“A victim reported a residential burglary and the theft of a Chop Saw. When questioned about when the property was stolen, the victim gave a specific date. She said she departed for work, and when she returned to her residence she found her walk-through garage door wide open. I asked who she thought took the saw, and she explained she was having problems with her boyfriend’s brother. She said he was on drugs and was selling a lot of his family’s property. She identified her boyfriend’s brother by name and acknowledged she would likely never see the saw again. She reiterated how she couldn’t stand people stealing her property, and she wanted the suspect’s family to know she would go to the police. I checked LeadsOnline regarding the suspect and property. Even though the victim didn’t know the serial number and model, LeadsOnline assisted in identifying the saw. After checking the suspect by name, I learned he sold the victim’s saw. Charges are pending and the saw was returned to the owner.”

Det. Jessie Winson
Riverside Police Department
Missouri

“I located 12 items for a family who suffered a theft from a known person. So far I have found the male’s wedding ring. They were very grateful!”

Det. Matt Sturgeon
Riverside Police Department
Florida

“After receiving the training for LeadsOnline, I was playing around trying to learn the system and was able to clear about seven cases from my office in a matter of 30 minutes.”

Det. Michael Kirby
Richmond Police Department
Virginia

“With LeadsOnline, I found items connected to a larceny I’ve been working for 15 minutes. Thank you!”

Det. Harry Brown
Richmond Police Department
Virginia

“I knew about our suspect, but needed evidence. With LeadsOnline, I found the property I was looking for. Felony warrants have been obtained for the suspect.”

Det. Dale Shamburg
Richmond Police Department
Virginia

“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

“A storage building was reported broken into recently. I checked LeadsOnline and got an exact match on a serial number. Property was recovered the next day.”

Det. Anthony Lovings
Reidsville Police Department
North Carolina

“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

“By the end of this year, LeadsOnline helped clear over 160 criminal cases for the Raleigh Police Department. The total amount of property returned to the victims in these cases totaled more than $277,000. We started documenting the success in March of 2013 and concluded the tracking rate in December 2013. These crimes ranged from metal theft investigations, frauds, robberies, and other related property crimes. Thanks LeadsOnline for such a great program! Our department looks forward to another successful year of solving crimes with the assistance of your program.”

Det. Wilbur Oneal
Raleigh Police Department
North Carolina

“Our agency is in the process of getting LeadsOnline, and a LeadsOnline staff member set up an account so I could see how LeadsOnline works. Within a day of trying the system, I was able to solve a burglary case and recover over $4,500 worth of professional camera gear and other equipment at a local secondhand dealer. The suspect was charged with three felonies and might be able to solve others in the immediate area. Since this incident, I have recovered over $6,000 worth of property and have been able to return it to the many victims in these cases. I wouldn’t have been able to find this property based on our current reporting policies. I would highly recommend using LeadsOnline for pawn shop and gold buyer/precious metal dealers for reporting practices.”

Det. J. DeHaan
Raleigh Police Department
North Carolina

“A stolen iPad was recovered during a theft investigation after suspect information was given and a LeadsOnline search confirmed that the suspect sold it at a local business.”

Det. Adam Basatemur
Princeton Police Department
New Jersey

“After we had several burglaries and thefts in the area, I checked LeadsOnline for the stolen property. In one day, I was able to clear three residential burglaries and one business burglary after I found the stolen items through LeadsOnline. This also allowed me to identify three suspects that were involved in two separate theft rings. I have been using LeadsOnline for a couple of years now, and this program has assisted me in solving several burglaries in our county. I would recommend this program to any agency that does not currently use it! Money well spent!”

Det. Robert Schneider
Preble County Sheriff’s Office
Ohio

“A laptop was stolen from a vehicle in 2011. After the suspect sold it two years later, it has been recovered. Though it isn’t considered a big case, it was still important to our victim, and it brought a positive feeling to the work of the police department.”

Det. Jeffrey O’Brien
Prairie Grove Police Department
Arkansas

“While searching for a forgery suspect and waiting for a warrant, I found he sold several stolen items at a business that was four hours from us. That night, we received more information on stolen property from a bordering state, and those items matched some of the items the suspect sold. After contacting the agency and explaining to them where the items were and who sold them, they successfully prosecuted the suspect for burglary. He is still awaiting trial on the forgery case.”

Det. Michael Hall
Powell Police Department
Wyoming

“I had been following leads for 4 months trying to recover 10 chainsaws stolen from a truck bed. Using LeadsOnline, I was able to recover 3 of the 10 chainsaws by simply entering their serial numbers. LeadsOnline removes all `guess work`, making my job so much easier! Thank you, LeadsOnline!”

