“I have two recent cases where LeadsOnline played a key role: A burglary was reported with several power tools stolen, no serial numbers and a possible suspect listed. An initial check of LeadsOnline did not turn up anything. Two weeks later the suspect was checked again with records in other areas of the state. A check of the case report for updates now has serial numbers for the power tools…the stolen tools matched up to the transactions and confirmed the suspect originally listed. I recovered the stolen property and have two arrests out of it. In another burglary that was reported during March, an electronic gaming device was stolen… the victim did not know when the burglary actually took place other than sometime three months earlier, though they did list a possible suspect. A search of LeadsOnline for the last six months showed the suspect pawning in the area around the first week of December. Even though none of the property has serial numbers, the victim was able to match the electronic items. I recovered the stolen property and one arrest is pending.”

Det. Ross Kenepah
Lewis County Sheriff’s Office
Washington

“Our agency took a burglary report last week where the victim only knew the make and model of his stolen chainsaw. In reviewing the transactions, I found one of the people who had sold the same make and model at a store and the address was only three doors down the road from my victim. I seized the chainsaw and then had our distributor check the correct serial number, and it came back belonging to our victim. The saw was returned and this week I located the person who sold the chainsaw and he went to jail. Great program! Thanks, LeadsOnline.”

Det. Gene Seiber
Lewis County Sheriff’s Department
Washington

“I closed out several breaking and entering cases in the last month and a half using your awesome website. I just wanted to say thank you! LeadsOnline should be mandatory at all businesses and agencies! Keep up the good work!”

Det. Clarence Hill
Lee County Sheriff’s Office
North Carolina

“I was assigned to follow up on a vehicle burglary. The burglary occurred in a store parking lot and store surveillance video provided a vehicle description and a possible tag for the suspect’s vehicle. I ran the suspect vehicle tag number through LeadsOnline and got the registered owner of the vehicle. I searched LeadsOnline with that name and found the suspect had pawned stolen property from the burglary. Leads also had photos of the property at the time of the sale. The suspect confessed and handed over the remaining stolen items from the vehicle burglary.”

Det. Matthew Nickel
Leavenworth Police Department
Kansas

“I just cleared 4 burglary/theft cases. I identified a suspect in the use of a stolen credit card from one of the burglaries. I searched LeadsOnline for any activity from that suspect. I located sales by the suspect in that specific case, plus property from 3 additional burglaries sold by the same suspect. The suspect denied doing so until I showed him the photos taken at the business that were in the LeadsOnline system. The suspect then gave a confession. Thanks!”

Det. Matthew Nickel
Leavenworth Police Department
Kansas

“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

“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

“A burglary took place in our city during the late night/early morning hours where suspects entered an open garage and stole a bicycle and numerous tools. The serial number for the bicycle was obtained and entered on NCIC/CCIC. The victim could not locate serial numbers to any of the tools. I searched LeadsOnline for tools that had been stolen and saw that an individual pawned an air compressor and a compound miter saw within hours of the burglary. I contacted the victim and asked him if the two tools had any unique descriptors. I then examined the tools at the shop and based on his description, the two tools belonged to the victim. I then filed felony charges on the suspect and was able to return the two items to the victim. This is a case where you don’t always need the serial numbers to locate stolen property (though serial numbers make it a lot easier). I use LeadsOnline every day, and it is a tremendous investigative tool. Thanks!”

Det. David Mozell
Lakewood Police Department
Colorado

“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

“I’ve recently had the pleasure to meet one of the LeadsOnline Client Success Managers. I was introduced to new features offered and taught valuable tools that enhanced my experience and knowledge of LeadsOnline. Now that I’ve acquired that knowledge, I’m able to solve even more crimes here in Lafayette and give victims their property back almost immediately. This year alone I’ve solved numerous property crimes and recovered $194,946 in stolen property. Last year, I recovered over $282,000 in stolen property with the help of LeadsOnline, and I think this year will exceed that amount by far. So I want to say thank you for all of your help and your dedication to making sure that we as law enforcement officers have the advantage.”

Det. Monika Porter
Lafayette Police Department
Louisiana

“An item was taken in a reported burglary and sold in another state a few weeks later. Charges are pending on the suspect. LeadsOnline has helped greatly in the recovery of stolen property.”

