“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

“Our department arrested five suspects for several residential, garage and vehicle burglaries. After further investigation, we found that one of the suspect was selling the items. We ran that suspect’s name through LeadsOnline and found several items that were pawned. We were able to secure the items and all suspects were charged accordingly. Thanks again.”

Sgt. Vince La Manna
Westchester Police Department
Illinois

“A male suspect was living with a family that trusted him as a friend. Before Christmas, he decided to move on to another residence. According to the complainant, the suspect not only moved on by just taking his personal belongings, he took several flat screen TVs and PlayStation 3 consoles without consent of the owners. Of course the suspect was dumb enough to sell the items at a business, and LeadsOnline found him quick. At least now the complainant’s family will have a Happy New Year. Unfortunately for the suspect, well he is going to jail for theft, and there are no flat screen TVs or PlayStations at our County Jail.”

Sgt. David Liendo
Webb County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“I got a hit on a male subject that was selling some stolen items he had stolen from various family members at a ranch in Laredo, Texas. Warrant approvals are in the works. Stolen items were some expensive saddles and farming equipment.”

Sgt. David Liendo
Webb County Sheriff’s Department
Texas

“There was a theft of a generator from an elderly victim. The complainant only knew that his generator make started with the letter ‘S’. A LeadsOnline search revealed a Stromcat generator sold in Laredo, Texas. The search also revealed a suspect who lived in the area where the generator was stolen from. I then searched for the suspect and located him at the Webb County Jail. The suspect had been arrested on another theft and burglary in Laredo. Thanks to LeadsOnline, the generator is going to be returned to the elderly man who stated that he needed it to keep his electric heater going through this cold nights.”

Sgt. David Liendo
Webb County Sheriff’s Department
Texas

“LeadsOnline helped us quickly identify two individuals who were breaking into vehicles. LeadsOnline showed us that these two suspects were selling phones to numerous ecoATM kiosks. This information helped prevent future thefts because the suspects were identified and arrested quickly.”

Sgt. Eric Gossman
Warner Robins Police Department
Georgia

“We developed a suspect in the larceny of an iPhone. A search in LeadsOnline resulted in the phone being located. LeadsOnline not only solidified our criminal case but also resulted in the return of $700 in property.”

Sgt. Jamie Privette
WakeMed Campus Police Department
North Carolina

“There was a brand new leaf blower stolen, and we found it a week later using LeadsOnline. A great tool for Law Enforcement! Thanks.”

Sgt. Steve Gurley
Vestavia Hills Police Department
Alabama

“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

“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

“I recovered stolen property and got the suspect to confess to three other burglaries. This led to the recovery of all property of the victims. Thanks LeadsOnline!”

Sgt. Kevin Bridger
Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“Police Officers with Trinity University Police in San Antonio received a report on the theft of several musical instruments from our music department. The following day I got the report and immediately began to search for the instruments on LeadsOnline. After entering the first instrument I found it, and I was able to identify a suspect. Looking at his history in LeadsOnline, I located three of the four instruments in local resell shops. Those instruments were recovered, and the suspect was positively identified, arrested and confessed. I filed the case this morning! This would have been almost impossible without LeadsOnline! Thanks!”

Sgt. Charles Lopez
Trinity University Police
Texas

“I took a report for larceny and while I was interviewing the victims, I found my suspect and the stolen property using LeadsOnline. Five days later I had a confession and another crime solved. This is by far one of the best assets we have when dealing with property crime.”

Sgt. David Jackson
Trent Woods Police Department
North Carolina

“I received a breaking and entering report, and within three hours, I located multiple items reported stolen using LeadsOnline. You guys rock! Thank you LeadsOnline.”

Sgt. David Jackson
Trent Woods Police Department
North Carolina

“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

“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

“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

“LeadsOnline helped a brand new detective to solve a year old case. I looked through old case files and came across one that caught my eye. A nice man (victim) allowed his employee (suspect) free reign to his house as a lawn/maintenance man. One day the gentleman noticed some items missing and could not understand who would take them. His maintenance man was my only suspect. I searched LeadsOnline and was able to find a ladder, a saw, and a high dollar pressure washer just by description. I matched that with the first name of the maintenance man and came across a few tickets to look through. My suspect sold the three items at three different locations; and he also had a history. Luckily, he was wanted out of New Mexico. We arrested him for warrants and he confessed to the theft.”

