry which is suspected of being stolen. We notified Montgomery PD of the two suspects and advised of their history. We were advised by Montgomery PD that the two were also suspects in a number of crimes it that area as well. We were able to advise Montgomery of information we had on the two suspects that will connect them to other crimes.
We would not have been able to obtain this information without LeadsOnline. Thank you."
Inv. Mike Denton
Jacksonville Police Department
Alabama
Missouri investigators use LeadsOnline free trial to solve $23,000 burglary
"The victims of a burglary reported a large amount of items taken from the residence. Value of all items missing was $23,789. Our detective unit used the 30-day free trial of LeadsOnline to locate some of the items reported as missing/stolen. LeadsOnline also led the detectives to the suspects. The detectives were able to get enough information and evidence to present the case to the Prosecutor's office for charges of burglary."
Det. Jeff Harman
Clay County Sheriff's Office
Missouri
Pawnshops and law enforcement working together to solve crimes
"For the past 15 years Chavela Simmons, the owner of All-N-One Pawn shop in Kanawha City, has enforced strict guidelines when a customer comes in with something to pawn or sell. We've always done paperwork even if we buy a DVD for 50 cents or a dollar ... it doesn't matter," Simmons said. "We take the person's ID, write it up, and it goes to the city of Charleston." And she's taking another step to help protect her business by signing up for LeadsOnline, a national database that the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department and the Charleston Police Department subscribe to -- to track stolen items. "It can make a huge difference in recovering stolen property and getting people to justice that are doing the break ins," Kanawha County Sheriff Mike Rutherford said. Signing up for the online program may soon become mandatory for any second-hand shop in the county if the "pawn shop ordinance" passes. Simmons' shop is one of several in the area that are ahead of the game. "I think it's going to be easier at the end of the day," Simmons said. "We do our books and close it out. It's just going to be one click, and everybody will have access to it." All it means for Simmons is swapping out paper for a computer screen. It's a move she hopes will save her shop money and trouble. The ordinance would not only include places like pawn shops and second-hand stores, but also scrapyards to help put a dent in copper theft. Since 2009, Rutherford says almost 100 stolen items have been tracked down in the county because of LeadsOnline. Forty-eight of those items were guns."
Kanawha county Sheriff's Department
West Virginia
Employee theft case solved in Pasadena
"A suspect had pawned numerous pieces of lawn equipment and power tools that belonged to a lawn maintenance company where her husband was employed. Both Bridinger and her husband, Jason Jayne, were charged with felony Theft and fled to the State of Michigan. Both were arrested earlier this month and are due to be extradited to Texas in the near future."
Det. Tony Ragsdale
Pasadena Police Department
Texas
Houston detectives use LeadsOnline training to start week by solving crimes
"My partner and I attended Leads Online training on Thursday at training academy. Today (Monday) we hit the ground running with it. It took hardly any time at all to get a hit on stolen property that was reported in a burglary of a building in our area. We followed the protocol that was taught to us in your training and are in the process of recovering the stolen property and filing charges on our crook. What an awesome tool you all have provided!"
Officer P.A. Urteaga
Houston Police Department
Texas
Two Oklahoma property crimes solved in 30 minutes with LeadsOnline
"Wow, I solved two burglaries the first 30 minutes I started using LeadsOnline and have made five arrests the first couple of weeks. LeadsOnline is a must for any Police Agency needing to lower the crime rate in their area."
Det. Kent Borcherding
Shawnee Police Department
Oklahoma
Checking LeadsOnline more effective than checking law enforcement pawnshop database
"I contacted a burglary suspect who denied she had pawned any jewelry. I used our normal procedure of faxing pawn checks to the local pawn shops on my suspect. The pawn checks came back negative. I then used the LeadsOnline to check on the suspect's pawn history, and what do you know? She had actually pawned $6000 worth of jewelry at a local pawn shop in the recent months. Since we have had access to your system, I have been implementing this as part of my investigative procedure."
Det. Frank Fuentes
Henderson Police Department
Nevada
Ohio pawner's name entered into LeadsOnline statewide database produces arrest
"We have been chasing an individual for about a year that was stealing just about everything in victims yards, ladders for scrap, any tool that he could pawn etc. We were able to shut him down at the pawn shops, and scrap yards in our area and the county northwest of us. The thefts slowed down, almost to a stop. Then he apparently found a place to get rid of the items and graduated to going into pole barns and garages, stealing any and every tool he could. We couldn't find where he was taking the stuff. We checked his name through LeadsOnline. A store in Newark which is in the County just north of us got the LeadsOnline program, and he was caught again."
Det. Andy Robberts
Fairfield County Sheriff's Office
Ohio
Apartment TV thief caught via LeadsOnline
"An apartment owner reported the theft of five 32" RCA TV's from her 250 unit apartment complex. She did not have the serial numbers, but all were the same model number. I ran the model number under description search and had 33 hits Texas-wide. Three were by the same person, in this city, at three different pawnshops. The address of the person making the pawns (and sales) was at the same apartment complex. Suspect developed and case solved. Thanks."
Det. James Carter
Bryan Police Department
Texas
Tacoma apartment manager caught stealing from residents
"Tacoma experienced two burglaries at an apartment complex. There was no forensic evidence recovered in either case however both victims made up a detail list of the items stolen. The first victim was missing a watch valued at $300, a wedding band valued at $500 and a Cartier necklace valued at $2000. The second victim was missing a $500 necklace and a $13,500 Rolex watch. Only the Rolex watch had a known serial number. Detective Al Calitis entered the stolen items into LeadsOnline and discovered the Rolex had been pawned the day after the burglary by the apartment manager. A further check on the apartment manager through LeadsOnline showed that the manager had numerous pawns involving jewelry. Det. Calitis checked on the other items that the apartment manager had pawned and was able to confirm that they were also stolen from his victims. Through LeadsOnline Det. Calitis also found that the apartment manager had pawned another Rolex watch which was valued at $8000. At this time, however, Det. Calitis could not find a victim for this watch. Det. Calitis interviewed the apartment manager and was able to gain a confession for both burglaries. It is notable that the suspect denied any involvement in either burglary until he was confronted with his pawn records which clearly showed that he pawned the items taken in the burglaries within a day or two of each burglary. After gaining the confession for the two burglaries Det. Calitis confronted the apartment manager with the pawn of the second Rolex. The suspect at first claimed it was his but eventually confessed that he had stolen it from his wife's employer. The apartment manager said that his wife cleaned house for a local attorney. While his wife was cleaning the house one day, the apartment manager stole the $8000 Rolex and a $10,000 wedding ring. Det. Calitis was able to locate the victim of this theft who was not even aware the items were missing. This case was made possible because of LeadsOnline and the resources they bring to law enforcement. The apartment manager was pawning all the stolen items outside of our county. Had Det. Calitis been limited to a local pawn database he would have not been able to identify the suspect or recover the stolen items. Further, even if there had been forensic evidence (i.e. – fingerprints) they would have been of little value since the apartment manager had been in each of the victim apartments for routine maintenance work which would have explained the existence of any prints."
Sgt. John Branham
Tacoma Police Department
Washington
Step-daughter caught after stealing $60,000 in property
"I received a case with very little follow up info except for a camera make and serial number. I ran the serial number through LeadsOnline and found the name of a possible suspect. The last name was different than the victim's so I had no problem asking him if he knew who this woman was. He went silent for a while and said, "That explains it...." His step-daughter had been cleaning him out and pawning items. We figured out through LeadsOnline that she had been at it for over two years and had pawned a retail value of about $60,000 worth of his stuff.
Step-dad and mom went forward with prosecution and the suspect plead guilty to the felony. We got his camera and some tools back. The other stuff was long gone but she was ordered to pay $14,270 in restitution."
Det. Todd Bilbo
Boise Police Department
Idaho
Tiffany jewelry found on LeadsOnline; far more sanitary than the other method for searching
"The jewelry store Tiffany and Co called us to report that they had just discovered that somebody from their cleaning crew stole several items from a back storeroom. They noticed that some items were missing from a storage bin so they reviewed the surveillance video and it showed the cleaning lady taking some items out of this bin and placing them in her jacket. The next day they confronted her and she admitted to stealing several bracelets, earrings and key chains all worth $10,900. When the Deputy arrived to investigate she gave him all of the items except 2. She said that she thought she dropped them at a Circle K earlier that morning. She went to jail for theft and I went to SEVERAL Circle Ks and looked through numerous trash cans. I ended up taking out all of the trash piece by piece and no luck. The next day I checked LeadsOnline, and guess what? She had pawned the 2 missing items the same day she stole them! She ended up pleading guilty to the charges and Tiffany's got the 2 missing items back."
Det. Alberto Gutierrez
Pima County Sheriff's Office
Arizona
Stolen property found via LeadsOnline automated pawn system
"Using LeadsOnline, I was able to locate property from two different residential burglaries, both of which were at different pawn shops. I knew that LeadsOnline worked, however, I did not have serial numbers on any of the items. All I had was one possible suspect, and another possible suspect based off of the address that he used. Thank you very much, not only from this police department, but also from the victims who were extremely happy to get their property back."
Cpl. Det. Robert Avella
Converse Police Department
Texas
Oklahoma Sheriff finds two burglars in Payne
"Using the LeadsOnline trial, I was able to recover stolen jewelry and a DVD player pawned by two different people from the same burglary. It's a great tool that should be used by all law enforcement and pawn shops."
Sheriff R.B. Hauf
Payne County Sheriff's Office
Oklahoma
Pawnshop robberies solved, thousands in stolen jewelry recovered for Alabama pawnbrokers
"Our agency was investigating a robbery of a local pawn shop. Surrounding cities were also working robberies of pawn shops believed to be done by the same people, about 25 robberies in all. While talking to another pawn shop, the manager told me about LeadsOnline. I contacted LeadsOnline and was setup for a free month. During my investigation, I received a name of a suspect. I put his name in and was shocked to see all the transactions. I, along with the loss prevention employee, went to the pawn shops listed and recovered nearly $6000 in stolen jewelry. This enabled me to obtain a warrant on the suspect. It also helped other jurisdictions. He was later picked up on a warrant. I believe this would not have been possible without LeadsOnline."
Det. Sgt. Rodriguez
Midfield Police Department
Alabama
Georgia detectives access rapid pawnshop data via LeadsOnline to solve crimes
"A victim reported that he was missing about $1000 worth of hand tools, and provided the serial numbers for one of the stolen items. This investigator looked this item up on LeadsOnline and located the tool in one of our local pawn shops. After finding the name of the person who pawned this item, this investigator then ran the suspects name on LeadsOnline and found that the suspect pawned the victim's tools at three of our local pawn shops. This investigator then made contact with all three pawn shops to look at the tools that the said suspect had pawn which were all pawned about three weeks apart. All the case that the tools were in has the victims name on the outside of the box. All the victim's tools plus some that the victim had no idea were missing was recovered and returned back to the victim. The suspect was charged with two counts of theft by deception for the pawn shops and theft by taking for the victim."
Cpl. Cary Jackson
Griffin Police Department
Georgia
Property sold out of jurisdiction; Illinois detective solves crime using LeadsOnline
"I was assigned a case involving of stolen property (tools) from a residential garage in Orland Park, IL. After ascertaining a person of interest, I conducted a LeadsOnline inquiry utilizing the suspect's name. The inquiry revealed the property had been sold to a pawn dealer located in a nearby town. Further investigation resulted in the recovery of approximately $2000 of stolen power tools and an arrest of the suspect."
Det. Brad Jankowski
Orland Park Police Department
Illinois
Pima County, Arizona investigators solve business burglary with LeadsOnline
"Recently, I was investigating a business burglary where numerous tools were taken, as well as two trucks and a trailer. One suspect admitted to pawning one stolen item. A check through LeadsOnline revealed that pawn transaction, as well as five other pawns of stolen items taken from the victim in this burglary. This led to an additional five charges, as well as the victim recovering some of his stolen items. Thanks LeadsOnline for the easy access to this information."
Det. R.E. Lopez
Pima County Sheriff's Office
Arizona
Louisiana detective busts maid who stole $173,000 in property
"A complainant noticed some of her priceless sterling silver missing and confronted the maid who had been working for her for approximately two years. The maid confessed to stealing the items. A more intense inventory was conducted and the complainant discovered more silver missing along with a lot of expensive jewelry, prompting her to file the police report. I began an investigation by using the LeadsOnline program to search the pawn shops for any activity involving this maid. I located a history dating back to one year which included $173,430 worth of sterling silver and jewelry that are part of the stolen property reported stolen by the complainant."
Det. Roger Courtney
Shreveport Police Department
Louisiana
New detective instantly successful solving crimes using LeadsOnline
"I was working with a detective who is new to our unit in investigating a case. I showed him how to use LeadsOnline as a tool to locate stolen items. He had a case where items totaling $4,000 were taken from a residence, and another case in which $2,500 worth of items were taken. I had the victim tell me the names of everyone that had lived at his residence. I checked all subjects with LeadsOnline, and found that a female subject currently living with the victim had pawned the items on the dates in question. I also found that the female suspect had pawned several other items of the victim's that he did not know about. The victim was able to recover tools, electronic items, and several valuable rings. The new detective was very excited to solve his first case, and was thrilled to use this tool. He now runs every case he gets on LeadsOnline. Thanks again for a wonderful system and tool for law enforcement."
Det. T. Snipes
Berkeley Police Department
Missouri
Oak Ridge Police solve church burglaries with LeadsOnline
"I was assigned a burglary investigation of a local church here in my city in which several electronic items were stolen from the church. I conducted a search through LeadsOnline and discovered my suspect had pawn the stolen electronics at several pawn shops in the City of Knoxville. I also discovered the suspect had pawned other electronics earlier in the year that I later determined were also stolen from the same church. This suspect and his brother now have active arrest warrants for their arrest."
Inv. Jock Coleman
Oak Ridge Police Department
Tennessee
Police use LeadsOnline to put the brakes on auto thefts, burglaries from brake repair shops
"Numerous tools had been stolen from Brake Check stores. There were no suspects or leads. The tools were entered into our department pawn database with no success on hits. We developed a name of a suspect and ran pawn searches. Not only did we find the tools stolen recently, but also the ones stolen in burglaries four months earlier as well. All were dutifully recorded in LeadsOnline. We can more than likely clear 11 Burglaries, 2 auto thefts and one burglary of a vehicle all thanks to LeadsOnline."
Det. John Hardage
Austin Police Department
Texas
Detectives solve crimes right after rollcall using LeadsOnline for first time
"San Antonio detectives logged in to LeadsOnline this morning after roll call and we conducted computer-based LeadsOnline training. Detective Robert Sholund was checking stolen property on cases which have been assigned to him. At 12:30 p.m. today, he got a hit on a Craftsman Electric Grinder stolen last month. LeadsOnline has begun to prove its value. As I was typing this, he just got hits on two digital cameras taken in a burglary of a business."
Assistant Chief Harry Griffin
San Antonio Police Department
Texas
Cheyenne Police use LeadsOnline to immediately solve two Part 1 crimes
"I wanted to send this message to let you know how the LeadsOnline system has already helped us in two investigations. The first case involves a grand larceny from a Wyoming Game and Fish state office building. I had been working the case for over two months and had not recovered any of the $14,000 worth of property that was taken. I had developed suspects, but had no solid evidence linking them to the crime. The very first time I used the LeadsOnline system I found one of my suspects had pawned a $600.00 computer that was taken from the Game and Fish building. This computer was recovered and I now have the link I need to pursue charges against the suspect.
The second case involves a suspect our department had been trying to locate for at least three weeks. The person is suspected in multiple grand larceny cases. By using the LeadsOnline system, we found a possible current address for the suspect and we believe this will assist us in finding him. All of the detectives are very pleased that this system is in place and we see the LeadsOnline system as being a great benefit to our department."
Det. Nathan Buseck
Cheyenne Police Department
Wyoming
Oklahoma construction theft case solved due to LeadsOnline coverage
"We solved a case of tools missing from a construction site. We were able to determine by using LeadsOnline that some of the tools were pawned locally, and some in surrounding jurisdictions. We never would have known about the tools pawned outside of our jurisdiction without the broad geographic reach that LeadsOnline provides. The system is user-friendly and allows for easy monitoring of our local stores, as well as those in other areas. Thieves will have fewer and fewer places to hide."
Analyst Judy Stanbery
Stillwater Police Department
Oklahoma
Using LeadsOnline, suspect in custody and confessing within the hour in Alabama
"I recently had resident come into the police department for a report of theft from a residence. With the help of LeadsOnline the case was solved and we had a confession from the suspect within an hour. LeadsOnline is truly an asset to law enforcement."