Det. Billy Mullis
Lafayette Police Department
Georgia

“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

“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 Bair
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas

“I was able to file a second charge on a suspect and recover the victim’s high-end Kenwood stereo…thanks to LeadsOnline. The case was a BMV with forced entry. Through latent print evidence, I quickly was able to file BMV on the suspect, however, that suspect did not show any recent transaction activity. Low and behold, a few days later, I located my victim’s stereo by using LeadsOnline. When I obtained the surveillance video from the business, it had my main suspect in the BMV at the business with the crook that sold the victim’s stereo. I was able to recover the victim’s stereo and file Theft by receiving on the crook that sold it.”

Det. Matt Davidson
La Porte Police Department
Texas

“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

“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

“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

“There was a reported burglary where several tools were stolen. I checked LeadsOnline and found that the tools had been sold at a secondhand store in Madison, Wisconsin. I was able to recover the property, and the victim identified it as his. I arrested two suspects, and the person who sold the tools confessed to the burglary. Without LeadsOnline, I don’t think we would have been able to solve this case so quickly. Thank you!”

Det. Shaun Goyette
Juneau County Sheriff’s Office
Wisconsin

“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
Kentucky

“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

“I recovered two stolen cameras and made an arrest with the help of LeadsOnline. While working on this case, I also recovered several items stolen in separate cases.”

Det. Jimmie Vann
Jasper Police Department
Alabama

“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

“The LeadsOnline system hit on a Garmin GPS system that was stolen from a vehicle and sold to a secondhand business. I verified the serial number and placed a hold on the item. I was able to retrieve the Garmin and obtain a warrant for receiving stolen property for the person who sold the Garmin. I was then able to return the Garmin to the victim. Thanks to LeadsOnline, the victim recovered one of her items. Thank you.”

Det. Kimberly Haines
Jackson Township Police Department
Ohio

“I had no investigative leads to follow up on. Using LeadsOnline, I got a hit on a stolen 40 television set that was taken from a burglary six months ago. I was able to retrieve the television set and return it to the proper owner. I am getting a warrant for receiving stolen property for the suspect. Thank you for this program.””

Det. Kimberly Haines
Jackson Township Police Department
Ohio

“I recently recovered a 32 inch flat screen television that was stolen in a burglary. I also obtained a receiving stolen property warrant for the individual who sold the item. The television will be returned to the victim. Thanks for your help.”

Det. Kimberly Haines
Jackson Township Police Department
Ohio

“I love LeadsOnline. I have solved two more cases. In searching for items stolen during a burglary, I was able to find one of the items. Upon searching the individual who sold the item’s name, I then found all of the items. The items were placed on hold and then eventually retrieved by the victim. I am thrilled with this program. Thank you!”

Det. Kimberly Haines
Jackson Township Police Department
Ohio

“I have been using LeadsOnline for a year or so. I was assigned a burglary case with a possible suspect, but had no evidence. A few months after the burglary, an individual sold the victim’s game console at a business. I interviewed the individual who sold the item. She was able to positively identify the person who sold her the item and that person was the suspect in the case. Warrants were issued for the suspect. Thanks to LeadsOnline, the victim was able to get some of his property back.”

Det. Kimberly Haines
Jackson Township Police Department
Ohio

“While being given the free website tutorial, I noticed the name of a person that was a suspect in two burglaries currently under investigation by the Jackson Township Police Department. When I searched his name in the system, two of the items in his transaction history were items reported stolen by the victims of the burglaries. I was able to recover those items and return them to the victims. Additionally, he was charged, arrested and lodged in the Ocean County jail.”

Det. Robert Reiff
Jackson Township Police Department
New Jersey

“Just found six stolen items with the help of LeadsOnline!”

Det. Virgil Jarman
Jackson Police Department
Mississippi

“With the help of LeadsOnline, I was able to locate two stolen weed eaters and also a television. Based on the suspect’s history, and other active investigations, he’s now suspected in several other home burglaries.”

Det. Johnathan Ridgley
Jackson Police Department
Mississippi

“I recovered several stolen instruments belonging to a local high school thanks to LeadsOnline.”

Det. Brian Hofmeister
Indianapolis Police Department
Indiana

“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

“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

“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

“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

“In February, a Hot Spring County resident was burglarized. This event was traumatic and they feared that the person responsible may return. Hot Spring County Sheriff’s Department responded and processed the crime scene. The victim was able to provide a copy of the item that had been taken from his home. One item was a set of samurai swords that had unique characteristics on them. Armed with this information, I detailed my searched and discovered the business that had the victim’s property, thus leading to an arrest, and recovered the victim’s property back. The victim reported an estimate of $17,000 of valuables that had been taken. Without LeadsOnline, our case may not have to lead to the arrest so quickly.”

