Kentucky State Police locate stolen property sold across state lines
“LeadsOnline is such an awesome resource. We were able to locate stolen items that were sold in a neighboring state! I can’t imagine that this would have been possible without Leads!”
Anlst. Heather Hibbitts
Kentucky State Police Post 11
Kentucky
Deputy makes arrest with information found the day he signed up with LeadsOnline
“I registered for a LeadsOnline account and, on the same day, I was able to arrest a suspect on a 3rd Degree Felony with the information obtained. It’s an amazing tool that has already began to help in a major way.”
Dep. Alex Madrid
El Paso County TX Sheriff
Texas
Recovered drug dealer’s phone leads to identification of other burglary suspects
“I was working a Strict Liability overdose death investigation. When the drug dealer learned of the death, he had attempted to get rid of the cellular phone he had been utilizing by selling it to an ecoATM. The transaction was located using LeadsOnline and showed the phone in his possession, even though the subscriber information had been fraudulently provided during registration.
I was also able to access the suspect’s frequent contacts via Call Detail Records. I ran the contacts list through LeadsOnline, and not only did it identify a large number of the contacts, it also provided a who’s who of burglary suspects for other investigations.”
Det. Joshua Pavlov
Bordentown Twp NJ PD
New Jersey
Stolen ring returned to owner after Investigator uses LeadsOnline
“I began investigating a Larceny complaint where a wedding ring, valued at $20,000, had been stolen from inside a residence. The ring was stolen during a time frame when the victim had employees of a window cleaning company inside the residence performing work. I developed a suspect, and began searching LeadsOnline for any activity associated with their name and addresses. I located the ring by searching the suspect’s address. The ring had been sold to a store by an associate of the suspect, but was recovered and returned to the victim. Charges were issued against the suspect and the associate who sold the ring. Thank you!”
Inv. Roger Wechter
Bloomfield Twp MI PD
Michigan
“I have a warrant on a male where I recovered stolen jewelry from a business in October through LeadsOnline. We haven’t arrested the guy yet, but do have 2 warrants on him.”
Chief Len Price
Woodstock AL PD
Alabama
Firearm recovered years after it was stolen with help from LeadsOnline
“We had a burglary in 1995 where a pistol was stolen. The pistol was entered as stolen using its serial number, make, and caliber. The pistol was located in a business in another state. The victims are still alive and well, and are happy to get their gun back.”
Det. George Dyer
Franklin County TN Sheriff
Tennessee
“Two men entered a business and removed four guitars from the wall without paying for them, before escaping in a Ford truck. An employee was able to get a license plate and description of the vehicle, and the registered owner was later identified as one of the suspects. A LeadsOnline check was completed and I learned the suspect had sold one of the guitars to a business in Phoenix, Arizona. I also received a telephone call from LeadsOnline confirming the hit on the guitar.
With the information provided by LeadsOnline, I was able to ascertain which business the guitar was sold to, the item description, the ticket number, and suspect information immediately. I was able to place a hold on the guitar and retrieved it before it was sold. I was also able to locate the suspect owning the Ford truck and he is now in jail awaiting trial. Based on his criminal past, he is looking at a steep sentence. The second suspect is still at large.”
Det. John Wyant
Salt River AZ PD
Arizona
“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 Inv. Anthony Pelato
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
California
Stolen commercial vehicle recovered after using key LeadsOnline feature
“In July, a commercial vehicle was reported stolen. Efforts to locate the vehicle were unsuccessful even after distribution of a flyer. A few days later, a review was conducted of transactions on the “resident activity outside jurisdiction” report available on LeadsOnline. Among those listed was a suspect in the stolen vehicle case who had sold property to a GameStop location in Lancaster, PA. The local PD was alerted to the fact that the stolen vehicle may be in their jurisdiction. Within 12 hours of the notification the stolen vehicle was recovered on the parking lot of a local convenience store that was about 2 hours away from where it had been stolen. This lead certainly expedited the recovery of the stolen vehicle.”