Sgt. Becky Ragsdale
Southside Police Department
Alabama
New Orleans police department detective catches car burglar using LeadsOnline
"New Orleans Police Department Detectives Ryan Vaught and Imani Ruffins conducted a serial number check of a reported stolen Garmin GPS device. The detectives drove to the pawn shop listed on the pawn ticket and were able to recover the stolen Garmin GPS unit. The GPS device was stolen from a vehicle. An arrest warrant for the subject listed as pawning the device was obtained."
Det. Ryan Vaught
New Orleans Police Department
Louisiana
Florida cold case heats up when investigator accesses LeadsOnline
"I began an investigation into a residential burglary with a named suspect. By utilizing LeadsOnline I was able to link the suspect to two previous burglaries which had been inactivated by my division. By utilizing the information from LeadsOnline I was able to secure felony arrest warrants against the individual from the State Attorney's Office and recover numerous articles for the victims. Additional charges are pending in several cases, but LeadsOnline was a great asset for this investigation."
Det. Scott Brozio
Port Orange Police Department
Florida
Computer stolen in vehicle burglary found by Kansas detective using LeadsOnline
"I ran a report search using LeadsOnline and located a computer that was stolen from a vehicle burglary. The computer was pawned a few days later and the suspect erased the hard drive in an effort to get around the security code. The suspect then entered her name as the user on the computer and downloaded a trial version of windows to make the computer appear to be hers. I contacted the owner of the computer who stated she did not know the individual who pawned her computer. I recovered the computer and identified a suspect in the case. Without LeadsOnline, I would have never been able to identify a suspect in this case or recover this computer."
Det. Jim Mummey
Shawnee County Sheriff's Office
Kansas
Vehicle breaking and entering cases are hard to solve. This Colorado detective solved a stack of them at once using LeadsOnline.
"Recovered six of seven items taken in car break ins. Suspects were charged with 26 counts of 1st degree criminal trespass and 14 counts of theft. Suspects will also be charged with false information to a pawn broker. Thanks for all of your help."
Det. Thomas Davis
Fountain Police Department
Colorado
Habitual multi-county church burglar caught in his sin by Texas detectives
"This agency took a report on burglary of a church where several tools and related items were stolen. A suspect name developed during the course of the investigation, and he was checked through LeadsOnline. The search yielded information documenting suspect pawn activity in two separate counties. It also allowed for a 100% of property recovery. LeadsOnline enabled us to "knock one out of the park" in the eyes of the complainant, and made available the evidence we will need to file charges and send the suspect back to prison (again)."
Det. Robert Warner
Seabrook Police Department
Texas
Stolen lawn equipment found via LeadsOnline before next mowing
"I received a report of stolen lawn equipment and through a search of LeadsOnline I discovered one of the items. I was able to make an arrest and return the stolen weed eater to the owner. If it wasn't for leads online I would not have been able to locate the stolen item."
Det. Shawn Terwilliger
Pearl Police Department
Mississippi
El Paso, Texas precious metals burglary solved with LeadsOnline
"El Paso Police were investigating a burglary of habitation. Witnesses reported seeing a suspect hanging around the area just before the burglary. Witness description led officers and detectives repeat offenders that strongly matched the description given by witnesses. Upon checking LeadsOnline for pawn history on these suspects, it was discovered that one particular suspect had pawned a distinct and rare ring which had been pawned on the day of the burglary. Because the ring was so rare, the victim was able to identify the ring as one of the items taken from the burglary. Thanks to LeadsOnline, we have put a repeat burglar away, AGAIN!!"
Officer Jose Sierra
El Paso Police Department
Texas
Happy Valentines Day from your police department
"On February 14th I entered a lap top computer into LeadsOnline that had recently been stolen. A couple of days later, I received a hit from LeadsOnline, saying the lap top was at a local pawn shop. I used the information provided to get an arrest warrant for the person who pawned the computer, and was also able to return the computer to its owner within a week of it being stolen."
Det. James Melson
Fort Smith Police Department
Arkansas
Widow's jewelry recovered. Disabled son's caregiver arrested.
"I recently had a case where a 67 year old widow was the victim of a burglary. She immediately suspected her son's care giver. Her son suffers from Cerebral palsy. Several items of jewelry were taken in the burglary. She stated the only things she was really concerned with were her and her husband's wedding bands. She stated the rings were purchased in the 70's at a cost of approximately $900 for hers and $750 for his. She stated she did have the rings appraised several years ago and the values were $5,000 and $3,800. A quick and easy check of LeadsOnline showed that the subject/care giver involved had been pawning small items at a local pawn shop but nothing related to this case. He had pawned some old coins and broken pieces of jewelry along with a small ring. After talking to the victim again she stated last year she had a full length black mink coat stolen, appraised value $15,000. There was no forced entry and no arrest had ever been made. She then stated that she had recently realized that several of her deceased husband's old coins were missing. I asked about any broken jewelry and she stated she did notice that several pieces were missing but never reported it. To make a long story short the care giver was arrested, the broken jewelry at the store was recovered and was hers. The subject had not pawned the wedding bands yet as he knew they were very expensive looking and was thinking of keeping them. The wedding bands and other stolen jewelry were recovered. Also the suspect confessed and gave me the pawn shop that the mink coat was taken to. After 1 year in storage the coat was still there and the victim got her coat back too; thank you LeadsOnline."
Sgt. Daniel Serrano
Westland Police Department
Michigan
Stolen jewelry recovered, suspect identified through LeadsOnline
"Thanks to LeadsOnline I was able to recover a $13,000 bracelet and get a warrant in less than 24 hours. Victim was very impressed and thankful."
Sgt. Chase Nagle
Vestavia Hills Police Department
Alabama
Fort Wayne Police Department finds stolen jewelry near New Orleans
"Our city and county had been experiencing a rash of daytime residential burglaries. One of the victims interrupted the pair of bad guys while they were breaking into his home. Based on his description, we were able to develop a suspect that the victim positively identified. A week after the incident, I found one of my bad guys pawning jewelry in Jefferson Parrish, Louisiana. Taking the description of the items provided by LeadsOnline, I was able to locate an entirely different incident with a similar piece of jewelry listed as stolen. I then contacted the Jefferson Parrish Sheriff's Office, who was able to locate, hold and photograph the items. Twenty minutes after getting those photos, my victim, and one of her co-workers, positively identified two of the three items sold in Louisiana. Thanks to LeadsOnline and the Jefferson Parrish Sheriff's Office, I'm able to get a good charge on a bad guy, and most importantly, get property back where it belongs."
Patrolman Joseph Lyon
Fort Wayne Police Department
Indiana
Florida detectives successfully use LeadsOnline for rapid pawn database information in Miami-Dade County
"The Unit was contacted by Miami-Dade County Police Department detectives to assist them in identifying fraudulent pawns in our city involving a subject they had identified. A LeadsOnline pawn database search revealed that the subject that had been identified had in fact pawned gold items on two separate occasions. All the items pawned positively identified by the Miami-Dade County Police Department. victim. The subject was arrested and charged by Miami-Dade County Police Department with burglary charges as well as false verification of ownership by the city of Hialeah detectives."
Det. Michael Moloney
Hialeah Police Department
Florida
CSI could not have done better than Cincinnati Police
"I received a burglary investigation, on which another detective had already done the crime scene. She stated she did not find any prints or DNA at the scene, but recovered a coat button from the window sill where the suspect(s) had entered. The suspect(s) closed the window on the coat button after climbing through the window, not knowing it was there.
The victim gave me the serial number from the TV that was stolen in the offense and I entered it into LeadsOnline. I immediately got a hit on a subject. My partner and I went out and located the subject at his family member's house, arresting him on Receiving Stolen Property. When we got ready to transport him back to our district, I asked if he wanted to bring a coat. His girlfriend grabbed his coat for him and it turned out that it was missing a button on the front pocket. The button we recovered was distinctive and matched the rest on the coat. The suspect gave a full confession and a name for another suspect. Without LeadsOnline, we never would have found that suspect."
Det. Casey Kreider
Cincinnati Police Department
Ohio
Vehicle burglary case, among others, solved with LeadsOnline
"I have only been using your program for about 8 or 9 months, but so far I have been able to solve several burglaries and thefts thanks to LeadsOnline. Officers of the Shreveport Police Department responded to a vehicle burglary in which a craftsman tool set was stolen from the vehicle. Upon their initial investigation it was learned that a neighbor had witnessed the burglary and provided officers with a license plate number. The case was then assigned to the Property Crimes Unit. Upon being assigned the case I ran the tag number and found that the car had been reported as unauthorized use against the owner's son. I ran the son's pawn history through LeadsOnline and found that he pawned the exact same tool set within an hour of the burglary. When presented with the facts that I had his pawn history, license number, and an eye witness, the son confessed to the vehicle burglary and was charged. The fact that I was able to locate his pawn history helped resolve this case and get the tool set back to its rightful owner."
Det. Eric Farquhar
Shreveport Police Department
Louisiana
Detective recovers ring for 80 year-old widow
"While speaking with an 80-year-old victim, I ran the suspect's name through LeadsOnline. I found where the suspect had pawned the victim's deceased husband's wedding ring. The victim and I went to the pawn shop, and she was able to recover the ring. I had a felony warrant for the suspect by the end of the day."
Det. James Melson
Fort Smith Police Department
Arkansas
Tricky Ohio criminal is no match for law enforcement investigator using LeadsOnline
"I use this program daily and have had great success with it over the last year. Last week, we knew that certain items were taken from a residence and pawned by a certain individual. That individual did not show up online, but by searching his home town, we were able to find the friend of his that actually used his ID to sell the jewelry. The case was successfully worked backwards to charge the bad guy. LeadsOnline works!"
Det. Sgt. Jeff Haugh
Columbiana County Sheriff's Office
Ohio
Stolen Xbox found via LeadsOnline
"A check of LeadsOnline resulted in the hit of a stolen Xbox 360 from a recent burglary in Warren County. The Xbox 360 was recovered by this agency and a warrant for receiving stolen property has been issued for the suspect. This is a needed and helpful tool for catching criminals. Thank you!"
Det. Stacy Rollison
Warren County Sheriff's Office
Mississippi
Multiple jewelry burglaries solved via LeadsOnline
"I just wanted to share a story of a number of recent burglaries that have occurred in our city (Pharr, Texas) targeting Winter Texan trailer parks. Numerous burglaries were reported in the past few months and with very little leads. A couple of weeks ago I received information of a possible female suspect scene leaving the area on a bike from a crime scene. I recalled an elderly female that was residing in our city that was always on a bike and a suspect to a theft of a wallet in a trailer park. I immediately ran the name of the female on LeadsOnline and found that she had pawned off a number of pieces of jewelry to a pawn shop in our city. I assigned the cases and all the information I had on this suspect to Inv. Quilantan. He immediately went to the pawn shop and placed a hold on the items and photographed them. Five burglaries were solved that day including one where over $30,000 worth of jewelry was taken by this female. The female was picked up within a day and gave a confession on all the burglaries she committed in our city and one in Weslaco, Texas. LeadsOnline has still shown our department to be an excellent tool in solving crimes. I would like to thank you guys and the good work done by my investigator (Juan Quilantan)."
Lt. William Edmundson
Pharr Police Department
Texas
NYPD uses LeadsOnline to get the truth from suspect
"A victim had hired an exterminator to treat for bedbugs. He also asked the exterminator to treat his father's house. Although there were no eyewitnesses, he proceeded to remove jewelry and electronics from both apartments. We had the opportunity to interrogate him with little success. While under interrogation, another co-worker entered his name on LeadsOnline and produced a positive hit! We then went to the pawn shop and retrieved the stolen property. He was appropriately charged with grand larceny."
Det. Kevin Chang
NYPD 108th Detective Squad
New York
Washington property crimes solved using LeadsOnline database
"I was contacted by a victim of a burglary who works in the next building from mine. She asked if I had located her items yet, and then gave me the serial number of the gaming console and games that went with it. I put the serial number into LeadsOnline and immediately located the stolen items, along with the girlfriend of the suspect. I contacted the store, put a hold on the items and retrieved them. Based on the information provided I was able to write PC and arrest the suspects."
Analyst Faustino Perez
Lummi Nation Police Department
Washington
Illinois police solve crimes using automated pawn system LeadsOnline
"Well I must say this site has been very useful! I just signed up last week for the free 30-day trial period. I received a call and was walked through the program. Ten minutes after hanging up the phone I began playing with the program. Immediately I found items that were pawned from a residential burglary here in Robinson, Illinois. That led to a suspect and three days later two search warrants were issued and several other items were recovered from a previous residential burglary. Of course an arrest was also made. Without this site the case more than likely would have never been solved. That made the Chief of Police and myself strong believers right off the bat. So we are looking at making the program a day to day tool for our department!!!!"
Sgt. David Marqua
Robinson Police Department
Illinois
North Carolina law enforcement investigators share information with other states with LeadsOnline
"Police have been using LeadsOnline for several years now in Fayetteville, North Carolina and have had tremendous success recovering thousands of dollars stolen property. I was able to help two South Carolina counties recover musical equipment stolen from numerous churches then brought to Fayetteville, North Carolina and pawned. That suspect was apprehended and convicted when he was given a plea agreement in South Carolina. That same suspect was also charged by our agency for similar charges and pled to those charges also. I have officers from other agencies that inquired about LeadsOnline and how it helped our agency and advised them to use the trial time and also sent them copies of our City Ordinance. I have been extremely impressed with what LeadsOnline provides to assist Law Enforcement with numerous types of crimes."
Det. Randall Bartay
Fayetteville Police Department
North Carolina
Investigator makes rapid Washington pawnshop recovery after vacation
"I saved my suspect's information from a burglary, and when I got back from vacation I had seven alerts that he had pawned items. There were several high-priced items pawned that matched the items stolen from the burglary. The suspect will be charged with Possession/Trafficking in Stolen Property."
Det. Mark Andrews
Yakima Police Department
Washington
LeadsOnline works while investigators take well-deserved time off
"Our investigator went out on vacation for a week. In a small agency there are not many options so that left me to cover for his investigative case load. As luck would have it, two separate theft offenses came in during that time. Much to my surprise (only because most criminals know not to pawn) both were solved in a matter of minutes using LeadsOnline. The ease of use, the accuracy of the information and the contacts it provides are priceless to our agency. I was able to place the items on hold and get them released to the victim in a few short days. LeadsOnline is well worth the cost for any agency. It reduces the need to travel to every pawn shop around."
Chief William Tackett
Argyle Police Department
Texas
Rapid pawnshop recovery in Oregon burglary investigation
"A 95 year old female had her apartment broken into and close to $5,000 in jewelry and other items were stolen. The victim had gone to the hospital the week prior and the residence was unoccupied when the burglary occurred. The victim and her daughter suspected the housekeeper who was employed with the senior community the victim lived in was possibly involved. The patrol officer who handled the investigation was told that the housekeeper just recently hooked up with a new boyfriend. Officer Barringer was able to identify the boyfriend by finding an Oregon State Police no insurance tow report from the weekend prior, where the female suspect had her vehicle towed. Officer Barringer ran the boyfriend using LeadsOnline and found that he had sold $1,600 in gold to a local business in Medford, Oregon. Detectives followed up on the investigation which led to the recovery of the victim's jewelry from the business and after a consent search at the suspect's residence the remainder of the victim's property was recovered. The suspects admitted to their involvement and it was determined the housekeeper had left the outside window of the victim's apartment open in order for her boyfriend to make entry. The housekeeper knew the victim had gone to the hospital and the residence was unoccupied. Thanks to LeadsOnline this case was solved within two days, where using the old "hand check" system it would have taken weeks possibly months. LeadsOnline also allowed for officers to follow up quickly on this investigation and because of that all of the victim's property was recovered."
Det. Justin Ivens
Medford Police Department
Oregon
Burglary suspect arrested from New Orleans pawn hit
"I have recently used LeadsOnline, which has helped me locate my suspect John Smith who pawned several items taken in a residential burglary. The property was pawned at two different locations in New Orleans, LA and has since then been recovered. The property has been identified by the victim as being her property and I am currently in the process of issuing an arrest warrant for the suspect."
Det. Brad Stanifer
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office
Louisiana
Detective finds stolen precious metals using LeadsOnline in North Carolina
"I recently worked a theft case, involving stolen jewelry. I was able to locate the stolen items through LeadsOnline. Not only did I find my suspect and recover the items, but I also located pawn tickets where my suspect pawned the items, then bought them back, before selling them again to the shop. This led to significant additional charges. Without the easy use of LeadsOnline, this case would have long ago been cold."
Det. Sgt. Tim Vincent
Onslow County Sheriff's Office
North Carolina
Investigators share information via LeadsOnline in cross jurisdictional investigation
"A suspect was arrested and confessed to several car dealership burglaries where he targeted the safes. After making bond, he vanished. He was flagged as a person of interest in LeadsOnline at that time. Seven months later, I received pawn hits on this subject near the Mexico border. Those law enforcement agencies were notified of the pawn hit and also of his background regarding dealership burglaries. They advised that they had several car dealership burglaries over the last few months and the m.o. was identical to this same individual. They were able to track this subject down and arrest him on several outstanding warrants. He subsequently confessed to dealership burglaries in that area as well. His whereabouts would still be unknown had he not been flagged as a person of interest in LeadsOnline."