Det. Amelia Smith
Port Wentworth Police Department
Georgia

“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

“I was assigned a residential burglary case, and I conducted a LeadsOnline search for the stolen iPod. Since the serial number was provided to the Officer, I was able to positively verify the iPod was at a local shop. The items were sold within three hours of the time the victim left her residence. The victim was able to verify the Apple iPod was her property and stated she still has the receipt. I also located three pairs of women’s earrings sold by the suspect on the same day. The victim was able to give me a description of the property, and it matched the items. The items were on two separate transactions. The victim did not give anyone permission to enter her home or take her property. After conducting my investigation, I determined that probable cause existed to arrest the defendant for the burglary. The suspect was located in the St. Lucie County Jail and is being held for the following charges; Felony Theft and dealing in Stolen Property. I went to the St. Lucie County Jail to interview the suspect about the burglary. The suspect admitted to the burglary and taking the items that were pawned. The suspect did not admit to taking any property I did not have proof that he took. The suspect stated he stole the property because he is currently homeless, a drug user and owed people money. Thank you LeadsOnline!”

Det. Dean Herzog
Port St. Lucie Police Department
Florida

“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.”

Det. Chris D’Angelo
Port Saint Lucie Police Department
Florida

“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
Florida

“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

“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

“We had a string of unsolved burglaries that had no leads or witnesses. Many of the complainants in these burglaries did not even have the serial numbers to the items stolen. We believed we knew who the suspect was and I saved him as a person of interest. I began looking into each and every pawn transaction that the suspect had over made over the past 3 months. I went to the pawn shops and discovered that the property came from countless burglaries in our city. The suspect had made tons of pawn transactions from different cities and store locations. After the entire investigation was complete we solved about seven home burglaries and had warrants on the suspect’s entire crew. This could not have been done without the help of LeadsOnline.”

Det. Cory Cole
Port Arthur Police Department
Texas

“I responded to a victim’s residence after another detective discovered the victim’s stolen items were sold by a known suspect. Since the suspect was currently incarcerated on a multitude of similar charges, the detective felt these items were possibly stolen as well. He obtained the victim’s information and provided it to me. I contacted the victim, who then discovered his property was stolen. He was unaware of the burglary until I inquired about it. The suspect was subsequently charged accordingly.”

Det. Russell Hilson
Polk County Sheriff’s Office
Florida

“A burglary was reported at a residence and a search of our local tracking system was completed with negative results. A few days later I received access to LeadsOnline and ran a search using only a description. I received a single Polk County hit for property sold by a neighbor of the victim. This property was confirmed by the victim and recovered.”

Det. Kevin Loder
Polk County Sheriff’s Office
Florida

“A suspect was visiting Florida and stole a vehicle and other property before fleeing the state. LeadsOnline helped me locate a number of items sold by the suspect and his son, from Florida to Texas.”

Det. Kevin Loder
Polk County Sheriff’s Office
Florida

“A suspect sold a Peavey amp at a business in Auburndale, Florida. We confirmed the property belonged to our victim, and the suspect was charged accordingly.”

Det. Kevin Loder
Polk County Sheriff’s Department
Florida

“I was able to identify four people who were stealing Fitbit smart watches from businesses. These people stole approximately 75 watches within a two-month span. I interviewed one of the offenders who claimed the four relatives use heroin heavily and sold the stolen watches for drug money. Warrants and criminal charges are pending on all four individuals. Thank you!”

Det. Dino Dabezic
Plainfield Police Department
Illinois

“Since obtaining LeadsOnline, our department has cleared four cases that we would not have been able to clear otherwise. The cases ranged from a stolen pawned cell phone to a video game system. All the information provided by LeadsOnline greatly assisted with prosecuting the cases.”

Det. Chris Allen
Plainfield Police Department
Illinois

“I am now a believer. My 30 days of free usage will come to an end soon, and I will miss not having it. This specific case was solved only because of me using LeadsOnline. I found the NCIC hit from LeadsOnline showing all stolen property entered. They showed where it was sold to, and this would have never been solved had it not been for this website. If all of our detectives use this, a lot more cases could be solved. The property that will get recovered will far exceed the amount we pay for the service in a year. I have only been using it for about two weeks and already in this one case there was $2,500 worth of property that was stolen, and I made three arrests.”