Capt. Pete D’Antuono
Westminster Police Department
Maryland
Victim’s friend turns out to be the suspect of her stolen jewelry
“I received a report about a theft. The victim stated that she was letting a friend stay with her for a couple of days. The victim stated that when her friend left her residence to return to Georgia, she noticed some of her jewelry was gone. I checked LeadsOnline and found out that her friend sold the victim’s jewelry to three different businesses. I was able to retrieve the jewelry that was sold at a business in Martin County. The friend sold one item but subsequently bought it again. I then forwarded the information to a detective in St. Lucie County. Based on the information provided by LeadsOnline, I was able to obtain an arrest warrant on the friend for two counts of dealing in stolen property and false verification of ownership and theft.”
Det. Mykel McMurren
Martin County Sheriff’s Department
Florida
Stolen ring blessed by the Vatican in Rome is returned to is rightful owner.
“I received a case where a handyman stole some jewelry from and elderly, 92, female. My victim was very sharp and was able to give drawings of her jewelry. One piece was a gold sailor pin that she got during WWII for her husband who was in the Navy. The other unique piece was her deceased husbands wedding band that she had a cross placed in the center. She had the cross added in Rome and then had the ring blessed at the Vatican. I used the drawings to search leads by description. The first one I searched for was the gold sailor pin. I immediately got a hit. The pawn ticket also had a gold ring with a cross in the band. I recovered the property and returned them to the owner. A warrant was issued for the suspect and he was subsequently arrested.”
Det. Ed Leach
Hoover Police Department
Alabama
Stolen rifle in Texas is sold in Louisiana and is recovered with the help of LeadsOnline
“A complainant had just returned home from a hunting trip. He parked his truck at his apartments and went inside for the night. When he came out the next morning he found his truck had been broken into and his riflehad been stolen. Conroe PD got a LeadsOnline hit from Benton, LA. We called to verify the serial number and description of the rifle. Upon confirmation, we placed a hold on the gun. Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office recovered the firearm for Conroe PD from the business, and (per their policy) shipped it back to Conroe PD to be returned to the owner. We returned the rifle to the owner and he stated that it was the first rifle he had purchased and was happy to have it back.”
Anlst. Melissa Falcon
Conroe Police Department
Texas
Stolen handgun is recovered and the suspect is identified through LeadsOnline
“A Springfield Armory XDS-9 handgun was stolen from a residence. I ran the firearm through LeadsOnline and recovered the item and identified the suspect.”
Det. Larry Ingram
Franklin County Sheriff’s Department
Ohio
PlayStation pawned 20 miles away is returned to its rightful owner within 10 days of the theft
“In August, members of the Tulane University Police Department documented a simple burglary that occurred on campus where a Sony PlayStation that had been recently purchased, was stolen during the burglary. The item was entered into the LeadsOnline and three days later, I was notified that the item had been sold at a business in a neighboring city, approximately 20 miles away. With the information obtained from the business I was quickly able to identify the suspect and based off of additional evidence secured from the burglary scene, an arrest warrant was issued for the suspect. Within 10 days of the reported burglary I was able to return the stolen PlayStation back to the owner. Thanks LeadsOnline!”
Lt. Dennis Serena
Tulane University Police Department
Louisiana
Ninety percent of stolen jewelry from a sexual assualt case is recovered
“I am working a sex assault case in which subjects also stole the victim’s parent’s jewelry and money. I was able to get back 90 percent of the mom’s jewelry taken from the home during this incident.”
Det. Jeffrey Mattson
Crystal Lake Police Department
Illinois
Missing girl’s whereabouts are traced with the help of LeadsOnline
“I got a case assigned to me by my Captain which was a missing person report. The girl that was missing is 23 and a lot of things led up to the report and why it was assigned to me. Her social media updates had stopped, her phone was turned off etc. So I got information on someone she may have been hanging with. I started out by calling people, friends and known associates. They all had the same story that the missing girl and the guy she may be with were in rehab together and they are probably out looking for drugs. I decided to use LeadsOnline because I have solved so many cases using the system. I ran the guys name and he was in Michigan pawning some items. I called the store and got the surveiliance video and they both the daughter and the guy we were told she was with were at a business getting money for a gold ring. I was able explain to the mom, that her daughter is in Detroit with the guy we thought she was with, and she appeared to be fine. She was glad her daughter was OK and now both subjects PO’s have been notified because they’re not allowed to leave VA without permission. LeadsOnline works for everything. Best tool I have ever used when finding property and now people.”