Det. Shad Phillips
Abilene Police Department
Texas
Kentucky investigators improve solvability factors with LeadsOnline
"Fantastic investigative tool! Our most recent success involved a stolen television. Description in the report was a 26" Viore flat screen. That's it. No serial number, model number or suspect info was available. Normally would have had a low solvability number. Ran just the description through LeadsOnline and received a notification that someone had pawned a 26" Viore flat screen on the same day that it was stolen from our victim. That information led us to the suspect's front door, an admission and a very happy citizen of Christian County, KY. It would not have been possible without the quick, easy access of LeadsOnline. Victim in this case could not believe how efficient the process was. Neither could the perpetrator. Thanks again!!"
Capt. Chris Miller
Christian County Sheriff's Office
Kentucky
Telecommunications equipment stolen from vehicle found by detective using LeadsOnline
"While investigating a burglary of a vehicle, I used LeadsOnline and searched for numerous fiber optic cable analyzers that my complainant had serial numbers for. I received a hit on one and informed my complainant that I had only found one analyzer for him. I picked up the analyzer case from the pawn shop and later met with the complainant. When he opened the case he informed me that each component inside the case had its own serial number and that was why it appeared that I only found one item. He then proceeded to inform me that all of the fiber optic analyzers were there and that I had just recovered $31,000 worth of equipment for him. Thanks LeadsOnline."
Det. Manuel Parra
San Antonio Police Department
Texas
Detective recovers stolen family jewelry in North Carolina
"A report was taken by my office in regards to a breaking and entering of a residence. Through LeadsOnline I was able to collect the evidence I needed to make the arrest and close the case. More importantly, I was also able to recover the stolen jewelry that had been handed down through the family from their Great-Great Grandmother."
Det. Robert Spade
Onslow County Sheriff's Office
North Carolina
LeadsOnline does rapid investigation work for detective
"Using LeadsOnline last month, I recovered over $7,000 dollars in stolen property on numerous cases, and in the first few days of this month, I have already recovered $5,550 in stolen property in three cases."
Det. Stephen Bugg
Temple Police Department
Texas
Chicagoland burglars caught by detective using LeadsOnline
"I just wanted to let you know that LeadsOnline led to the discovery of a stolen computer. The computer was stolen during a burglary in Fayetteville, Arkansas. There have been no leads on the case until the stolen laptop computer was pawned in Little Rock, AR and it was discovered through LeadsOnline."
Det. Sean Vazquez
Northlake Police Department
Illinois
Stolen computer found by Arkansas detectives using LeadsOnline
"I just wanted to let you know that LeadsOnline led to the discovery of a stolen computer. The computer was stolen during a burglary in Fayetteville, Arkansas. There have been no leads on the case until the stolen laptop computer was pawned in Little Rock, AR and it was discovered through LeadsOnline."
Det. Jason Eddie
Fayetteville Police Department
Arkansas
Stolen Xbox found by Kentucky detective in one day using LeadsOnline
"An Xbox was stolen in a burglary, along with a laptop computer. With LeadsOnline, I found the Xbox. It was pawned the day after the burglary. I have arrested the suspect and cleared the case."
Det. Rodney Underwood
Louisville Metro Police Department
Kentucky
Free LeadsOnline account used Leads Missouri detectives to burglars
"The victims of a burglary reported a large amount of items valued at $23,789. The detective unit used the free trial of LeadsOnline to locate some of the items reported as missing / stolen. It also led the detectives to the suspects, and they were able to get enough information and evidence to present the case to the prosecutor's office for charges of burglary."
Det. Jeff Harman
Clay County Sheriff's Office
Missouri
South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia church burglaries solved with LeadsOnline
"Our agency arrested an individual that had broken into three churches. The individual was stealing stereo sound equipment out of churches. Our surrounding agencies were having church break-ins and we suspected him. After checking the individual and his wife on LeadsOnline, Macon County North Carolina and Rabun County Georgia were able to retrieve their sound equipment that was stolen out of several churches in their jurisdiction. Macon County property was pawned in Greenville, South Carolina."
Sgt. Scott Arnold
Oconee County Sheriff's Office
South Carolina
LeadsOnline saves costly detective time in criminal investigations
"I was recently working on a case involving a person who had pawned items in multiple cities. Using LeadsOnline I was able to track down items pawned in Dallas, Waxahachie, Lancaster, Irving, and Ft. Worth without leaving my desk. This used to take days to follow-up and now it was done in hours. I have been able to recover several items and with the cooperation of many pawn shop owners we will be bringing the suspect to justice."
Det. Daniel Claxton
Dallas ISD Police Department
Texas
Detective solves ten burglaries using LeadsOnline
"We ran a LeadsOnline search on a suspect, and from that were able to arrest and charge him with 10 counts of burglary and theft. Almost all the items were recovered. The suspect said that he could not remember where he got rid of some of the items. After checking LeadsOnline, several items were found pawned in another state. It made a lot of victims happy to get their rings, etc. back. Thanks, LeadsOnline."
Inv. Gary Etter
Craighead County Sheriff's Department
Arkansas
Church burglaries solved using LeadsOnline
"We had a series of church burglaries in in which the suspect would steal the church's utility trailer and then burglarize the church, loading the stolen property onto the trailer. There was no suspect information. Using LeadsOnline I was able to identify the suspect, recover three stolen trailers, and an assortment of stolen lawn equipment. In one week we recovered approximately $10,000 worth of stolen property. There is no doubt these cases would have gone unsolved without LeadsOnline."
Det. J.W. McRobbie
Arlington Police Department
Texas
LeadsOnline proves value in solving costly motor vehicle burglaries
"Since the acquisition of the Leads program, I have been able to consistently locate stolen property with relative ease. My latest success story is the clearance of a four-month crime spree in Atascocita, TX with over 61 cases. I was able to locate a suspect who had pawned property. Based on this lead, I interviewed him and his associates and obtained confessions on 61 counts of burglary of a motor vehicle and file 18 felony counts and 1 misdemeanor. 10 defendants were charged. LeadsOnline has taken us out of the dark ages and given us the upper hand. My only complaint now is the pawn shops that are holding out."
Deputy David Mayes
Harris County Pct. 4 Constable
Texas
Multiple crimes solved in first month with LeadsOnline
"We have only had LeadsOnline for about three weeks, but already have been able to recover property for victims, and develop suspects in cases that we may not have. Our system prior to this was usually about two months behind getting entered into the database. The feature I love is being able to save the searches and be notified when one of our known burglars pawns something. Thanks for a great system, that's "cop friendly"."
Det. Matt Buie
Ada County Sheriff's Office
Idaho
LeadsOnline search leads to 5 burglary charges in Arizona
"Recently, I was investigating a business burglary where numerous tools were taken, as well as two trucks and a trailer. One suspect admitted to pawning one stolen item. A check through LeadsOnline revealed that pawn transaction, as well as five other pawns of stolen items taken from the victim in this burglary. This led to an additional five charges, as well as the victim recovering some of his stolen items. Thanks LeadsOnline for the easy access to this information."
Det. R.E. Lopez
Pima County Sheriff's Office
Arizona
A quick search finds that stolen flat screen
"On July 26, 2012, we received a complaint in reference to a burglary in Delhi, Louisiana. The complainant had the serial number of the television. I did a search on LeadsOnline, and the search showed that the television was sold on July 28, 2012. Thanks to this information, I was able to obtain a warrant for the suspect."
Inv. Nathaniel Williams
Richland Parish Sheriff Office Investigations
Louisiana
Police recover diamond ring
"We just recovered a stolen diamond cluster cocktail ring!"
Det. Don Dillard
Boulder County Sheriff's Office
Colorado
Returning the tools to the toolshed
"Today, while using LeadsOnline, I recovered two Stihl chainsaws and a Stihl trimmer. It would not have been possible without LeadsOnline."
Inv. Michael Blackwood
Blount County Sheriff Office
Alabama
Instant win
"I took a theft report with suspect information. Ran the name through LeadsOnline, and located the items. Suspect was interviewed and confessed. Suspect was charged with theft and false swearing."
Det. Dan Jones
Middleton Police Department
Wisconsin
Success on the 30-day trial
"Our agency recently met with your representatives about acquiring your program. We are in the 30-day trial period, and I personally love this program. It has already helped me track down and arrest a wanted suspect. I had a suspect who was wanted for dealing in stolen property and defrauding a pawn broker. He lived out of our area, and I had been unable to locate the suspect. I ran him though your site and found a recent pawn transaction. The suspect gave a different and more updated address. I was able to research the new address and have another agency respond, contact and arrest him on my charges."
Det. Chris Kraft
Hernando County Sheriff's Office
Florida
PD recovers stolen rings
"The victim reported the theft of two rings. Using LeadsOnline, I found that two rings had been pawned by the brother of the suspect. The rings have been recovered and returned to the victim. Charges have been presented to the Prosecuting Attorney."
Det. Jens Barclay
Nevada Police Department
Missouri
$12,000 watch located in no time
"We ran a serial number from a stolen watch (valued at $12,000) through LeadsOnline. The watch was located at a pawn shop. Two suspects have been developed and charges are pending."
Det. Michelle Strugala
Willowbrook Police Department
Illinois
A small sampling of success with LeadsOnline
"Throughout this year, our relationship with LeadsOnline has been great. Recently, Det. Dunn had several success stories that he presented to you. During the course of two of my investigations from this month, I was able to identify property stolen during a burglary and a theft. The burglary was solved because the suspect was pawning the items the same day as the burglary. He sold an Xbox and DVDs to two separate stores in order to avoid detection. There's an arrest warrant being issued in that case. The other case involves an elderly victim that has been victimized by his family. His granddaughters have been stealing from him and pawning the items for the past year. We were able to recover a metal detector and tools for him, and then make arrests. There are other cases from 2011 that led to two arrests of family members stealing $30,000 worth of jewelry. The suspects were husband and wife who were stealing from a family friend. LeadsOnline helped locate jewelry that was pawned in other jurisdictions and led to two arrests. These are just three of the cases that are fresh in my mind where LeadsOnline helped solve a case. We greatly appreciate all that you do and it has been a great success."
Det. Brandon Vance
Newport Police Department
Kentucky
If you don't have it, you better get it
"Although LeadsOnline has been an awesome tool for us over the past several years, it has been especially amazing the past three months (May, June and July 2012). Our agency has recovered over $7,500 worth of our residents' stolen property over these few months. We had a total of seven victims who had their property returned to them because of this service. The staff of LeadsOnline is great and is always willing to lend a helping hand. If you don't have this tool yet, don't hesitate and get it NOW!!!! LeadsOnline, I thank you and our residents thank you!"
Det. Ernest Spradling
Schertz Police Department
Texas
Who knew what we missed before LeadsOnline!
"While talking to LeadsOnline, I found out about the NCIC report that contained a potential hit for a stolen item. After a few minutes, I learned how to review the full report for our agency. We had over 1,600 potential hits that had never been reviewed… Who knew we were missing so much? After going through most of them, I have been able to locate around 15 items that had been pawned. As of July 11, 2012, I have only 25 hits left to look at and already noticed 2 more items that appear to be ours. Thank you for the detailed instructions and checking on us from time to time."
Det. Craig Ferguson
Williamson County
Texas
Yep, it's just that easy
"A Nevada, Mo., resident recently reported a stolen laptop. I ran a quick search through LeadsOnline, found the item, and returned it to its rightful owner. The crook was arrested and is currently awaiting trial. The crook never knew what hit him!"
Det. Jens Barclay
Nevada Police Department
Missouri
Case after case, LeadsOnline brings it
"LeadsOnline has recently assisted in two of my investigations. A suspect stole multiple items and tried to avoid detection by selling them at multiple stores. Through LeadsOnline we were able to track down the items pawned. A warrant is currently out for his arrest. Another case yielded shocking results when an elderly victim's granddaughters stole $30,000 worth the property. LeadsOnline made our efforts in recovering his property a reality and led to the arrests of the family members. We greatly appreciate all that you do. LeadsOnline helps solve cases for us on a daily basis."
Det. Brandon Vance
Newport Police Department
Kentucky
Ain't friendship beautiful?
"In the past three weeks our department has recovered $25,000 in property. Since our first trial with LeadsOnline in 2010, we have had a significant amount of success. Without LeadsOnline, our success rate and recovery of property would be much different. Thank you."
Sr. Officer Steve Frantz
Eagle Point Police Department
Oregon
The ring wants to be found
"One of our deputies took a phone call from a female who was wishing to report two wedding bands missing from her residence. She had seen the bands three days prior. The victim provided authorities with a list of individuals who had been in her home over the previous three day period. The officer searched each individual's name through LeadsOnline and within minutes he knew where the rings had been sold and who had stolen them. Within a few hours, the deputy had recovered the stolen rings and made an arrest for grand larceny. The use of LeadsOnline led us directly to the crook. LeadsOnline is an incredible investigative tool."
Camellia Vail
Augusta County Sheriff's Office
Virginia
There's nowhere to hide. Seriously, there is nowhere to hide.
"In one week, I visited four pawn shops in three different counties to recover property from several different thefts. The property ranged from jewelry to lawn care equipment. LeadsOnline aided me in being able to recover the stolen property, allowing me to bring charges against five different criminals. They are now facing charges that would not have been possible without LeadsOnline. LeadsOnline has helped us bring local criminals to justice by identifying property that was stolen and sold outside of our jurisdiction. When we are able to return property to victims and have the opportunity to see relief on their faces, it's a tremendous feeling. Thank you LeadsOnline for being such a great service."
Det. Alan Judy
Cynthiana Police Department
Kentucky
LeadsOnline does it again
"A resident at a local elderly care facility reported her diamond engagement ring was missing. We quickly matched employees' names against the LeadsOnline database. One of the employees pawned an item that resembled the description of the stolen ring. After we identified the suspect, the resident described a female nurse aid tugging on her ring as she was being placed into bed. The physical description of the nurse aid matched the suspect identified in the LeadsOnline database. The nurse aid was called in for an interview and provided a full confession. She was arrested on the spot. LeadsOnline presented vital information that aided in the arrest of the suspect. LeadsOnline does it again."
Lt. Scott Summers
Franklin Police Department
Indiana
"Keep Austin Weird" ....and safe
"Several musical items had been stolen from a gentleman outside of a venue as his band was preparing for that evening's concert. It didn't take long to locate the equipment with LeadsOnline. Subsequently, an arrest was made and the equipment was returned to its rightful owner. Thank you again LeadsOnline!"
Det. Paul DelaFuente
Travis County Sheriff's Office
Texas
These crooks won't be stealing lawn equipment for a long time
"Various tools were stolen from a construction site in Shelby County, leading to the arrest of two suspects in the theft of the equipment. The items were recovered thanks to the help of LeadsOnline and the Indianapolis Police Department's Property Recovery Unit. The items have been recovered and the two crooks are awaiting trial. Without LeadsOnline, the suspects would have likely made away with the items. Thank you LeadsOnline for all that you do."
Capt. Rick Isgrigg
Shelby County Sheriff's Department
Indiana
Houma detectives don't play games when it comes to protecting their citizens
"Upon entering his home, a resident of Houma realized his backdoor had been forcibly opened. As he investigated his home, he realized his PlayStation 3 had been removed, along with the controllers and several games. Moving through the home, he discovered that his childrens' Nintendo DS and PSP had also been stolen from the home. After he filed a report, we did a quick search of LeadsOnline, and we located the stolen items by matching serial numbers of the stolen game systems to those reported by the pawn shop. A few other items within the home had been stolen as well, and they were identified by the victims of the crime. Over $400 in property was obtained from the scene. A suspect has been identified, and there is a warrant currently out for his arrest. LeadsOnline does it again!"
Det. Keith Craft
Houma Police Department
Louisiana
A quick theft followed just as quickly by an arrest
"We received a report of several items stolen from a rental house owned by a local doctor. A small refrigerator, microwave, stereo, and a TV/DVD combo were taken from the rental property. Property matching the description given by the doctor was identified in Indianapolis. A subsequent interview of the suspect led to a full confession. Thanks LeadsOnline!"
Lt. Scott Summers
Franklin Police Department
Indiana
Breaking & Entering, co-conspirators, and LeadsOnline... Oh my!
"I was working an investigation for a B&E with thefts of lawn maintenance products with no leads to work with and no serial numbers for any of the property. Thanks to LeadsOnline, I was not only able to locate all three pieces of property, but as result of this information, we were able to obtain a confession from a co-conspirator that was previously unknown, complete with him giving up his partner…who pawned the items! Cha-Ching!"