Det. Greg McKinney
Hot Spring County Sheriff’s Office
Arkansas

“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

“Thank you LeadsOnline! You helped me recover stolen property as well as arrest my offender on six counts of residential burglary! As soon as I showed him the stack of receipts from the two shops where he sold the stolen property at, you could see the look of defeat come over him. I’m a rock star!”

Det. Anthony Tenuto
Hoffman Estates Police Department
Illinois

“This investigator conducted a follow up investigation on a residential burglary that occurred back in February 2014. I received a possible hit from LeadsOnline regarding two items that were stolen from this residential burglary and sold at a neighboring business. The two suspects were identified, but they took back these items before I could recover them. The suspects were brought into the PD at which time they were charged with possession of stolen property.”

Det. Anthony Tenuto
Hoffman Estates Police Department
Illinois

“Once again, an easy search of my suspect led me to recover stolen property and felony charges for theft!”

Det. Anthony Tenuto
Hoffman Estates Police Department
Illinois

“We had a burglary reported and after processing the scene, I checked LeadsOnline and found that the person we suspected of committing the burglary sold five pieces of jewelry in Philadelphia. The victim was shown the photograph of the jewelry that was sold by the suspect, and the victim immediately identified the jewelry as the items which were stolen from the residence. The suspect was interviewed several hours later, and initially denied any involvement in the burglary as he did when questioned about another recent burglary. The suspect was confronted with the information gained from LeadsOnline and subsequently confessed to both burglaries.”

Det. Louis Bell
Hilltown Township Police Department
Pennsylvania

“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

“I received info via email from Greenwood Police Department 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

“We recently made an arrest for several burglaries throughout the city of Hialeah and Hialeah Gardens. The subjects were targeting residents and vehicles. They were ‘car hopping’ by going up and down residential areas and attempting to locate unlocked vehicles. If unlocked, they opened and removed any property from inside. This was mostly done during the night hours. During the day, they committed residential burglaries by entering through the rear of the house, breaking a bedroom window or sliding glass door. Once inside the residence, they ransacked the houses and removed jewelry and electronics. On some cases, the subjects removed the keys to the victim’s vehicle and stole the vehicle. At the end of the crime spree, the subjects would get together and attempt to sell the property at a local business. We used LeadsOnline to recover some of the property and identify the suspects.”

Det. Donald Duhart
Hialeah Police Department
Florida

“LeadsOnline rep, Anya, visited me at the Hialeah Gardens Police Station to educate me and my fellow detectives on how to use the system. During the training, I discovered that three iPads and two iPhones had been sold in our city. These items were the same ones that were taken in a residential burglary. This discovery led us to arrest four suspects. Our agency was able to clear a total of five cases, two residential burglaries and three vehicle burglaries. Our neighboring agency, Hialeah Police, also cleared numerous cases due to the lead that began with LeadsOnline. Thank you!”

Det. Adrian Lopez
Hialeah Gardens Police Department
Florida

“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

“A patrol officer provided information about a suspicious vehicle and a suspicious male walking in the neighborhood of recent burglaries. Using LeadsOnline, I was able to add the male’s name and see that he sold a diamond ring. The store took photographs of the ring, as well as the suspect’s driver’s license. My victim identified the ring as hers. Without LeadsOnline, we would have never known about this transaction.”

Det. A.M. Lancaster
Henrico County Police Division
Virginia

“LeadsOnline has been an excellent tool for our Police Department! It has really enhanced our scope of searches and how we investigate. We recently recovered a stolen firearm from a burglary that occurred nearly 10 years ago and continue to recover jewelry and other items with the ability to view color photos. Conducting searches is so easy that we can virtually work cases backwards. I recently looked into a person of interest and found that he had been selling jewelry. We contacted his family members and found that he had stolen their jewelry. We were able to recover the family’s jewelry quickly. We love LeadsOnline!”

Det. Chris Gordon
Henrico County
Virginia

“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

“I have two success stories. The first was one in which led to a guilty conviction of a Felony Obtain Property by False Pretense. The second was a felony case currently pending in court. By using your services I was able to locate property and return it to the owners. Thanks!”

Det. David Adams
Harnett County Sheriff’s Office
North Carolina