Inv. Patrick Hobbs
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department
Virginia
LeadsOnline provides amazing evidence to investigators in Georgia
“We recently had a theft of some jewelry. The suspect was a family member of the victim. I typed the information into LeadsOnline and not only did I get the jewelry back, I also had amazing evidence of the pawn transaction where the jewelry was exchanged for cash. Without LeadsOnline, we would not have been able to make an arrest or get the jewelry back to the owner. Thanks LeadsOnline!”
Inv. Travis Comtois
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department
Georgia
Girlfriend is caught comiting a false police report to cover her tracks
“We were able to help another agency close a case using LeadsOnline. The other agency had a case about a stolen ring. It turns out the victim had sold her own ring, then her boyfriend found out it was missing. So she reported it as stolen. The Officer was able to charge her with filing a false police report.”
Ptlm. Eric Jones
Havana Police Department
Illinois
“I’m the sex offender and child abuse investigator for the Walker County Cheriff’s Department . I do not work many property crimes as they are not assigned to me. However, LeadsOnline has been very helpful in locating sex offenders. Recently, I found some local sellshop activity by a registered sex offender who is registered in another county. The address given to the local sellshop for his home is in fact in Walker County. After beginning an investigation, I was able to prove he was living in Walker County without registering. The address he had listed was also a violation due to being too close to a daycare and he also failed to terminate his residence in the county where he was registered. I’ve used LeadsOnline several times to help in my SORNA (Sex Offender Registration Notification Act) investigations.”
Inv. Brian Keeton
Walker County Sheriff’s Department
Alabama
Detectives in Tennessee say LeadsOnline is a huge benefit to law enforcement
“LeadsOnline has been a success, in recovering several pieces of stolen property for our department, ever since we got on board. This program is a huge benefit for Law enforcement and for our department.”
Det. Tim Carver
McMinn County Sheriff’s Department
Tennessee
“In August, Sibley Equipment company filed a report with Woodstock PD where a man using a fake name and driver license number rented a concrete saw and a generator and never returned it. We found the items through LeadsOnline two days later and recovered it. We were able to identify the suspect and we now have a felony warrant for his arrest.”
Chief Len Price
Woodstock Police Department
Alabama
“In August, we received a report of 11 stolen guns from a residence in our county. Unfortunately, at the time we had no serial numbers nor did we have a suspect. I started searching the guns using a description of each one. I noticed a name that appeared about three times on different guns that were described as very similar to the ones we were looking for. I ran the name and found 9 of the 11 guns we were looking for and also located 10 more that the victim did not know were even missing! After running the now suspects information through the DMV files, I was able to find that the suspect had a vehicle registered in his and the victim’s daughters name! This tied it all together. We called in the two suspects and got a confession! Thanks LeadsOnline, without this tool who knows where these guns would have ended up.”
Sgt. Mason Boggess
Giles County Sheriff’s Department
Virginia
$8,000 worth of family heirlooms are returned to the victims with the help of LeadsOnline
“I was dispatched to a residence. Upon arrival I spoke to the homeowners who stated they had jewelry missing. There were construction workers in the house for the past couple days. They provided me with the names of the workers and the boss. After phone conversations with all of them one was clearly my prime suspect. I ran all of them through LeadsOnline but didn’t get any hits. I ran my main suspect through LinX and found his girlfriend. I ran her through LeadsOnline and found that she had sold a bunch of jewelry. I sent a hold request through LeadsOnline to the business and had my victim meet me at the business the next day to identify the jewelry. There were two hits and two batches of jewelry recovered. Total stolen was about $12,000 total recovered was around $8,000; much of it were family heirlooms from a recently passed mother. I don’t usually let people hug me in uniform but my victim was so overcome with emotion when I found her mother’s wedding and engagement rings I couldn’t say no. Thank you LeadsOnline for giving me resources to help this woman.”