Investigative Assistant Lisa Mead O'Connor
Union County Sheriff's Office
Ohio
10 minutes, and the case is cleared
"I was able to locate several pieces of stolen jewelry, valued at over $4,000, within 10 minutes of logging in to LeadsOnline. This evidence should be enough to get a conviction, and we will be able to recover the property for the victim!"
Investigative Assistant Lisa Mead-O'Connor
Union County Sheriff's Office
Ohio
Caretaker tending to property, not patient
"Once again your service has paid off in spades for our agency. We recently had a case assigned to my partner, Detective Ross Breeding, involving the theft of a $6,000 ring committed by a hospice worker who was supposed to be tending to her dying patient. Apparently, she was also tending to his property as well. Thanks again, we can't imagine working without this valuable service. We use the service to track down stolen property, and also to track down crooks in other cases."
Det. Robert Warner
Seabrook Police Department
Texas
Tough lesson for this crook
"I wanted to make mention of another success story thanks to LeadsOnline. Seabrook Police Detective Ross Breeding checked the serial number of a camera stolen in a residential burglary through LeadsOnline and linked it to a suspect. The suspect was located and arrested after having been identified by a pawn shop clerk. At the time of the arrest, several hundred pieces of stolen jewelry were also impounded along with computers, electronic devices, and a plethora of other assorted small valuable items. This also cleared multiple burglary cases in the greater southern Harris county area, and resulted in several felony charges being filed against the suspect. While it may have been extra work, it is the sort of work a good police officer doesn't mind doing because it brought smiles to some of those who were victimized. Thanks to LeadsOnline, it looks like we will have more satisfying work in the future. Bad guys are getting spanked by the technology thanks to LeadsOnline".
Det. Robert Warner
Seabrook Police Department
Texas
One hit solved cases dating back eight months
"On February 7, 2012 I received a crime stoppers tip giving information about a couple scrapping air conditioner parts. I ran both names through LeadsOnline and found not only were they scrapping a large amount of copper, but they were also pawning a lot of car stereos. One of the stereos pawned was reported stolen to my department. On February 13, 2012, we began to follow this couple and caught them breaking into cars. An interview with the female helped solve cases going back to June 2011… This was all thanks to finding the stolen stereo on your site."
Det. Scott Tegtmeyer
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Burglary solved within 30 minutes
"Gautier Police Department solved a house burglary 30 minutes after receiving the police report thanks to LeadsOnline. Both stolen televisions have been located and a suspect has been charged with burglary. Furthermore, he is a fugitive from the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Thanks to LeadsOnline, we have located him to bring him to justice."
Sergeant Matt Hoggatt
Gautier Police Department
Mississippi
Evidence for 19 criminal charges on three suspects
"After a burglary was charged out, and the prosecutor's office declined to prosecute it, I was assigned to re-investigate the case. I checked all persons in the case through LeadsOnline and found that the TV taken in the burglary had been pawned. I recovered the television, completed the investigation and requested a total of 19 criminal charges on the three individuals involved. None of that would have happened if I had not found the television using LeadsOnline."
Deputy Craig Quick
Winnebago Sheriff's Department
Wisconsin
Valuable crime-solving tool in action
"In 2011, I had a burglary case where I identified a suspect and used LeadsOnline to check the local pawn shops after the burglary. I found the suspect pawned a ring at a local shop days after the burglary. I printed the photo of the suspect and a ring that was pawned. I showed the reporting party a picture of the ring, and she identified the ring to be hers. I then tracked down the suspect, and the suspect was arrested for pawning stolen property and for burglary. The suspect was later convicted of both counts. I found that LeadsOnline is an excellent tool to use, and I recommend it to all law enforcement agencies."
Deputy Scott Badger
Navajo County Sheriff's Office
Arizona
Same day recovery of tools for tornado victim
"A man who had already lost his home and business in the Joplin tornados reported tools being stolen. By using LeadsOnline, I was able to recover the tools, which were pawned in another town, and I arrested the suspect the same day the tools were stolen. Thanks to LeadsOnline, the suspect who came from Illinois to help with tornado relief did not succeed in victimizing our citizen who had already suffered such a loss."
Det. Christopher Carriger
Jasper County Sheriff's Office
Missouri
Evidence, arrest, confession. LeadsOnline makes it easy.
"An investigation into the theft of a $10,000 bracelet led to the possible identity of a suspect. A search using this extraordinary database revealed that the suspect pawned the stolen bracelet two days after the theft. I was able to recover surveillance of the transaction, but was not able to recover the bracelet because it had already been scrapped by the store. With this timely information provided by LeadsOnline, I was able to arrest the suspect and obtain a confession. We are currently working with other agencies in an effort to identify his involvement with other thefts. Thanks again for creating such a useful database."
Det. Chris Pollman
Chesterfield Police Department
Missouri
Four suspects. Eight felony charges. $94,000 recovered.
"Meticulously utilizing LeadsOnline I was able to arrest four suspects. A total of eight felony charges, including four burglary charges and four grand larceny over $10,000 charges were filed, and another department was able to make three charges based off the same case. This case was a multi-jurisdictional residential burglary and almost $94,000 in property was recovered thanks to LeadsOnline."
Jason Tapp
Spartanburg Department of Public Safety
South Carolina
Repeat offender caught, property returned
"In early February I used LeadsOnline to link a suspect to a case of burglary of a motor vehicle by using a serial number search. The suspect, who is a known and repeat offender, pawned a GPS that was taken during a car burglary. I was able to retrieve the GPS as well as video of the suspect when he pawned it. Charges were filed on the suspect and the elderly couple that had the GPS stolen was very pleased to get their property back. This case was solved almost immediately because of the information provided."
Det. Jeff Plemons
La Porte Police Department
Texas
False report filed; boat load of time saved
"LeadsOnline saved me a boat load of work. A citizen reported several items stolen during a home invasion, including a laptop computer, iPad, camera and other electronics. I checked her name in LeadsOnline and discovered she had pawned the computer and iPad just days before making the false report. I confronted the citizen with the information found, and she confessed to making a false report for financial reasons. Thanks LeadsOnline!!!"
Officer Mike Burrough
Northville Township Police Department
Michigan
$10,000 in electronics recovered
"Many thanks to LeadsOnline for providing the means to identify a ring of thieves burglarizing homes in San Antonio and for helping us recover approximately $10,000 in electronics! The ease of use and details provided in the searchable database made the arrests and recovery possible with just a few clicks of the mouse. LeadsOnline is by far one of the best tools invented for a property crimes investigator."
Det. Robert Sedillo
San Antonio Police Department
Texas
200 Blu-rays recovered for public library
"With a big assistance from LeadsOnline, I was able to recover over 200 Blu-ray discs (valued at $5,000) that were stolen from our Public Library. The suspect was arrested due in no small part to LeadsOnline."
Sgt. Chase Nagle
Vestavia Hills Police Department
Alabama
Property recovered for schools and churches burglarized by heroin addicts
"Schools and churches on the north and northwest side's of Chicago were being burglarized. Based on witness accounts, detectives in the Major Case Squad were able to determine a male and female suspect, and their residence was put on surveillance until they were caught in the act of burglarizing a Chicago public high school. During interviews, we learned they were heroin addicts with very little recollections of the places they had previously burglarized. Using LeadsOnline, detectives discovered proceeds from an additional seven burglaries, and we were able to recover and return a considerable amount of property to the schools and churches. Thanks for your products and services – it made our job easier."
Det. Sgt. Philip L. Cappitelli
Chicago Police Department
Financial Crimes Unit / Major Case Squad
Illinois
Jet fuel
"7:45 - Started coffee.
7:50 - Reviewed last night's reports.
8:00 - Read report of larceny: jewelry. Roommate listed as suspect.
Checked LeadsOnline.
8:15 - Listed suspect pawned stolen jewelry day after moving out.
Case closed.
8:16 - Coffee still warm."Sgt. Daniel Serrano
Westland Police Department
Detective Bureau
Michigan
Property located while the victim was on the phone
"You guys are the true rock stars... I recovered the proceeds of another residential burglary yesterday thanks to LeadsOnline. I searched for the victim's stolen items through LeadsOnline while I was speaking with the victim on the phone. I was then able to work into the conversation that I had located her items at a local pawn shop which made her extremely happy. Thank you guys for making my job so much easier!"
Det. Sean Vazquez
City of Northlake Police Department
Illinois
House maid confesses with LeadsOnline evidence
"I was investigating a residential burglary in which jewelry was taken. The suspect was the maid, and she denied any knowledge or involvement in the theft. Fortunately I ran the maid's name in LeadsOnline prior to the interview and discovered she recently pawned a large amount of jewelry. When confronted with this information, she broke down and admitted to the theft. If the information provided by LeadsOnline was not available, this case would not have been solved."
Det. Cpl. Michael Melton
Los Gatos Police Department
California
Seven burglaries in 48 hours
"As a Property Crimes Detective, I was assigned seven burglaries that occured over a period of 48 hours. With no initial leads in the case, I turned to LeadsOnline hoping that the suspects would pawn the property. Eventually they pawned the stolen property and ultimately sealed their own fate. Without LeadsOnline, I most likely would not have developed any suspects. With LeadsOnline, I broke up a sophisticated burglary ring and sent two qualified convicts back to prison. I thank you, and the citizens of Orange County who were victims are grateful as well."
Sgt. Roman Zelgowski
Orange County Sheriff's Office
Texas
Suspect identified and helps break up sophisticated burglary ring
"I use this system on a daily basis as part of my investigative process, and it is one of the best tools I have at my disposal! Recently, Detective David Spurgeon and I used LeadsOnline to research a suspect we had developed while investigating residential burglaries. Upon running a 60 day search, we discovered the suspect had sold 98 items in the previous 60 days! We also found he had sold a total of 141 items from January, 2011, through September, 2011. Some of the recent items he pawned were taken in a burglary just the day before. Once we located the suspect and interviewed him, we learned that he was the go between with other suspects who are doing residential burglaries on the Westside of Indianapolis. Without LeadsOnline we would have had a more difficult time locating this stolen property and identifying the people involved in these crimes. Thanks, again, LeadsOnline!"
Det. Larry Craciunoiu
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
Indiana
Rifle recovered five years after the crime
"I recovered yet another piece of stolen property using LeadsOnline. This time it was a stolen rifle that was taken during a residential burglary back in 2006. A big thanks to LeadsOnline on behalf of the Camden Police Department and the victim in this case. We have had so much success with your program that I even check it while I am off or on vacation. Keep up the good work!"
Det. Robert Henninger
Camden Police Department
Arkansas
One hit on LeadsOnline cleared multiple burglaries
"I received notification of a serial number match that I had entered into the LeadsOnline system. Confirmation was made that this was the same camera that had been reported stolen in a residential burglary case. In researching for the female who pledged this camera in a local business, it was determined that there were 110 transactions from her over the past eight months. Comparisons of the property listed in her transactions and property previously reported stolen to our agency resulted in additional burglary cases being cleared and also led to the identification of a male subject who had been committing these burglaries and using the female to sell the stolen goods. LeadsOnline – YOU ROCK with this program!"
Det. Rick Keeling
San Angelo Police Pawn Detail
Texas
Fresh leads in a cold case
"In July 2011, with the NCIC hit, I received notification of a pawned laptop computer that was taken in a residential burglary in April 2011. I recovered the laptop and returned it to the owner the same day. The owner was very surprised and happy. The defendant is still on the run and our Department would not have had a clue about this guy if it were not for LeadsOnline. Turns out he also has multiple unrelated warrants and may be involved in several other similar crimes. Thank you so much!"
Det. Joe Benoit
Omro Police Department
Wisconsin
First day of LeadsOnline trial yields two hits instantly
"Unbelievable! While I was investigating an Occupied Burglary case, I signed up for the 30-day free trial with LeadsOnline. Within approximately 30 minutes of signing up, I received a call from a LeadsOnline representative who was ready to give me a quick tutorial of the system. While searching for my prime suspect, I got a 'hit' in Kennewick, WA. We are now working on getting the victim's property back. I was very impressed. I decided to put another name in. This case involved a stolen laptop - BAM! Another 'hit'. This time it was in Renton, WA. Amazing! I couldn't believe it."
Det. Bob Sola
Spokane County Sheriff's Office
Washington
Multi-state theft ring comes to an end in Illinois
"An initial investigation into several snowmobiles being pawned at a pawn shop in Round Lake Beach, Illinois, led detectives from the McHenry County Sheriff's Office and Round Lake Beach Police Department to a multi-state theft ring thanks to LeadsOnline. After running a search through LeadsOnline, it was determined that the suspects were pawning snowmobiles and boats in Illinois, Iowa, Colorado, and Wyoming. Upon further investigation, it was learned that the snowmobiles and boats were stolen from Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Thanks to LeadsOnline, the detectives were able to put together a large-scale investigation that involved charges from several states."
Det. Lesperance
McHenry County Sheriff's Office
Criminal Investigation Division
Illinois
Sentimental and invaluable jewelry recovered
"My victim took on the task of caring for her dying mother the last few months of her life in her home, but she needed help. She had a regular handyman help with the upkeep of her house, and she paid his wife to act as a caretaker, helping care for her mother. After the victim's mother died on January 4th, she began the task of going through her keepsakes. The victim first noticed the ring that her mother always wore as missing. She also noticed her own wedding ring missing from her own bedroom that she had put away when her husband passed away. I did a search through LeadsOnline and learned that the female caretaker had pawned over 20 items of jewelry belonging to the victim and her deceased mother. The victim did not even realize that much of her mother's jewelry was missing. The pawn shop cooperated with the investigation, but regrettably, only a portion of the jewelry was recovered. The caretaker was arrested and charged with felony theft. It was learned that she had been stealing from the dying mother and the victim over the course of three months. Luckily, the victim recovered her wedding ring and some of her mom's jewelry, which all had sentimental value above and beyond the appraisal value."
Sgt. Michael Jones
Matteson Police Department
Criminal Investigations Division
Illinois
Crimes with no leads solved on first day using LeadsOnline
"On the very first day of activation, our investigators were able to solve a burglary that was 10 months old with no leads by finding stolen property that had been pawned. The suspect was also arrested for other crimes that he admitted to under interrogation. We were also able to solve a year-old theft by locating a stolen camcorder that had been pawned, as well as computer equipment stolen by a company employee and kept in pawn for several months. He had no idea how we found him and was very shocked. Thanks for a great search/investigative tool."
Det. James Kelley
Blue Ash Police Department
Criminal Investigation Section
Ohio
First LeadsOnline search finds stolen property
"During my very first search using LeadsOnline I was able to locate several items that had been stolen during a burglary. It not only enabled me to find my suspect but it also enabled me to return the stolen property to its rightful owner before it was resold and gone forever. I love quality tools that help me to do good work fast. LeadsOnline is definitely one of those tools."
Daniel Wentzel
Ft. Carson Police Investigations
Colorado
Helping solve crime on the Texas Gulf coast
"Just wanted to let you know that after learning a few new search strategies on LeadsOnline -- BAM! -- another one bites the dust! In fact I have cleared two older cases and a recent burglary. This investigation tool has once again sold itself. Thanks so much for your patience and assistance on getting us setup."
Det. Chris Beck
Sweeny Police Department
Texas
Cherished wedding ring returned
"The hit I received today enabled me to positively identify a suspect, close a case, and notify the rightful owner of where she could retrieve her wedding ring. Thanks LeadsOnline!"
Harold Duncan
Brook Park Police Department
Ohio
Tracking down stolen GPS units
"SeaTac International Airport and the surrounding area has recently experienced a significant spike in vehicle break-ins at local parking lots. As the case progressed, a victim provided the serial number to their Garmin portable navigation system that had been stolen. As a result detectives immediately checked the LeadsOnLine database and found someone had recently pawned the device. With the information from the pawn records they checked local Field Interview Reports and found the same individual was also listed as the registered owner of a vehicle observed in the area of recent criminal activity. As a result, the Port of Seattle Police Criminal Investigation Division and ProAct Unit began surveillance of the suspect. Within hours they were able to follow the suspect to a bank and watched as he cashed a yet-to-be reported check stolen from another vehicle prowl. The suspect was arrested as he drove away. Because of the LeadsOnLine information, the Port of Seattle Police were able to quickly arrest the suspect further minimizing the impact to the community, clear approximately 20 vehicle prowls, and recover and return a substantial amount of personal property to the victims."
Cdr. Ken Irwin
Port of Seattle Police Department
Criminal Investigations Division
Washington
Stolen power tools not gone for long
"I took a theft report with suspect information, ran the name through LeadsOnline and located the items. Suspect was interviewed and confessed. Suspect was charged with theft and false swearing."