Det. Shane Guthrie
Pitt County Sheriff’s Office
North Carolina

“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

“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

“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

“Recently, I was investigating a burglary from a storage unit. We had a vehicle description but no names to go with it. Using LeadsOnline, I was able to search for softball equipment, which were some of the items taken, and locate a female who sold items from the burglary. Upon presenting her with the transaction slips, she confessed to the burglary and identified the other two men who were involved. She has since pled guilty to the burglary and her co-defendant’s trial is coming up shortly. LeadsOnline provided me with the break I needed to gain major traction in my case and secure a conviction.”

Det. Jonathon Rupp
Pima County Sheriff’s Department
Arizona

“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

“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

“I’m not a rock star, LeadsOnline is the rock star! I solved a burglary of habitat case which led to clearing a Burglary of Vehicle and theft, not to mention added a charge for false report! Thanks Leads!”

Det. Caroline Williams
Pflugerville Police Department
Texas

“I developed a burglary suspect through a finger print left at the scene. The suspect was arrested for the burglary and a search for the stolen property through LeadsOnline revealed that the suspect’s girlfriend had pawned over 40 stolen items. The girlfriend was subsequently also arrested on 23 counts of pawning items that didn’t belong to her. Thanks to LeadsOnline, a great deal of the stolen property was able to be returned to the victims.”

Det. Lisa Alverson
Pensacola Police Department
Florida

“With the help of LeadsOnline, I was able to locate stolen merchandise which was stolen from a vehicle and sold at a local business. The value of the items was over $600.”

Det. Gilbert Galloway
Pensacola Police Department
Florida

“A Stihl pole saw valued at $650 was stolen from the bed of a truck and sold the same day by the suspect. With the help of LeadsOnline, the recovery of the saw and identification of the suspect took place the next day of the theft.”

Det. Gilbert Galloway
Pensacola Police Department
Florida

“With the help of LeadsOnline again I located stolen property which was sold by my suspect. My suspect was recently identified in another case where stolen property was sold. With the help of LeadsOnline approximately $1,100 in stolen property was recovered and returned to the victims.”

Det. Gilbert Galloway
Pensacola Police Department
Florida

“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

“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

“I was assigned a case in which a house was burglarized. While burglarizing the house, the suspect heard the resident inside the home and fled the scene. When the suspect fled, he left a backpack containing his driver’s license. A check of LeadsOnline revealed an ecoATM transaction in his name. As with all ecoATM transactions, there were multiple photos of the suspect at the time of the transaction. In the photos uploaded to ecoATM, the suspect can be seen wearing the backpack which was recovered at the scene of the burglary. It will be hard for him to argue in court that this was not his backpack now.”

Det. Kevin Satterwhite
Pasadena Police Department
Texas

“In March, I was assigned a case in which three suspects, dressed as construction workers, entered three large construction sites located in Pasadena and stole multiple tools and pieces of construction equipment. Surveillance cameras on site captured video of the vehicle. I created a BOLO, which was sent out to surrounding agencies. I was contacted by a Detective with another agency and advised that they believed the same suspect vehicle had committed a similar offense in their city. I was further advised that they had been able to identify one suspect when the conducted a LeadsOnline search using the serial number of a stolen tool and discovered that the suspect had sold the tool shortly after the theft. I was able to locate this suspect and the suspect vehicle. I conducted a LeadsOnline search and discovered that he had cold multiple tools in recent weeks. I was able to view a tool bag with hand tools at a business and was able to verify that they were stolen from a construction site in a nearby city as there was a work ID still in the tool bag. We conducted surveillance on this vehicle and ultimately followed the vehicle occupied by three males drive to a neighboring county where they committed three burglaries of storage buildings on construction sites as well as one theft from a construction sites. All three suspects were arrested and are facing Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity – Burglary of Building charges. The results of the LeadsOnline searches are what helped identify these suspects as well as establish their pattern of crime.”

Det. Kevin Satterwhite
Pasadena Police Department
Texas

“I was assigned a burglary case with no forensic evidence gathered at the scene. The victims had several names that they submitted as possible suspects, along with their dates of birth. The victims did not have any serial numbers, but some of the stolen items were unique. I searched LeadsOnline for sales for the victims and the suspects and I actually located two sales by one of the suspects. I contacted the business and seized the items. An arrest affidavit was filed with the District Attorney’s Office for the suspect.”

Det. Gary Gerlach
Parker Police Department
Colorado

“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

“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

“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

“In May, it was reported that approximately $800.00 worth of tools were stolen. Using the descriptions given by the victim, I was able to locate one item sold at a local business by a subject. I took the subjects name and ran it through the system which showed more transactions on the same date at another business in the adjoining town. Those items matched the remainder of the items missing. I recovered all stolen items and made an arrest with an admission.”

Det. Tony Asbury
Paris Police Department
Kentucky

“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