Ofc. Brittany Johnson
Roanoke County Police Department
Virginia
Heirloom jewelry thief caught thanks to online records system
“Earlier this year I received a report of several weapons that were taken from a resident. A suspect was listed, but she was not a resident of this city. I checked her through LeadsOnline, but there were no results for her selling any weapons. I did discover, through LeadsOnline, that she had sold a large amount of jewelry at various locations. The complainant in the case had no idea that any jewelry was missing. During my interview with the suspect admitted she sold all of the jewelry and told me that the complainant’s deceased mother wanted her to have it. Not true. She was filed on for the theft.”
Inv. Gary Bishop
Navasota Police Department
Texas
“Thanks to LeadsOnline we recovered several pieces of jewelry and electronics that were taken in a residential burglary. We also made an arrest of two suspects. Thanks again Leads!”
Sgt. Vince Lamanna
Westchester Police Department
Illinois
“Within the last two weeks, I solved three theft cases with LeadsOnline. The first case involved a couple going through a divorce where the victim’s ex-husband sold her personal jewelry she acquired before their marriage. I recovered seven pieces of jewelry belonging to the victim, valued at several thousand dollars. The second case involved a son selling his parent’s belongings. I located jewelry and tools, valued at several thousand dollars, from three different businesses in our area. The third case involved a gentleman stealing jewelry from his roommate. I was able to recover two pieces of jewelry that were left to the roommate by his mother. These cases were solved and property was recovered due to the LeadsOnline system. From these cases, I also gained five theft cases on behalf of my local stores. This system has also allowed me to recover stolen property for three other agencies because it was sold in our Parish. Thanks for all you do to help with our cases.”
Det. Jerry Coyne
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office
Louisiana
“We received a burglary complaint from a woman who reported that several thousands of dollars in jewelry she inherited from her grandmother and mother had been stolen. She submitted a stolen property list with detailed descriptions of the pieces that were taken. I was given the list to see if any of the items had shown up in LeadsOnline. I searched for the more unique pieces and ended up finding 12 pieces that were valued at approximately $6,000. We retrieved the pieces and returned them to their rightful owner. All the pieces were sold by the same individual at two different shops. He already had several burglary charges pending against him this year. Thanks to LeadsOnline, we can add another one to the list!”
CI Anlst. Melinda Thompson
Kentucky State Police – Post 6
Kentucky
“I did a search in LeadsOnline like I usually do when I have a few moments. I was able to locate 22 pieces of gold jewelry that were stolen by one of our local dopers/thieves. He had fenced these items in Las Vegas. I checked for recent burglaries and made contact with one of the victims. Due to the unique descriptions of some items, he confirmed they were his.”
Dep. John Kakavulias
Nye County Sheriff’s Office
Nevada
“I was investigating a case where the suspect was a caretaker for the victim’s husband. I checked the suspect through Leads and located my victim’s ring, along with a few other items the victim didn’t realize were missing yet. I obtained a warrant for the suspect.”
Det. Jason Hammond
Farmington Hills Police
Michigan
“One of our street Corporals stopped a suspicious vehicle after he observed the occupants throw an empty jewelry box out onto the road. The result of the stop was the recovery of a significant amount of property and the identification of some suspects of a residential burglary. Through LeadsOnline, I was able to recover the remainder of the property, as well as identify an accomplice who had not been in the vehicle during the stop. Thanks for the help!”
Cpl. Robert Wilson
Pflugerville Police Department
Texas
More than $5,000 of jewelry found two days after reported stolen
“Approximately $5,500 in stolen jewelry was recovered two days after it was stolen and sold at a secondhand store. The investigation also yielded that the suspect sold an assault rifle and was a convicted felon at the time.”
Det. Gene Haynes
Lexington Police Department
Kentucky
“While investigating a theft of jewelry case, I located a ring using LeadsOnline. The ring matched the description provided by the victim, and the name on the transaction matched the suspect’s name provided by the victim. The suspect was interviewed and admitted to the theft of the ring along with other jewelry that the victim didn’t know was missing. The suspect stated that she was stealing to support a drug addiction.”
Det. Keith Benhase
Miami Township Police Department
Ohio
“We had a 3-carat diamond wedding band valued at $8,200 recovered with LeadsOnline.”