Det. Adam Cox
Delhi Township Police
Investigations
Ohio
A $15 stolen knife solves a burglary case
"I became a detective in my department in March of 2010. I took over the cases of the detective I replaced when he went back to the work the road. Through LeadsOnline, I found a knife that was taken in a burglary at one of our local pawn shops. The female who pawned the knife was best friends with our suspect. I charged the woman that pawned the knife and she plead guilty and received probation, she has to attend theft classes, pay fines and restitution totaling over $800.00 for a $15.00 knife. Thank you for your help."
Det. Tim Reed
McCracken County Sheriff's Department
Paducah, Kentucky
Recovered four stolen items in one week
"I just got another hit on an item from LeadsOnline. I checked into the additional item and discovered that a Compaq computer was stolen from Radio Shack a few weeks ago at our local mall. I pulled the initial report from my department and verified the information that LeadsOnline was showing to be correct. I proceeded to a local pawn shop where the item was pawned and recovered the computer. I was able to obtain the information for the suspect who pawned the computer. Wanted to update ya, that's four items in a week that I have found stolen property through LeadsOnline."
Det. E.J. Tipton
Charleston Police Department
Criminal Investigations
West Virginia
Camera stolen by employee at camera shop
"I recently received a possible hit on three items through LeadsOnline for stolen property. I confirmed that the property was stolen through NCIC and pulled the initial reports from my agency. Once I verified that all of the information from LeadsOnline was correct, I contacted the pawn shop where the items were pawned and recovered two of the three items that were stolen. The third item had already been sold by the pawn shop, but hopefully we will recover it. The first item was a Sony Playstation 3 and warrants will be signed on the suspect for that incident. The second item that was recovered is a Nikon D90 digital camera recovered on worth $1,049.99. The item was recovered and when I contacted the camera store that the item belonged to, the employee who answered the phone admitted to the crime. She was arrested for Grand Larceny and was immediately fired by her employer."
Det. E.J. Tipton
Charleston Police Department
Criminal Investigations
West Virginia
iPad recovered
"Thanks to LeadsOnline, we were able to recover a stolen iPad from a local pawn shop that had been pawned two days after it was reported stolen. Not only was the property recovered, but the subject was identified and will soon be pending prosecution."
Det. Wesley V. Bair Jr., USAF
Lackland Air Force Base
Section Chief, Investigations
Texas
Suspects dumbfounded by police efficiency
"We were able to recover $8,000 in stolen tools in Valaparaiso, Indiana. I recently heard that that the female offender, who sold the tools at a pawn shop in Valaparaiso cannot figure out how the police found the stolen items and linked them to her. She thinks someone is ratting on them, so she and the other suspects are dumping their phones because they think we are listening! Thank you LeadsOnline for all your help."
Det. Sean Talbot
Bolingbrook Police Department
Illinois
Lights out for daylight burglaries
"I have been using LeadsOnline since 2001. The very first time I used this system, I cleared a felony theft case. Just in the last 2 weeks we have identified and located, several suspects in recent daylight burglaries. One group is several young men who were breaking into houses and then going straight to the pawn shops to get rid of the stolen items. We have cleared 4 burglaries, arrested two --- with more to come and recovered jewelry, movies and stereo equipment. Using LeadsOnline, we have been able to track suspect locations from Midland to Odessa, to San Angelo and back. Thanks again."
Det. Kent Spencer
Midland Police Department
Texas
Rockin' recovery of stolen guitars
"Recently our agency took a report for the theft of multiple bass guitars stolen from a collector's home. Once LeadsOnline was used, two of the stolen instruments where located at a pawn shop approximately 20 miles away and were subsequently recovered. And, two more of the guitars were recovered at another distant location. The case is still being worked up but I'm looking to file a Trafficking 1st Degree charge against the male suspect who appears to be a "friend" of the victim's son. Thanks LeadsOnline!"
Det. Steve Parken
Lake Forest Park Police Department
Washington
Over $7,000 of stolen jewelry recovered
"A pair of rings valued over $7,000 were stolen from a home in our city where the homeowner was having the wood floor refinished. I interviewed the two workers who were in the home and began my search using the information they provided me. Using LeadsOnline, I was able to run searches that located the stolen rings. The victim went with us to the pawn shop and was able to get her ring back within 24 hours of the report. Using LeadsOnline provided me with the lead I needed to solve the case and help return property that the victim never thought she would see again."
Det. Stephen Mette
Worthington Police Department
Criminal Investigative Unit
Ohio
In-home Worker steals more than $30,000 from employer
"A recent home burglary occurred, but no forced entry. However, the victim had two subjects employed at the home. LeadsOnline produced a lead on the housekeeper showing ongoing theft earlier than thought by victim. Information showed that suspect had pawned over $32,000 in a period from Feb-Nov 2010. Information from pawn leads resulted in confession from suspect."
Det. Kerry Thorpe
Murfreesboro Police Department
Tennessee
5-carat ring stolen and recovered
"I was investigating a theft case where a $15,000.00 5-carat diamond ring was stolen. The victim told me that the satellite repair man was at her house the night she realized that her ring was missing. I followed up with the company and gathered information on the worker. The supervisor for the company advised me that the worker was from St. Louis and was sent to the Birmingham area to help clear a heavy work load.
As I do in all of my cases, I entered the workers name into LeadsOnline for a search to be conducted. The third day that the information was in the system, I got a hit back on the suspect's name. The suspect pawned a ring matching the one of my victims' in St. Louis, Missouri. I followed up with a Detective in St. Louis to get the ring recovered and to get a picture sent to me so the victim could identify the ring as hers.
Once the ring was identified by the victim, I was able to get the ring shipped to Birmingham and get it returned to the victim. The defendant in this case was charged with Theft 1st and will be extradited back to Birmingham. Without LeadsOnline, the ring that had sentimental value to my victim would not have been recovered."
Det. Clark Raymond
Hoover Police Department
Alabama
Detective solves first case by recovering stolen items in 2 hours
"Last month I was reassigned to the Criminal Investigations Division of my Police Department. In less than a week, LeadsOnline helped me break my first case. The suspect in my case stole several items, so I looked on LeadsOnline first using the suspect name. My suspect had pawned an exact list of everything that had been stolen less than 2 hours after the incident. In less than 24 hours, I was able to recover every piece of stolen property and return it all to it's owner, a very rare thing in law enforcement. I was also able to charge the suspect with four felonies based on investigative information aided by LeadsOnline."
Det. Cory Burton
Asheville Police Department
North Carolina
Stereo stolen by meatball recovered
"I had a $1,800.00 car stereo reported stolen out of a vehicle and had no suspects at the time. Soon after, I was checking the individuals pawning in my county and I noticed a Pioneer Car stereo that was sold to a Pawn Shop in Mobile, Alabama, about an hour away. I noticed that the subject who'd sold it was someone that I had arrested for theft in the past and he had a nickname of Meatball.
I went back and looked at the report that patrol took and saw that the victim stated that he noticed a guy in his yard on the day the stereo went missing and he only knew him as Meatball. The stereo was identified as the stolen one and the bad guy was arrested. When I interviewed the suspect, and knew that I had the stereo, he stated that he knew he was done and he better get a lawyer. How did we ever do this without LeadsOnline? Thanks for being there for us."
Sgt. Ron Baggette
Clarke County Sheriff's Department
Alabama
Expensive earrings recovered and returned
"Two suspects recently stole a $2,500 pair of earrings from a Gold & Silver store. Using LeadsOnline, I was able to locate the earrings pawned by the suspects at a nearby pawn shop within a couple of hours of the theft. Using the Hold Forms provided by LeadsOnline, I placed a hold on the earrings, recovered the earrings, and returned them to the owner. This would not have been possible without the assistance and services provided by LeadsOnline."
Robert Powell
Euless Police Department
Criminal Investigation Department
Texas
4 antique tractors recovered in 4 days
"A complaint was made to the Grant Parish Sheriff's Office of a theft and burglary where four antique tractors were taken from a property, plus several items from the residence on the property. Less than one hour after receiving the complaint, a check through LeadsOnline revealed two of the tractors being sold to a scrap yard in Alexandria, Louisiana. The next day, another tractor was located at another scrap yard -- and the fourth tractor was located at a third scrap yard.
My search also found a High School ring from the complainant being sold at a Pawn Shop. The complainant didn't know the ring was stolen, so she was very surprised and thankful to get the ring back. At the start of the investigation I had four suspects, to date one has been arrested, two warrants have been issued and one pending."
Det. Doug James
Grant Parish Sheriffs Office
Colfax, Louisiana
Catch and recovery
"Thanks to LeadsOnline I was able to capture two people who committed multiple burglaries in our parish. By using the LeadsOnline database, I was able to obtain warrants for the individuals and recover the stolen items. Thanks for all your help!"
Det. Chad Madden
Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office
Louisiana
Pawn transactions leads to the arrest of bank robber
"Longmont Police Department's Community Service Officer / Detective Beth Buchholtz has the primary duty of conducting pawn investigations using LeadsOnline as a major tool in these investigations. During the course of her duties, she regularly reviews surveillance footage and compares those she sees with arrest photos. In doing this, she is able to identify many suspects by seeing photos of them. She recently viewed the surveillance photos from a bank robbery and realized the suspect was a person who she knew had been making a large number of pawn transactions. She passed this information on to the Robbery Detective. Additional follow up was conducted by other Detectives; an arrest warrant was obtained for and an arrest made of the person CSO Buchholtz identified. Not only is Beth adept at conducting pawn investigations she learns the "players" in Longmont and in this case was able to assist in the arrest of the bank robbery suspect."
Sgt. Joel Post for Det. Beth Buchholtz, Community Service Officer
Longmont Police Department
Detective Division (Property Crimes)
Colorado
Expensive bicycle wheeled back to its owner
"While searching my stores, I located a stolen bicycle valued at $800. The bicycle was returned to the victim, and the suspect was charged."
Det. Steven Fisher
Jeffersontown Police Department
Criminal Investigations
Kentucky
11 felony charges from one search
"The first case I solved using LeadsOnline generated roughly 11 felony charges, including theft and pawn violations. Searching with this program helped me locate stolen property fast enough to locate its rightful owner. I didn't even need serial numbers since I had one suspect's name.
I also just had a patrol officer hand me three printouts from LeadsOnline regarding a theft case she was working on. It helped me solve the case and retrieve all the stolen property within one day. Using the serial numbers, I tracked down three different felony pawns."
Jeremiah Brunner
Arvada Police Department
Investigations
Colorado
Pawn ticket and GPS data help catch repeat offender
"Earlier this month, one of our fine deputies took a burglary of a motor vehicle report. After reading the report, I found no serial numbers for the Magellan GPS that was stolen from the vehicle, so I figured this would be another inactive case.
But the next day, I decided to check LeadsOnline and entered just the words "Magellan GPS" in the description and Baytown, TX, for the city where I thought I might find my suspect. While scrolling through the list of several names, I found one for a suspect my partner and I had dealt with in the past. This suspect was good for some vehicle burglaries in the past and he had just recently pawned an item I was looking for. So, I printed the ticket from my computer and went to the pawn shop. Once at the pawn shop I asked the clerk to bring me the item that I was looking for. And lo and behold, I turned the GPS on and found my complainant's address inside. I recovered the property and returned it to a happy citizen. Oh, and it didn't take me long to convince the judge to sign off on the warrant."
Sgt. Charles Alexander
Chambers County Sheriff's Office
Texaso
5 burglaries and 1 arrest
"Recently, by utilizing LeadsOnline, I was able to clear 5 residential burglaries by arrest. The offender had pawned several items to a local pawnshop. Futhermore, I was able to retrieve some of the stolen property and return it to the original owner. Thanks LeadsOnline!"
Detective Mullen
McHenry County Sheriff's Police
Criminal Investigations Division
Illinois
$16,000 in stolen property found in just one month
"Howdy All! Since we came online August 1st with LeadsOnline, our Criminal Investigations Unit has recovered over $16,000.00 worth of documented stolen property. Many of these items are hand tools and chainsaws taken from Home Depot and high-end pieces of jewelry that were taken during a rash of residential burglaries. This investigative tool has been a big help to our department and its neverending fight against crime! Thank you for all your help and support."
Det. Serena Besuden
Port Orange Police Department
Criminal Investigations Unit
Florida
Illinois department gets instant success with LeadsOnline
"Our LeadsOnline account was activated around 4 p.m. By 6 p.m. that day we recovered numerous items taken in vehicle burglaries.
Needless to say we have had ongoing issues with these burglars for the past 6 weeks."
Det. Jason Wood
Normal Police Department
Illinois
Friends help another friend move... and steal stuff
"My victim was moving into a new house and had some friends helping her move. After getting moved in, she realized her Wii was missing as was a JVC Camcorder. She filed a report and when I contacted her she gave me the names of the people who'd helped her move. I ran a LeadsOnline check of the friends and found two of them (boyfriend, girlfriend) had pawned several items at several local pawn shops. I was able to locate the JVC Camcorder, put a hold on it, and arranged for the owner to pick it up. One suspect has been arrested and the other has made arrangements to turn himself in. We also located two lawn mowers that they pawned that were stolen on separate incidents this past week.
Thanks, LeadsOnline, for making things easy."
Det. Sam Barrale
St. Ann Police Department
Missouri
Three cases solved with one search
"A Deputy in the Nye County Sheriff's Office took a report of a burglary. Upon returning to the office, the Deputy ran the property through LeadsOnline. Immediately, he got a hit for a camera in LeadsOnline that had been taken during the burglary. The Deputy and I identified that the suspect who had pawned the camera was also identified as a possible suspect in a burglary of a residence down the street as well.
Using the information provided by LeadsOnline, police tracked the suspect down. Interviews and further investigation identified two additional suspects involved in this case. All three individuals were arrested and were booked into NCSO Detention Center. A search warrant was executed on the suspect's residence and a majority of the stolen items were recovered from the residence. During a search of the residence, several items were also located that had been taken during a third burglary that had not previously been linked to these suspects.
So, in whole, due to the Deputy running the serial number of a camera through LeadsOnline, we were able to apprehend three burglars, close out three seperate and unrelated burglaries, and the investigation is still ongoing into other possible burglaries."
Det. David Boruchowitz
Nye County Sheriff's Office
Nevada
Kentucky police reunite boy with his game system
"A state trooper asked me to conduct some searches on LeadsOnline relating to a burglary case he was working. The stolen items included a Wii system and some games. They belonged to a young boy of around 11 years old. I was able to find the system and the games and the trooper picked them up and returned them to the young boy that night.
The boy was so appreciative of our work that he tried to give the trooper one of his basketball trophies! I received an email the next day from the trooper telling me the little boy said to tell me thanks."
Melinda Thompson
Kentucky State Police, Post 6
Alabama police recover $37,000 in stolen jewelry
"More than $37,000 in stolen jewelry was recovered thanks to the hard work of Deputy Arthur Jeames of the Hale County Sheriff's Office in Greensboro, Alabama. Deputy Jeames ran the suspect's name through LeadsOnline and was able to not only find the rings, but also the pawn shop had a picture of the suspect holding the stolen rings in her hand!"
Bevely Hamilton
Hale County Sheriff's Office
Alabama
Housesitter helps himself to homeowner's stuff
"An NCSO deputy was dispatched to a report of a burglary where numerous items were taken while a couple was out of town. The investigation revealed that the only individual who had access to the residence was a friend of the family who was helping with the upkeep of the house while the couple was gone. The deputy sought assistance of NCSO Detectives and we ran the housesitter in LeadsOnline and discovered that the housesitter has in fact pawned the items that had been stolen from the residence he was supposed to be watching!"
Det. David Boruchowitz and Det. Eric Murphy
Nye County Sheriff's Office
Nevada
Surrounding area search leads police to suspect
"We recovered two stolen GPS units that had been sold to a pawn shop by the same person outside of our jurisdiction. These units were taken over several nights when numerous vehicles were broken into. Just by searching the surrounding area for pawned or sold GPS units, we were able to develop a suspect and recover property from several of the thefts."
Det. Randy Ratliff
Greenfield Police Department
Indiana
Search tool helps find items across jurisdictional lines
"Using the search tool, two other detectives and I working a string of burglaries were able to locate where a suspect had pawned a pressure washer, two gas-powered leaf blowers and a gas-powered weedeater. These items were pawned at three diferent pawn shops in Montgomery, Alabama. These recovered items were taken from different residences in Troy, Alabama by the suspect. Using this information, we were able to obtain two felony warrants of arrest for Burglary on the suspect. She is now in jail. Thanks again for your help with another investigation. LeadsOnline ROCKS!!!"
Det. Michael O'Hara
Troy Police Department
Alabama
More than one way to catch a crook
"Around the middle of May, a burglary report came across my desk that I thought should be routine, like all the rest, but this one continued to elude me and my leads. I'd heard of LeadsOnline from an investigator I've worked with from another jurisdiction.
I had exhausted every lead I had and other cases were piling up, so I put this one on the back burner. Every other day or so, I punched in the serial number in the search engine to no avail. After a week of that I remembered you told me of the different ways to search and search the approximate serial number and BAM! there it was! Without LeadsOnline I couldn't have solved this case.