Sr. Inv. Kerry Penley
Catawba County Sheriff’s Department
North Carolina
“While searching for property from a residential burglary, I was able to not only discover 24 recoverable items of jewelry from the burglary, but develop two suspects who ultimately confessed. They gave us the identity of two more involved parties, as well as confessions to burglaries in a nearby county and most likely involvement in a third county. I was so thrilled to make this discovery as our victim had also been burglarized earlier this year and was terrified and ready to sell their home of which they love. I was able to develop suspects in the original burglary and recover many pieces of jewelry from that burglary. It turned into a multi-jurisdictional burglary ring that likely would have done unsolved without the help of LeadsOnline.”
Inv. Asst. Lisa Mead-O’Connor
Union County Sheriff’s Office
Ohio
“Thanks to leads from LeadsOnline we put another burglar away and got some of the jewelry back that he stole from his mother. Thanks LeadsOnline!
Det. Erik W. Veum
Stoughton Police Department
Wisconsin
“I recently picked up a case where a family believed a relative stole jewelry from the home while they were letting her live there. I entered the woman’s information into LeadsOnline and immediately received a hit. Sure enough, the suspect sold the jewelry to two area stores. I was able to recover a majority of the jewelry (some had already been sent off as “scrap”) and return it to the family. A majority of the jewelry was family heirlooms, and I was happy that I was able to get it back to its rightful owners.”
Det. Raymond Tice
Franklin Police Department
Indiana
“An Aurora man has been charged with felony theft and is accused of stealing jewelry worth over $3,000 from the victim’s home while performing pest control service. The victim noticed that her gold engagement ring with a 1-carat diamond was missing, and she suspected a pest control employee who was in her house recently. Detectives searched through LeadsOnline and found that the suspect had recently sold a similar ring. Detectives recovered the stolen ring and obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect.”
Dep. Chief Scott Buziecki
North Aurora Police Department
Illinois
Family heirloom from 1920 stolen and recovered in Mississippi
“Thanks to LeadsOnline I recovered a ring from 1920 that was passed down through the victim’s family. I ran my suspect’s name and found the ring was sold two weeks earlier. I recovered the ring, put the bad guy in jail and also got the store’s money back to them!”
Inv. Robert Garner
Smith County Sheriff’s Department
Mississippi
Victim’s bracelet stolen by a family member and recovered in Texas
“I was assigned a case where a very expensive men’s bracelet was stolen. The victim described it with having a Medusa emblem and a St. Jude symbol on it. I searched LeadsOnline and received a hit within minutes. Unfortunately for the complainant, she had a thief in her family. The victim’s uncle stole her bracelet, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The bracelet was valued at $5,000. Thanks LeadsOnline for helping out!”
Det. David Liendo
Webb County Sheriff’s Department
Texas
Drug addict daughter steals family heirlooms from mother’s home
“I was working a burglary where the victim was robbed of family heirlooms by her daughter, an alleged drug addict. The victim kicked her daughter out of her home this past summer and had not seen her since. The victim provided us with the name of her daughter’s boyfriend. The home was processed for fingerprints and photographed. During the investigation, both suspects were entered into LeadsOnline. I immediately received a hit on the boyfriend suspect. The hit showed he pawned numerous rings that matched jewelry on the victim’s statement. Photographs were taken of the pawned rings and the victim positively identified the rings to be hers. The following day, I received another hit that the boyfriend pawned more items to an out-of-state jeweler that had been in town for a jewelry convention, just days after the burglary. As I began the process of having the items held, I received another hit showing the daughter sold a ring, now tying both suspects to the burglary and stolen property. Within the case I had three total hits thanks to LeadsOnline, and retrieved video from the pawn shop identifying both suspects. The case will be forwarded to the prosecutor’s office with great evidence to pursue felony indictments. Thank you LeadsOnline! Not only did you give me evidence to close my case, you allowed the victim to retrieve her jewelry back that never could have been replaced.”
Det. Brandon Smith
West Jefferson Police Department
Ohio
“I recently worked a case where a class ring valued at $800 was stolen while the victim was at work. By utilizing LeadsOnline, I was able to locate the ring just hours after it was stolen. I was able to recover the ring, and the suspect has since been arrested for the theft.”