Thanks Anya, you have been a great help , showing the several different ways LeadsOnline can help me help my community. If the rest of the staff at LeadsOnline are as helpful as you then you guys need to give yourselves a pat on the back."
Sgt. Lee Carden
Odenville Police Department
Alabama
LeadsOnline helps get a full confession
"During a recent St. Peters investigation of a Felony Burglary, a suspected acquaintance of the victim's daughter was a well-known local heroin addict. The suspect in this incident kicked in a rear door of the residence and over $8,000 in reported jewelry and electronics were reported stolen.
A subsequent investigation included surprising the suspect at his weekly probation & parole meeting and the subject was taken into custody. During further interrogation, the suspect was interviewed and later presented with multiple LeadsOnline printouts showing the suspect pawning the stolen jewelry and other items from the burglary.
After being presented with the LeadsOnline tickets showing the dates an times the suspect pawned the stolen jewelry & tools, the suspect made a full confession regarding the burglary and stealing. The suspect admitted to selling some of the items to pawn shops and trading other items for heroin from his drug dealer. The suspect's probation was revoked and he is currently incarcerated facing a 7-year backup for the probation violation and additional time if convicted on the two other felony charges."
Sgt. Lee Carden
Odenville Police Department
Alabama
Suspect gets away, but not for long
"Last week, there was an interrupted residential burglary. A Patrol Officer spotted the suspect's car and the chase was on. The suspect got away, but I was able to identify him. Through LeadsOnline, I found that one of the suspect's associates had recently pawned several items, and I matched the items to a recent car prowl case.
I arrested the guy who pawned the items and he admitted to pawning them for the guy that we had earlier chased. Because of LeadsOnline, I was able to arrest one guy, get some stolen property back to the owner, and get additional charges on the guy who ran from us.
Also, last month I was working a group who were breaking into homes all over the Puget Sound area. Using LeadsOnline, I was able to tie them to several other burglaries and get property back to the owners."
Det. Steve Hoover
Bellevue Police Department
Washington
Plasma TV recovered by serial number search
"On a clear day here in Arizona, like most days, persons unknown committed a residential burglary while the homeowners were away on vacation. Several household items were taken, along with several expensive camera lenses and a Sony 46-inch plasma TV. I conducted a search with LeadsOnline using a serial number of the TV. I received a "Hit" locating the TV in a Mesa Pawn Shop. The TV was recovered and returned to its owners. Two suspects have been identified as a result. Oral DNA samples from both suspects have been taken and submitted with crime scene DNA. I expect a match from one or both suspects."
Det. Mike Cruce
Oro Valley Police Department
Arizona
Plasma TV recovered by serial number search
"I use LeadsOnline everyday as a civilian pawn investigator assigned to the Property Crimes Division in Detectives. I have found stolen property in pawn shops in cases that were initially closed with 'no leads.'
I was able to use LeadsOnline to find stolen property in 12 cases that were linked to one suspect who had been breaking into cars in our city and a neighboring city. The same suspect escalated his behavior and began stealing store "spinner" displays of gold jewelry, and pawning the jewelry. The story has a happy ending for us and the victims, not so much for the arrestee.
A similar case occurred where a suspect broke into a heating and air conditioning repair van, stole several high-end tools, and pawned them. Using LeadsOnline, I was able to locate those tools and research the suspect's pawn history. I found that he had pawned several similar items in May of last year. Those items were then matched to a theft case that had occurred in our city!
Cases that had originally been closed with no leads were cleared. LeadsOnline makes it easy to solve pawn violation cases and return stolen property to victims. The suspects are left wondering how we found out about their crimes so fast! Thanks!"
Community Service Officer Beth A. Buchholtz
Longmont Police Department
Property Crimes Division in Detectives
Colorado
The case of the bad son
"I recently had a case where a mother claimed her son had stolen her credit card and used it to purchase $529.78 worth of video game systems and games. I ran the name of the suspect's son through LeadsOnline and did not find him. But, I then ran his friends and associates and found one of them had pawned the same video game system and games that were purchased by the suspect the day before. I retrieved the items and also the video from the pawn shop.
I was able to get a full confession from the friend and the suspect, who also confessed to another crime of check fraud. Two more of my cases solved through LeadsOnline!"
Det. Oren Skurnik
Bexar County Sheriff's Office
Criminal Investigations Division
San Antonio
Large theft ring closed for business
"Large theft ring... busted!
Utilizing daily monitoring of LeadsOnline, our department made three arrests last week, wrapping up an extensive theft ring in the western end of our county. We also recovered almost 100 percent of the victim's property.
LeadsOnline has become a daily go-to tool for me. Thanks for providing a great tool for us."
Investigator David McKnight
Marion County Sheriff's Department
Texas
Got some free time? Solve some cases
"I am a relatively new user of LeadsOnline and still exploring all of the features. On an afternoon when I found some free time, I was searching NCIC hits. In a matter of one half hour, I located a chain saw and Microsoft MP3 player that appeared to have been stolen from two agencies in our area.
This seemed way too simple, punch a couple keys find stolen items .... so I called Erin at LeadsOnline to make sure I was correct. She helped me confirm that these were good hits. (Thanks Erin, you are always so helpful ... Go Packers!)
I notified the agencies, who by the way are not LeadsOnline users, and although these aren't huge cases, the owners will be happy to be reunited with their property."
Investigator Pete Jakowski
Onalaska Police Department
Wisconsin
Agency solves case on first day of using LeadsOnline
"Our agency had recently gotten LeadsOnline and I had just completed my tutorial with customer support. I grabbed my first case and ran the serial number of a stolen computer monitor from a commerical burglary. Instantly, I got a hit and identified a suspect in the case! I had been checking this item through another system we have, but could never locate the item. Without LeadsOnline, there is no telling how long it would have taken for me to find this and solve my case."
Det. Christopher Reider
Greenville Police Department
South Carolina
Lawn mower recovered just in time for summer yard work
"A York County resident reported to the York County Sheriff's Office that an acquaintance had taken his John Deere riding lawn mower from his residence without permission. The resident stated he allowed the suspect to stay at his residence for a few days.
The resident returned from work and discovered the John Deere mower missing --- as well as the suspect.
York County detectives discovered through LeadsOnline that the suspect pawned the John Deere lawn mower that same day at a local pawn shop. A few days later, detectives were able to recover the mower."
Det. Ralph J. Gurganus
York County Sheriff's Office
Property Crimes
South Carolina
Two suspects caught, sentenced to 10 and 20 years
"I was assigned a Burglary and Break/Enter to a home and storage building. A Craftsman lawn mower was taken sometime between 1/21/10 and 2/2/10, when the thefts were discovered. I checked our local pawn shops for this date range for a Craftsman mower and found where one had been pawned on 1/27/10 (not the season for push mowers).
I was able to determine it was in fact the mower of my victim, an elderly man. I was able to interview the person who pawned the mower and the results were a full confession to more than $1,000 of additional property that was taken --- that the victim didn't even realize. In addition, an additional suspect was identified and also gave a confession. One is now serving 10 years and the other 20 years, thanks to finding my mower using LeadsOnline.
Thanks for a great Law Enforcement tool."
Det. Jeff Carter
Ft. Smith Police Department
Property Crimes Unit, Criminal Investigations
Arkansas
Busting a family tradition of pawning stolen items
"During another investigation, I noticed some suspicious pawn transactions from a mother, son, and daughter. This Stillwater family had pawned numerous MP3 players and video cameras at several different Oklahoma City pawn shops. These transactions were all within 3-4 days and spread out across several pawn shops in the OKC area. There were approximately 15-20 similar electronic items pawned.
I contacted the company that sold the specific MP3 player and learned the mother currently worked at a Return Center in Stillwater and was one of their more "trusted employees." I also learned of large amounts of electronic products mysteriously disappearing from the company, in which the company's own investigation had yielded no viable suspects. After showing the management the recent pawn transactions from LeadsOnline, they determined this trusted employee (and some of her co-workers) were actually embezzling large amounts of electronics from the company.
LeadsOnline is one of my favorite investigative tools when dealing with property crimes. Now if only the REST of the investigation went as easy!"
Paul Priegel
Stillwater Police Department
Oklahoma
Law Enforcement, Gamestop, U.S. Postal Service, and LeadsOnline work together to catch crooks
"Unknown actor(s) were stealing mail, including checks written by the victims to pay bills, from mailboxes in Johnson County. The actor(s) were taking the information from the checks and printing up new checks. While investigating the identity theft, I discovered one of the fraudulent checks had been written to Gamestop for more than $300.00. I contacted Loss Prevention at Gamestop and requested the serial number for the unit that had been purchased with the fraudulent check.
Once I received this information, I checked the serial number through LeadsOnline and located the unit which had been pawned. After checking out the suspect, I learned he had been arrested for fraud and other offenses in the past. I shared this information with an investigator at the U.S. Postal Inspector's Office. It turned out this individual was responsible for mail theft and identity theft in numerous jurisdictions; therefore, it was adopted by the U.S. Postal Inspector's Office and filed through the federal courts. ...All because of LeadsOnline!"
Cindy McGuire
Johnson County Sheriff's Office
Texas
The power of serial number search
"We had a breaking and entering case where a very expensive saw was stolen. I ran the serial number through LeadsOnline and received a hit. Further investigation revealed that the suspect has a pattern of these incidents and also has warrants out for his arrest on unrelated charges. Thanks LeadsOnline, for all of your help."
Det. Bryan Kohler
Fairfield County Sheriff's Office
Ohio
Detailed descriptions on pawn shop records identify stolen items
"A Shreveport resident called me in my office in reference to a theft that occurred at his home. The victim explained that his cousin came to his residence to borrow some money. When the victim went into another room of the residence, his cousin collected several items belonging to the victim, and fled.
The victim called me after hearing the suspect pawned one of the items, an Xbox 360 and its peripherals, at a local pawn shop; however, he was unable to provide the serial number for the items. Using the LeadsOnline database, I was able to research the suspect's information to determine the suspect pawned the items reported stolen, around the time the theft occurred.
Having this information, the police department's pawn investigator, Detective Courtney responded to the business in an effort to verify the items pawned belonged to the victim. Det. Courtney was able to verify descriptive information exclusive to the victim's video game console, corroborating information the victim provided. The items pawned were placed on hold with the pawn shop, and a warrant was obtained for the suspect's arrest.
A Caddo Parish District Court Judge signed a warrant charging the suspect with one count of Felony Theft and the suspect was arrested. Thanks LeadsOnline!"
Corp. Eric Miles
Shreveport Police Department
Louisiana
One search solves multiple crimes
"I received a burglary report from patrol that listed stolen items, however no suspect information existed, and there wasn't any evidence recovered at the scene. As usual, the victims did not have the serial numbers listed for their stolen items.
I ran a generic check on LeadsOnline for one of the stolen items: an acoustic Fender guitar. Of particular interest was a male who had pawned an acoustic Fender guitar in an a city about thirty miles away, the same day as the burglary. I then ran a search of that male's pawn activity and saw that he had pawned a digital camera just three days later, matching the description of the one stolen in the burglary.
I was able to contact the pawn shops and after they emailed me photos of the stolen items, I was able to confirm with the victim that the items were in fact theirs and that the person who had pawned them was their son-in-law. The items were recovered and the suspect was arrested. Upon the suspect's arrest, we located a stolen credit card on his person from a vehicle prowl that patrol deputies were taking the report on just a few miles down the road. A search of his residence turned up evidence from another burglary in an adjoining jurisdiction, to which the suspect ultimately confessed, as well as to burglarizing his in-laws' residence.
Had it not been for LeadsOnline and the service that you provide, these cases would have probably never been solved and the property never recovered."
Det. Jeff Rhoades
Mason County Sheriff's Office
Washington State
Diamond earrings sold in another city recovered with LeadsOnline
"We received a case assignment concerning theft of property during a residential move. The victim had using a moving company. After the move, the victim noticed that a pair of diamond earrings valued over $5,000 was missing. The victim had the name of an employee who had been alone briefly inside the master bedroom, where the jewelry was kept. A report was filed by the victim, but a search on the suspect's name came back without a lead. We then cross referenced the property description, which led to locating property outside our jurisdiction, in Nashville. The earrings were pawned day after the victim's move, but by the suspect's girlfriend. The earrings were recovered and returned to the victim."
Det. Kerry Thorpe
Murfreesboro Police Department
Tennessee
Items pawned outside city quickly recovered
"We had a residential theft wherein a laptop computer, a 64" TV and a 32" TV were stolen. The items were pawned in an adjoining county. By checking through LeadsOnline, we located the 32" TV and laptop within a week and a hold was placed on the items to be retrieved by the victim. Positive ID was made and the suspect is currently wanted. Thanks for your help with clearing this case."
Missouri
And your little friend, too
"A residential burglary occurred in late September 2009. Latent print evidence was recovered that eventually identified a suspect in the case. Further investigation revealed that the suspect had two known associates, one of which had no prior criminal record. A pawning check using LeadsOnline of that individual found that he had pawned identical property stolen from the victim's home the day of the residential burglary. He was subsequently found and arrested for Trafficking in Stolen Property.
From that arrest and booking, his prints were now in the system and a positive I.D. was made of his prints at the crime scene. He's now facing felony charges - as is his partner. Thanks LeadsOnline!"
Det. Steve Parken
Lake Forest Park Police Department
Washington
Making fans of police and pawn shops
"On February 22, 2010, I was assigned a theft of a 14k gold ring from a local pawn shop that occurred two days earlier. This pawn shop had been informed about LeadsOnline but had not started reporting transaction data.
My department had recently started using LeadsOnline, so I put in the information I knew about the crime and there it was: the suspect pawned the ring at another pawn shop just down the road within minutes of stealing it.
I recovered the ring and now the pawn shop where the ring was stolen said their next call was going to be to LeadsOnline so that they could help victim's just like Leads helped them. Thank you LeadsOnline!!!"
Det. Sgt. David S. Allard
Beckley Police Department
West Virginia
Weeks' worth of work accomplished in just hours
"While visiting my parents for the holidays on Long Island, my $250 iPod was stolen from my car. So, the next day I decided to see how much it would cost to replace it with a used one on eBay. And then, just for the heck of it, I decided to check new listings within a 10-mile radius of where my parents live …. and boom! There was my iPod, in the exact case I bought for it, for sale on eBay! I contacted the local police to see if there was anything I could do to get my iPod back. I was put in touch with a detective in the computer crimes department.
I knew it was definitely my iPod after the officer told me to enlarge the photo in the listing because he said there was a photo visible on the iPod screen. Sure enough the stupid thief took a picture of MY iPod for his listing while one of MY personal photos was showing on the screen. Plus, this genius thief posted a photo of the backside of the iPod, showing MY serial number. Really, a smart guy, huh?
I went to the police station and showed the same photo on the eBay listing that was on my wife's iPod because we have all the same photos. As soon as he saw that, the detective was convinced it was my iPod and was able to track down the seller through LeadsOnline. Best of all, the police and arrested the guy just hours later!
What might have taken the detective weeks to find with subpoenas, LeadsOnline helped him accomplish in mere hours. Thanks to you guys the thief was arrested, has to face criminal charges.
And this is all thanks to LeadsOnline and your partnership with eBay. YOU GUYS ARE ROCKSTARS!"
Civilian Submission
Saving time and recovering property with LeadsOnline serial number search
"I am a detective assigned to investigate burglaries and thefts. I was assigned a burglary in which over $10,000 of tools were taken from a warehouse. The victim gave me information on a person he suspected to have committed the burglary. Before I could contact that person, the victim contacted me with serial numbers for some of the stolen property. Using the pawn shop search in LeadsOnline, I was able to locate some of the stolen property in another jurisdiction. I was able to recover property at two pawn shops, identify a suspect and recover additional property at his residence. Video from one of the pawn shops allowed me to identify a second suspect. Neither suspect was the person named by the victim. LeadsOnline was able to eliminate wasted time in my investigation as well as identify the suspects in the case."
Det. Russell Leonards
Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office
Louisiana
$50,000 of stolen jewelry recovered
"A burglary of a residence occurred in our city on December 30, 2009. Several items of jewelry and a television were stolen. There were no real leads in the case, so I checked LeadsOnline using a broader description of the stolen items. I located a watch possbily meeting the description bases on how the pawn shop described it and value. I went to the pawn shop and located the serial number of that watch. The value of that watch was nearly $30,000. From the store video, we were able to identify two of the four suspects. An arrest was made in the case. Later, I had a possible hit on one of the other stolen watches. I was able to later identify this watch being stolen with the value of $20,000. In both cases the serial numbers were not recorded by the pawn shops. The search was done on name and series of the watches. The victim had given up hope of the property ever being recovered. This is why I use broader searches."