Det. Chris Tusi
Conroe Police Department
Texas
“I was assigned a case of a potential home invasion. I asked the homeowners if they were aware of any possible suspects, and they told me they thought that their son’s ex-girlfriend could be a possible suspect. I made multiple searches into LeadsOnline and found the stolen property sold to a jewelry store in nearby Taylor, Michigan by the father of the suspect. We retrieved the stolen property that was valued at roughly $2,000-$3,000. I prepared a search warrant for the suspect’s home, and the home of her father, where more stolen property was recovered. We even recovered a necklace that was not originally reported. After the search was completed, I arrested the suspect. Thank you LeadsOnline for your help in assisting with the prosecution of another criminal!”
Det. Erik Kaledas
Canton Police Department
Michigan
“One of our residents reported a home burglary. Using LeadsOnline, we discovered the stolen items were sold at two separate shops. The stolen items included two Samsung tablets and a gold ring. The items were returned to the victim, and it turned out the victim’s nephew was the thief. The victim did not want to press charges because of the family connection. However, she was ecstatic to get her belongings returned so quickly. Thanks again LeadsOnline!”
Det. Dennis Campos
Villa Park Police Department
Illinois
“A suspect who lived outside our jurisdiction was developed as a person of interest in a home invasion. We assisted both jurisdictions in identifying the suspect as the person of interest and also (and most importantly) retrieved many of the home owner’s stolen jewelry items.”
Det. K Weir
Oakland County Sheriff’s Office
Michigan
“We recently solved three extensive residential burglaries, executed a search warrant and made an arrest using LeadsOnline. We recovered a victim’s $5,000 wedding ring and returned stolen Christmas presents to the family’s children. The presents were wrapped under the victim’s Christmas tree when they were stolen from their home. Thanks LeadsOnline!”
Det. Steve Wegner
Dane County Sheriff’s Office
Wisconsin
“LeadsOnline works again! I was looking into one of our suspects and discovered he sold a class ring that was stolen. A warrant was issued on the subject, and the property was returned. The owner was grateful to have the property back. This is a great system, and I look forward to solving a bunch of cases in the next year.”
Det. James Smith
Stokes County Sheriff’s Office
North Carolina
LeadsOnline provides evidence to secure the arrest of crooks
“To the wonderful people at LeadsOnline, I am a criminal investigator at the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia. I received a report for a larceny of $3,000 worth of gold jewelry that was stolen from a residential safe. The victim named a possible suspect. However, upon speaking with the suspect, he denied any knowledge of such theft. Thanks to LeadsOnline, I searched for the suspect and found he sold the gold jewelry the same day it was reported stolen. Because of this database, I recovered the stolen jewelry, and it was positively identified by the victim. The suspect was appropriately charged, and is still incarcerated pending trial at this time. Thank you guys for all you do!!”
Inv. Caleb Spence
Augusta County Sheriff’s Office
Virginia
Law enforcement solves cases more efficiently using LeadsOnline
“Recently, LeadsOnline helped me successfully close a couple of cases. With both cases, I ran a suspect name and searched it in the LeadsOnline database. I located one victim’s wedding ring and another victim’s iPod. Both incidents were solved in a very timely manner because of LeadsOnline. Before LeadsOnline, we had to use mail and wait for police departments to enter data. My recent cases may have taken several weeks, if ever, to solve without LeadsOnline. I wish Michigan would create state legislation to make it mandatory for all reporting businesses to use.”
Det. Bradley Connell
White Lake Township Police Department
Michigan
LeadsOnline serves as a useful tool in Florida law enforcement’s detective belt
“LeadsOnline came through for me again as one of the most useful tools in my law enforcement detective belt. I solved another jewelry theft case and recovered approximately $5,000 in jewelry. Thanks again!”
Det. Lance McConnell
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office
Florida
$100,000 worth of stolen jewelry recovered after home caregiver stole from patients
“I found a home caregiver who stole 87 pieces of jewelry from various home healthcare recipients by searching in LeadsOnline. I went to the various shops and photographed each piece of jewelry. I interviewed each victim, and most of them picked out their jewelry from a catalog I created with photos of the recovered jewelry. The total loss was about $100,000, and the suspect received just over $10,000 for the jewelry.”
Res. Ronald Davis
Mesa Police Department
Arizona