Det. Martin Hyvl
Huntsville Police Department
Texas
Suspect denies crimes, but LeadsOnline proves otherwise
"LeadsOnline was instrumental in the arrest of a burglary suspect. We had previously interviewed the suspect who was denying involvement in the crime. We let him go and continued the investigation. Using LeadsOnline, we found out that he had pawned a lady's ring two towns over. We obtained a detailed description of the ring from the victim and went to examine the pawned ring. The ring was identical to the one described by the victim. We took possession of the ring and the elderly victim was able to positively identify it as being her mother's 50th anniversary wedding ring. Using the information that we now had we were able to elicit a confession for the burglary from a previously uncooperative suspect. When faced with the evidence that LeadsOnline provided us we were able get a confession and the victim was able to recover a family heirloom."
Lt. William Ryan
Pharr Police Department
Texas
Three cases solved in just minutes
"Within just a few short minutes of logging on to the site for the 30-day trial, our agency was able to solve and close three open cases for burglary and theft. The quick closure of those cases led us to invest in a one-year membership with Leads. Since then, we have solved many more cases, most within a short time from receiving the call to logging on to the site and finding our stolen items. This has truly been a great investigative tool for our agency."
Sgt. Mark Antrobus
Dayton Police Department
Kentucky
Family heirloom recovered
"I was working a theft case where a very expensive ring was stolen from an elderly lady while spending her remaining time in the nursing home. The ring was a family heirloom. After searching LeadsOnline for the names of the nurses aids that I'd suspected in the theft, I did not find them. I kept digging, and it turned out the ring was sold by my suspect's boyfriend! Thanks LeadsOnline! Not only did you assist in solving my case, I was able to return this priceless heirloom to its rightful owner!"
Indiana
Thousands in stolen jewelry recovered
"I received a report of a burglary in Richland Parish where several thousand dollars' worth of jewelry was taken. Using LeadsOnlne I was able to enter a description of one of the rings. LeadsOnline returned a pawn shop in Monroe, Louisiana of a ring matching the description. Upon interviewing the pawner, he stated that he had purchased the ring from an individual and provided the suspect's name and contact information.
I later interviewed the suspect and he confessed to the burglary. And, we were able to recover of most of the stolen jewelery."
Inv. Jerry Spencer Jr.
Richland Parish Sheriff's Office
Rayville, Louisiana
$8,464 in propety recovered, suspect charged
"The victims of a burglary reported a large amount of items taken from the residence. Value of all items missing was $23,789.00. Our detective unit used the 30-day free trial of LeadsOnline to locate some of the items reported as missing / stolen.
The total amount of property recovered using LeadsOnline totaled $8,464.00. LeadsOnline also led the detectives to the suspects. The detectives were able to get enough information and evidence to present the case to the Prosecutor's office for charges of burglary."
Det. Jeff Harman
Clay County Sheriff's Office
Missouri
LeadsOnline: It's just better
"1. LeadsOnline is a much faster system. Our in-house system is backlogged anywhere from two weeks to six months.
2. LeadsOnline is an electronic system. Our in-house system has numerous stores that do not transfer data electronically. We have to pick up the pawn slips and have them entered into our system by hand.
3. LeadsOnline is nationwide. Our in-house system can only search stores in Austin. The bad guys know this and will take stolen property to different cities to pawn.
4. LeadsOnline is potentially more accurate. LeadsOnline data only has to be entered once electronically. Using our in-house system, the data may have to be hand entered more than once. This can create errors.
5. LeadsOnline has additional helpful info. LeadsOnline has more data concerning phone numbers and addresses of the businesses right on the search page."
Det. John Hardage
Austin Police Department
S/E Investigations
Texas
Top notch technical support
"LeadsOnline is a vast improvement over what we were doing before... we're recovering stolen property and it just keeps getting better. Your tech support team is top notch."
Det. Rick Whaley
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
Tennessee
Multiple thefts across three jurisdictions
"I was assigned a Stealing Over $500 investigation involving an employee from a carpet cleaning company. While cleaning victims' carpets, the employee stole three very expensive rings. During the course of my investigation, I entered the employee's name into LeadsOnline in an attempt to locate him. The employee is an immigrant from Iraq, and due to his unusual name, I entered just the first name into the LeadsOnline system, which came up with a match. He sold four pieces of jewelry to a pawn shop in St. Charles City (a neighboring county). The victim in my case identified one of the rings as being hers. The ring recovered was valued at $1,800.00.
I spoke with the St. Charles City, Missouri Police Department about the offense. Det. Gary Drury from St. Charles City advised me that he possibly had a case on the employee. After speaking with me, he was also able to make a case on the employee.
Through further investigation, I found that the Crestwood, Missouri Police Department also had an interest in the employee. After relaying information to Det. Applebaum from Crestwood, he was able to make the case.
In total, the employee pawned 15 items of jewelry at area pawnshops. He is currently pending trial in circuit court.
Without LeadsOnline, this case may have gone unsolved."
Det. Michael Reynolds
Ballwin Police Department
Missouri
Employing new ways to recover property
"I would like to inform LeadsOnline of success stories from the Little Rock Police Department.
The first occurred on September 23, 2004, when I was contacted by one of my Burglary victims. Mr. Smith requested I look up a person he thought might be involved in his burglary. I took the name and ran it in your system, but did not receive any information on this subject.
I decided to check the articles and guns in the NCIC area of LeadsOnline. I do this on a weekly basis to check weapons. Mr. Smith had also talked to me about the weapons taken in the burglary of his home. I started going down the list and noticed two weapons that matched the description of the ones taken in Mr. Smith's burglary. Mr. Smith did not have his serial numbers recorded, but stated he could identify the weapons. After calling Mr. Smith I inquired about a television he had reported and it also matched what this person had pawned.
After making an appointment to meet Mr. Smith at the pawn shop, I continued to search the NCIC report. To cut a long story short, I located two other hits on the same page. I was able to solve three burglaries assigned to me within a 15-minute span and recover over $5,000.00 in property.
On November 3, 2004, I located a stolen weapon from Grant County, Arkansas. After checking the name of the person who pawned the weapon using LeadsOnline, I also located where he had pawned an additional three weapons. The weapons have been secured through the Police Hold section of LeadsOnline and warrants will be filed on this subject.
I want to send my gratitude to LeadsOnline for this website. This site is one of the greatest tools a Police Officer could dream of. I would recommend LeadsOnline to all agencies in Law Enforcement."
Det. R. Tribble
Little Rock Police Department
Burglary Squad
Arkansas
Employing new ways to recover property
"Det. Neal was assigned to investigate the theft of two power drills valued at $2,250.00 each, that were stolen from a business here in the City of Berkeley. Det. Neal successfully used LeadsOnline and located the two drills at two area pawn shops.
LeadsOnline not only provided Det. Neal with the name of the pawn shops where the drills were pawned, it also provided him with the date and time the drills were pawned as well as the name, address and telephone number of the subject who pawned them.
The drills were recovered and reunited with the owner and a subject was arrested and charged with the theft. Warrants were issued and bond set at $5,000.00.
LeadsOnline has been a very valuable tool for this department. Thank you for this very important investigative system."
Lt. Art Jackson
Berkeley Police Department
Missouri
One-of-a-kind diamond ring returned to rightful owner
"In July 2003, I received a case file where an elderly lady hired a caretaker to help her around her apartment because of an illness she had. Items started coming up missing, including a one-of-a-kind custom made diamond ring given to her by her deceased husband. The suspect of course denied she ever stole anything from the lady.
I ran her name and her daughter's name through LeadsOnline and discovered numerous pawns at 2 pawn shop locations by both the suspect and her daughter. I found the stolen ring at one of the pawn shops, and the manager not only had the signed pawn ticket by the suspect, he was able to identify the suspect as the person who pawned the ring.
The suspect had been stealing from her elderly clients and pawning the stolen jewelry. I reported her to the state licensing department and had her license revoked. The suspect was also charged with a Felony for stealing. The victim was so happy to be able to get her late husband's keepsake back."
Det. Ron Gondran
Blue Springs Police Department
Missouri
More than 11 burglaries cleared
"I had several burglaries of Brake Check stores in June 2004. The suspects stole numerous tools. There were no suspects or leads. No new burglaries of Brake Checks occurred until October 2004.
We developed a name of a suspect and ran pawn searches [on LeadsOnline]. Not only did we find the tools stolen in October and November but also the ones stolen in the June burglaries as well. All were dutifully recorded in the LeadsOnline database. We can more than likely clear 11 Burglaries, 2 auto thefts and one burglary of a vehicle all thanks to LeadsOnline."
Det. John Hardage
Austin Police Department
Texas
Suspects run but can't hide
"Just to let you know, I have been using the LeadsOnline web search system on the free trial for a few days now. So far, I have found two robbery and burglary suspects located in Montgomery, AL - which is located 140 miles from Jacksonville, AL. We knew that the suspects had moved from the Jacksonville area but did not know where. It appears that the two suspects have been pawning jewelry, which is suspected of being stolen.
We notified Montgomery PD of the two suspects and advised of their history. We were advised by Montgomery PD that the two were also suspects in a number of crimes in that area as well. We were able to advise Montgomery of information we had on the two suspects that will connect them to other crimes.
We would not have been able to obtain this information without LeadsOnline. Thank you."
Inv. Mike Denton
Jacksonville Police Department
Alabama
Providing a valuable service for a reasonable cost
"I just wanted to pass along another success story. We had a report of items stolen from a residence with a good known suspect. We found out the suspect had left the area, so we decided to run his name through LeadsOnline and we were able to locate stolen items he sold in Nashville, Tennessee.
When the suspect returned to our jurisdiction we confronted him with the knowledge and solved the case. This was a felony in Missouri and charges are pending.
Without LeadsOnline, I don't believe we would have ever known for sure where these items were sold. Thanks again for providing this valuable service to Law Enforcement for a reasonable cost!"
Lt. Bob Welliver
Boonville Police Department
Missouri
17 criminal charges filed thanks to LeadsOnline
"Since January of this year we have recovered approximately $8,000 in property as a direct result of LeadsOnline. This has resulted in 17 criminal charges being filed with our District Attorney's office and has solved/closed ten felony cases.
This is a very helpful tool for Law Enforcement."
Chief of Police Rick Jamison
Converse Police Department
Texas
50th anniversary ring recovered
"Recently I had a case where an elderly woman was burglarized multiple times. She even had her lock changed because she thought it was someone who may have had a key. It ended up being another woman who had befriended the victim.
This woman [suspect] knew of the elderly lady through her daughter. She worked her way into the house by saying that she wanted to meet the woman who was so close to her daughter. The elderly lady let her in because the eventual thief was so nice, charming, and pleasant. Apparently during these encounters the woman would ask to use the bathroom, but instead would go to the bedroom and steal the victim's jewelry. This occurred several different times.
Prior to our discovering who the suspect was, the woman asked to borrow $40 dollars from the victim. The following day the [suspect] returned the borrowed $40 dollars and offered to do some small cleaning for the victim. After the [suspect] left, the victim went to return the borrowed $40 dollars to a hidden location in her home, and realized $160 cash was missing. The [suspect] was the only person other than the victim's daughter who knew where the money was kept. The beat officer interviewed the [suspect] about the missing money, however she denied any involvement.
Now having a new possible suspect name to look at, I searched LeadsOnline's database and received a hit on the woman's name. She had pawned jewelry on several different dates all at one pawnshop. The dates of the pawns were checked against the dates of the previously reported burglaries. The dates all matched the same time period. A police hold was placed on the items and photos taken. The photos were shown to the victim, who, upon seeing her missing rings, began to cry. She stated she thought she would never see the rings again, which included her wedding rings and a 50th anniversary ring her husband gave her.
During this investigation, a second burglary victim was also discovered. She likewise had jewelry stolen. This victim lived in the same area and never suspected the woman who lived across from her was responsible for burglarizing her home.
Thank you, LeadsOnline - without your service I may never had solved these burglaries, let alone had enough evidence against the suspected woman to lock her into a solid case. When the suspect was interviewed, she denied any knowledge of the victim's property being stolen. After showing her the pictures of the jewelry now positively identified by the victims along with the LeadsOnline printout of her activity concerning the pawns, she confessed to the burglaries, thus giving a written statement. With LeadsOnline's database it was easy to link everything to the suspect, recover the property and clear the offenses.
Just from these two cases I recovered several thousands of dollars of jewelry.
I would also like to thank the pawn shop involved, as they were very professional and helpful in this investigation as well as their help in returning the victims property."
Det. Ron Keilholz
St. Louis County Police Department
Missouri
Sentimental (and expensive) Rolex watch recovered
"I have nothing but good things to say regarding the LeadsOnline program. It allows investigators to get the jump on locating property from victims who have been violated, in every sense of the word.
Most recently, I was investigating a burglary of a residence where jewelry, laptop computers, and various other electronic equipment was stolen. The backdoor was kicked open and the house was ransacked throughout. The victim was devastated because his Rolex watch had been listed as a piece of property that was stolen. The watch was expensive, but also had sentimental value attached. The serial number of the watch was made available, and I ran it through LeadsOnline. Within a few seconds I located the watch which had been pawned in an adjacent city. The watch was recovered and returned to the owner, who was enthusiastically happy that he was able to have his watch back.
As a result, I was able to convict the suspect who committed the burglary above. This case would not have been solved if it wasn't for the LeadsOnline program.
LeadsOnline is a valuable tool for police investigators to use in the recovery of stolen property and the identification of suspects."
Det. Jimmy Boatman
Cedar Hill Police Department
Criminal Investigations Division
Texas
Putting a stop to more than just one type of crime
"In the early morning hours, Cedar Park Police Department stopped two white males named Daniel and Eric. Daniel and Eric were stopped while carrying several large black bags containing numerous items, which would lead a good officer to believe that a burglary of a habitation occurred.
During the stop, CPPD found Daniel was in possession of a meth pipe, and he was arrested. Well, Eric was set free with out any of the property, so CPPD thought. CPPD requested my department check by a residence. Our Deputy found that the residence had been burglarized. We did not find any physical evidence connecting Daniel or Eric to the residence, other than the recovered property.
I interviewed Daniel in jail, and got nowhere. Daniel's story was that he bumped into Eric and he was carrying all the property. Eric's story was that he bumped into Daniel and he was carrying all the property. Then the story changed to 'they found the property'.
Well to make a long story short, I conducted a check on Eric through LeadsOnline, and found that he had pawned a collector's Elvis Zippo lighter, which belonged to the victim. Online showed that Eric pawned the lighter on the same day they where stopped by CPPD.
I confronted Eric with the LeadsOnline information and he then provided me a written statement, which landed burglary charges on both Daniel and Eric. Eric stated that he had hid the lighter in his sock, while he was being searched by CPPD.
This is just one story of how LeadsOnline has changed the course of my investigation, from possession of stolen property to burglary of a habitation. I have used LeadsOnline to successfully locate missing persons, track wanted suspects, and in one incident I was able to catch a complainant / victim in an insurance fraud scam.
I recommend LeadsOnline to any Department or Pawnshop establishment."
Det. Donald Foiles
Williamson County Sheriff's Office
Criminal Investigation Division, Westside Property Crimes
Texas
Identity theft? Not on our watch
"I checked LeadsOnline for a subject who was arrested in Panola, Texas. The subject confessed that he had been committing ID theft on the Internet. He advised that he had pawned several items in Shreveport, Louisiana. Checking with LeadsOnline, I found that he had pawned a computer. This computer is the one he used to commit the crimes. I filled out the LeadsOnline pawn hold form, faxed it to the pawn shop and picked up the item. Thanks."
Det. Alan Davidson
Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office
Louisiana
Retail Theft
Suspect arrested for shoplifting guitars from major retail chain
"A suspect entered a music store on multiple occasions and stole/shoplifted three guitars with a total price tag of $2,479.97. He sold each one of the guitars at three different businesses located throughout the city. Inventory searches were done at different times and the business generated two reports in this case. The retailer requested prosecution and their loss prevention team has been extremely helpful in the investigation. Our suspect "lawyered" up so there was no interview."
Lieutenant Robert Strausbaugh
Columbus Police Department
Ohio
$10,000 organized crime solved
"I was recently was assigned a case where a male and female were observed on video possibly stealing high valued items from Cabelas. Both individuals were identified through media resources. After learning the identities of the two, a simple check through LeadsOnline was done. During the check, over $10,000 of property was identified to as being pawned by the two individuals at multiple pawn shops. Most of the items were recovered and returned to the store. During both suspects interviews they confessed and provided the name of a third individual. Once the third person was identified, the store located surveillance video of the person stealing items from the store as well. A check through LeadsOnline was done on the third individual, revealing several items of stolen property being pawned. All three suspects have been charged with multiple felonies and over $10,000 of stolen property had been recovered and returned to the store."
Det. Eric Tipton
Charleston Police Department
West Virginia
Case closed before the ink dries – everybody wins!
"A suspect stole a necklace valued at approximately $2,000 from a retail store, and he ran to his vehicle and fled. Within 15 minutes, officers spotted the vehicle, but the suspect denied ever being in the store, etc. When store security video matched the driver, officers began searching the vehicle for the necklace, while the suspect continuously changed his story about its whereabouts. He first said he dropped it, and then he threw it into a field, etc. We knew it was a long shot, but we entered his name into LeadsOnline and found he had just sold it at an area jewelry store about 18 minutes earlier. The ink probably wasn't even dry on the receipt yet! The amount he was paid was the exact amount of cash he had on him when he was arrested. The store got its necklace back, the pawn store got their money back, and the suspect is still trying to figure out how his stories fell apart so fast!"
Sharon Konfara
Westland Police Department
Michigan
16 felony charges against Target's Blu-ray thieves
"We had a guy who was stealing hundreds of Blu-ray movies from local Target stores. In two incidents he was stopped by security but produced an expandable baton and fled. We only had photos to go off of. We then searched Blu-rays through LeadsOnline. We compared the MVD photos of those people until we located our guy. We charged him and his neighbor with 16 felony charges."
Det. Jeff Baker
Tucson Police Department
Arizona
Violent Crime
$180,000 armed robbery solved with LeadsOnline
"We had an armed robbery at a local jewelry store where two suspects stole 85 ladies diamond wedding rings valued at over $180,000. After searching LeadsOnline, I came up with a suspect who pawned 25 ladies diamond wedding rings at three different pawnshops. After going to all three pawnshops and taking photos of the rings, the manager at the jewelry store positively identified the rings and the suspect."
Detective Ron Turner
Columbus Police Department
Ohio
Violent robbery leads to victim's death
"Miami Beach PD called us in reference to suspects wanted in a robbery where the victim, a male in his 60s, died from the beating and an apparent heart attack. The female suspect would befriend the victim, and then the other subjects would jump him. In this particular case, the suspects made off with a decent about of jewelry. Once the subjects were located, they admitted to pawning the property, and search of LeadsOnline revealed where the property was, ultimately tying them to the crime. The suspects were charged with felony murder and robbery, with additional charges pending."
Det. Donald Duhart
Hialeah Police Department
Florida
Statewide metal theft database solves homicide in less than eight hours
"We began investigating a homicide case. The victim, Jack Markowitz, was found dead inside his burning vehicle on Hwy 57 in Gautier, Mississippi. With little to go on, investigators soon began piecing together the puzzle and discovered that the victim was a buyer and seller of catalytic converters and reported to LeadsOnline. Witnesses who passed by the area described to police a black dodge pickup truck with a metal cage on the back that was seen parked next to the victim prior to the crime. Having a suspect vehicle to look for, investigators began using LeadsOnline to run inquiries on each person that the victim had recent contact with. What investigators discovered cracked the case wide open. A recent transaction of catalytic converters between our newly discovered suspect and the victim showed a photograph of the catalytic converters, as well as the back of the suspect's black dodge truck and metal cage. Utilizing this information from LeadsOnline helped investigators solve their homicide case in less than eight hours and resulted in a charge of capital murder against the suspect. LeadsOnline has been an invaluable tool for the Gautier Police Department allowing us to solve countless property crimes. In this case, LeadsOnline helped a reporting business lead police to the criminal who took his life. We look forward to continued service with LeadsOnline and hope to attend the conference this year in New Orleans, Louisiana."
Det. Jonathan Whitfield
Gautier Police Department
Mississippi
LeadsOnline provides crucial link in homicide
"A body was discovered dumped in the brush alongside a road just inside the city limits. The body was that of a decomposed male. Homicide Detectives with Austin Police were able to identify the victim and they learned the deceased male was missing some jewelry. Homicide detectives traced the whereabouts and acquaintances of the victim and learned that he was probably killed around July 30. Homicide detectives contacted the pawn unit of APD to search any pawn activity to the known associates of the deceased male. I searched the Austin Police pawn records and did not find anything on the two names provided to me. I then logged onto LeadsOnline and searched these same individuals. I found a possible match on one of the subjects. He had pawned four rings at an Action Pawn store in Round Rock, TX on July 30.. This pawn transaction was suspicious to the homicide detectives working the case. They went to the pawn shop and photographed the jewelry that was pawned by the known associate. These photographs were shown to the family of the deceased and they positively identified the jewelry as that belonging to the deceased male.
This positive identification and documentation indicating the pawner selling these items about the time the victim died, has provided a great lead for the detectives to possibly solve this homicide case. This information probably would not have been found without the help of LeadsOnline."
Det. Joseph Lucas
Austin Police Department
Texas
Suspect pawns jewelry after murder in Arlington
"There was a capital murder of a well-known figure in the religious community here in Arlington. The detective working the case was able to develop suspect information, but more evidence was needed to tie the suspect to the offense. At the request of the investigating detective, I conducted a suspect search using the LeadsOnline database and found that the suspect had pawned the victim's jewelry at a pawnshop within walking distance of the murder on the same day as the offense. With this added evidence the suspect was arrested and indicted for capital murder. The suspect pled guilty before the court last week to escape the death penalty. We probably would not have found the victim's jewelry without LeadsOnline. The fact that the suspect pawned the victim's jewelry after the offense was discussed at trial. Thanks!"
Det. J.W. McRobbie
Arlington Police Department
Texas
Violent home invasion, sexual assault solved via LeadsOnline
"A man and a woman were asleep in the living room of their home in Kansas City, Missouri when they awoke to two men in their house. The two victims were pistol whipped, tied up, and the woman raped. The two male suspects took a TV, jewelry, Xbox, and other items from the house after raping and beating the victims. A detective assigned to the case contacted me and asked me to search the LeadsOnline database to see if any of the stolen articles had been taken to a pawnshop. I searched LeadsOnline and located the stolen property in two pawnshops. I responded to the pawnshops, photographed the property, and obtained the names of the suspects and video surveillance of the items being pawned. The suspects were then identified because they had used their identification to pawn the property.
Identifying the suspects of this heinous crime would have been nearly impossible without having the capability to instantly check all of the pawnshop transactions and locate the stolen items taken from this crime, which having LeadsOnline provides me."
Det. Jeffery Mehrer
Kansas City Police Department
Missouri
Murder suspect pawns victim's gold teeth overlays; Murder solved via LeadsOnline
"The Overland Park Fire Department responded to a fire in an apartment complex. The fire department found the resident lying on the floor. The victim had been stabbed several times in the neck. The fire had been an attempt to cover up the murder. The roommate reported that the last person to be with the victim was his 19 year old son. Reportedly the father and son had been separated for several years and had recently been united. The son also had a cousin that reportedly had some bad feelings towards the victim. At the start of the investigation we had the son identified, but not the cousin. The victim's family suggested that some of his property may have been missing. I ran a check through LeadsOnline for any activity involving the son or his cousin. I found that the son had pawned some gold teeth overlays the day of the murder. The pawn shop was contacted and the teeth were collected along with the pawn shops video of the day. The teeth were identified as the victim's. The video showed the two suspects entering the pawn shop and the entire transaction."
Det. Kim Massey
Overland Park Police Department
Kansas
Stolen Xbox recovered, thief and child molester identified via LeadsOnline
"Recently I was able to confirm that an Xbox 360 had been sold to a local retail store that had been reported stolen by an adult victim. During the course of this investigation I also learned that one of the adults that took this Xbox from its owner (who was not home at the time) also molested the owner's minor child who was home at the time of the theft. I able to use the information of the person who sold the Xbox to locate and interview them and eventually get a confession of Theft, Receiving Stolen Property and Sexual Misconduct With a Minor. Thanks for your help LeadsOnline!"
Det. Troy Pesavento
Terre Haute Police Department
Indiana
Bank robber identified by Colorado detective
"Longmont Police Department's Community Service Officer / Detective Beth Buchholtz has the primary duty of conducting pawn investigations using LeadsOnline as a major tool in these investigations. She recently viewed the surveillance photos from a bank robbery and realized the suspect was a person who she knew had been making a large number of pawn transactions. She passed this information on to the robbery detective. Additional follow up was conducted by other detectives; an arrest warrant was obtained for and an arrest made of the person CSO Buchholtz identified. Not only is Beth adept at conducting pawn investigations she learns the "players" in Longmont and in this case was able to assist in the arrest of the bank robbery suspect."
Sgt. Joel Post
Longmont Police Department
Colorado
Louisiana murder victim's property found through LeadsOnline
"My cousin was robbed and murdered in the town that I live in and the only thing of value that he had on him was a gold charm on a necklace that he wore around his neck. I used Leads to search local pawn shops and found where the charm was pawned. I took my family in and let them verify that the charm was indeed my cousin's. It has not solved his murder yet but it did bring some closure to his mother to get the only thing of value that her son had back in her possession."
Officer Jeremy Prudhome
Centenary College of Louisiana Police Department
Louisiana
Protecting all, including the pizza delivery person
"Around 11 p.m., on March 4, 2011, a pizza delivery person was beaten and robbed during a delivery. The two suspects (one black male and one white female) had phoned in a fake order to a vacant residence. When the delivery person arrived she was knocked to the ground and drug into the garage by her hair. The suspect's roughed her up a little bit and threatened her with a club. They took a small amount of cash and two pizzas from her prior to fleeing on foot. A couple of days later, our Crimes Against Persons Sergeant came to me and asked if I could take a look at the case since they had no leads. I read the officer's report and it listed a cell phone number from which the order had been phoned in. I was unable to locate the number in our local records database or CAD/911 system. I assumed that it was a fairly new number and they probably had not used it much. I then decided as a last resort to run the cell number through LeadsOnline. Sure enough I received a hit. I found two recent transactions in which this number was listed. One transaction was conducted by a black male and the other by a white female. The white female's address on the pawn ticket was one street over and two blocks down from where the robbery occurred. The two subjects were located the following day and brought in for questioning. They both subsequently confessed to the robbery. Thanks to this system I was able to identify the two suspects within 20 minutes of receiving the case. Hope this is a good example of the capabilities this system offers to law enforcement. Of course it is only one of many I've had over the past few years."
Officer Shad Phillips
Abilene Police Department
Texas
Escaped Indiana convict and burglar found in Minnesota
"In early September 2011, a homeowner was shot in the back during a burglary and robbery. The suspect ended up being an escaped convict who was drifting from state to state. We located the suspect in early October using LeadsOnline. Within a couple of days, the suspect was captured in Minnesota. He is now back in Indiana awaiting trial for attempted murder as well as other charges."
Det. Sgt. Shane McHenry
Dearborn County Special Crimes
Indiana
stolen two years ago recovered
"On March 2, 2011, I was checking my NCIC Hits and located a hunting rifle that had been stolen from a house in George County, MS in 2008. The rifle had been pawned at a store in Jackson County, MS. The suspect was already in jail at the time, but this rifle was the last of five that that had been recovered. It is great to be able to return property to people after they have been violated in such a manner. Thanks to LeadsOnline for what you do."
Det. Jason L. Smith
George County Sheriff's Department
Mississippi
Stolen gun found one year later with NCIC hit
"On December 29, 2009, I responded to a burglary involving a stolen firearm, a Phoenix .22 caliber semi automatic. I quickly developed a lead and subsequently made an arrest and charged a female with the burglary, however she did not disclose the location of the stolen firearm. Almost exactly one year later, on 27th day of December 2010, the said stolen firearm was recovered in a local pawn shop with the help of LeadsOnline NCIC Hits. Thanks to LeadsOnline for helping take another stolen firearm off the street, and making the community and our police officers safer with the weapon back in our hands and not in the hands of the bad guys."
Det. C.L. Buttrick
Marmet Police Department
West Virginia
Gun used in attempted murder case recovered 20 years later
"In 1989, Ouachita Parish Sheriff Department worked an Armed Robbery & Attempted First Degree Murder case. During that incident, a Ruger .22 caliber handgun was stolen and was never recovered.
That is, until now. On Feb., 1, 2010 the handgun was pawned in Joshua, Texas. The original Sergeant who worked the case 22 years ago is now our current Sheriff -- Royce Toney. The handgun is currently being seized and will be returned to our agency, all thanks to LeadsOnline for alerting us when the handgun was pawned."
Note: this crime was solved while the department was on the LeadsOnline 30-Day Free Trial.
Staff Sgt. Wade Day
Ouachita Parish Sheriff Department
Louisiana
Stolen property leads to capital murder
"A neighboring municipality had a gruesome double homicide in which a female had been sexually assaulted and then murdered. Her husband had been murdered as he was returning home and tried to enter the residence. There was no physical evidence and no suspects.
While reviewing tickets from a non-participating LeadsOnline store, we got a serial number hit on property reported stolen during the offense. The property had been pawned months after the murders.
We developed a suspect for a gruesome double homicide, and we used LeadsOnline to do a complete pawn history of the suspect. We found that he had pawned other property within days of the offense. The suspect information was passed to the neighboring agency which arrested the suspect based on the information we had obtained. That property had been stolen during the offense. The suspect confessed and was convicted of capital murder.
Case update from Det. McRobbie: "The suspect in that Capital Murder case plead guilty before the court last week to escape the death penalty. We probably would not have found the victim's jewelry without LeadsOnline. The fact that the suspect pawned the victim's jewelry after the offense was discussed at trial. Thanks!"
Det. J.W. McRobbie
Arlington Police Department
Criminal Investigation Division
Texas
Suspect arrested in rape and theft investigation
"I received a call from Josephine County Sheriff's Office about a rape/theft investigation they were working. The suspect had apparently raped the victim and stolen most of her jewelry. Josephine County wanted to know if the suspect had pawned any of the jewelry in the Medford area.
I ran the suspect's name through LeadsOnline, and found he had pawned some jewelry at one of our local pawn shops. The suspect was ultimately arrested in Nevada, and appropriate charges have been filed."
Annette Cunningham
Medford Police Department
Oregon
Critical information found thanks to LeadsOnline
"I just wanted to send a thanks to LeadsOnline and Action Pawn for helping us out.
Recently, a body was discovered dumped in the brush alongside a road just inside the city limits. The body was that of a decomposed male. Homicide Detectives with Austin Police were able to identify the victim and they learned the deceased male was missing some jewelry.
Homicide detectives traced the whereabouts and acquaintances of the victim and learned that he was probably killed around July 30, 2004. Homicide detectives contacted the pawn unit of APD to search any pawn activity to the known associates of the deceased male. I searched the Austin Police pawn records and did not find anything on the two names provided to me.
I then logged onto LeadsOnline and searched these same individuals. I found a possible match on one of the subjects. He had pawned four rings at an Action Pawn store in Round Rock, TX on July 30, 2004. This pawn transaction was suspicious to the homicide detectives working the case. They went to the pawn shop and photographed the jewelry that was pawned by the known associate. These photographs were shown to the family of the deceased and they positively identified the jewelry as that belonging to the deceased male.
This positive identification and documentation indicating the pawner selling these items about the time the victim died, has provided a great lead for the detectives to possibly solve this homicide case. This information probably would not have been found without the help of LeadsOnline."
Det. Joseph Lucas
Austin Police Department
Property Interdiction Unit
Texas
Getting the case rolling
"I have been trying to find a person that will be a suspect and/or witness in a child porn case. I was unable to find him until I ran him on LEADS. This case is turning into an Aggravated Sexual Assault of a child. LEADS has helped me get this case rolling and hopefully get some closure for several victims."
Det. J.W. McRobbie
Arlington Police Department
Criminal Investigation Division
Texas
Guilty plea in capital murder case
"I was able to talk to the correct investigator this morning in the Aug. 25 home invasion case in Fort Worth, and it turns out that LeadsOnline WAS used in this case. In fact, the system was instrumental in nabbing the first suspect in the case, 17-year-old Brandon Shaw, by tracing the jewelry he and two others stole in the crime to a pawn shop.
The investigator, Detective B.C. Johnson, said they wouldn't have caught Shaw without LeadsOnline - or it certainly would have taken a much longer time. There is still one suspect at large in the case, but they've also arrested the second suspect, 19-year-old Darrell Williams.
The story is that Shaw, Williams and the other suspect still at large broke into the house and viciously beat the parents in front of their children. (So badly that one of the parents had to have reconstructive surgery.) Moreover, it's believed these guys may have been involved in a rash of other robberies this year, but that still hasn't been corroborated yet.
Detective Johnson is a big fan of LeadsOnline, and told me that in addition to this case, it has helped him solve 'many others.'"
Case update from Det. McRobbie: The suspect in that capital murder case plead guilty before the court last week to escape the death penalty. We probably would not have found the victim's jewelry without LeadsOnline. The fact that the suspect pawned the victim's jewelry after the offense was discussed at trial. Thanks!"
Chris Payne
Witherspoon Public Relations
Ft. Worth, TX