Sgt. Crescencio Salazar
Springtown Police Department
Texas

“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

“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

“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

“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

“Using LeadsOnline, I located some items from a garage burglary that were sold at a business in Harriman, Tennessee…a store located over 20 miles from my jurisdiction! I had a suspect name and created a search based on my suspect. When exact items were found sold by this suspect, I obtained pictures from the shop, and the victim identified the property. LeadsOnline was a great tool in locating items for me without having to drive to numerous stores or spending countless hours calling them all daily. LeadsOnline was also helpful when I called the business to place a hold, LeadsOnline had already taken care of that for me as well. This prevented my victim’s property from being sold. Thank you LeadsOnline.”

Sgt. David Laxton
Oliver Springs Police Department
Tennessee

“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

“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

“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

“I located a potential NCIC Hit via LeadsOnline. I confirmed that the item was stolen and obtained the contact information for ecoATM. I then contacted ecoATM and was advised that the item was sold at the ecoATM in Eastridge Mall in Gastonia, North Carolina. ecoATM returned the phone to me via FedEx Next Day Air along with information on the person who sold it. Investigator Spizzo and I conducted a small amount of investigative work, confronted the suspect and obtained a confession as well as uncovered another suspect. Investigator Spizzo and I then interviewed the second suspect and obtained a confession from her as well. These arrests would not have been made had it not been for LeadsOnline. The reporting officer exhausted all leads that he had, but I was able to recover the property as well as make two arrests. Thanks LeadsOnline!”

Sgt. Spencer Cline
Newton Police Department
North Carolina

“I located a stolen 22 in. television, several DVDs and Nintendo games that a suspect sold to a local store. The suspect was wanted on five different warrants, three from Iowa, one from Pennsylvania and one from Florida. LeadsOnline helped law enforcement to locate his approximate location, which led to his arrest. The locations of the stolen items led us to the recovery of a stolen car taken from Muscatine County by this same guy. Thanks LeadsOnline for your assistance!”

Sgt. Ardyth Orr
Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office
Iowa

“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

“Using LeadsOnline, I was able to locate property stolen during a burglary only hours after the offense occurred. I was able to quickly identify one suspect from a transaction ticket. Within a couple of days, I recovered the property and had three suspects identified and charged. The victim was impressed. This could not have happened as quickly as it did without your service. Thanks.”

Sgt. Jaye Loggins
Mountain Brook Police Department
Alabama

“I used LeadsOnline to look for a certain suspect in a breaking and entering case. Well, I found him actually selling property the victim did not know was missing! This led us to find two other suspects who helped him sell the property. Now we have three charged in the case. Thanks.”

Sgt. Jon Eaton
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Virginia

“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

“Another success story that wouldn’t have happened without LeadsOnline. We had a theft of a laptop computer with no suspects. Turns out it was a ‘friend on friend’ crime. A quick check with LeadsOnline showed where the computer was and who sold it. Another victim was reunited with their property thanks to LeadsOnline. Keep up the good work.”

Sgt. Robert Wiley
Merrillville Police Department
Indiana

“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
Illinois

“Earlier this summer, I performed a search under the repeated transactions section of LeadsOnline. I discovered a person who did contract labor for three different companies had stolen equipment from all three. The person sold the items to support a gambling addiction. As a result of this investigation, over $75,000 worth of equipment was recovered, all thanks to a cold search through LeadsOnline.”

Sgt. Brad Mcmahan
Lubbock Police Department
Texas

“The Lorain Police Department recently signed up for the 30 day trial of LeadsOnline. In order to test your product, I began entering serial numbers of items stolen over the past year. I received a hit on two separate cases which resulted in warrants being issued. Both suspects were linked to a burglary ring we were investigating. Without the aid of LeadsOnline these cases would have never been solved.”

Sgt. Michael Failing
Lorain Police Department
Ohio

“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
Longmont Police Department
Colorado

“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

“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

“I located stolen property taken from a home in the Sissonville, West Virginia area. It was returned to the victims and charges are pending for the suspect. This would have been more difficult to accomplish without the LeadsOnline website. Thank you.”

Sgt. KL Washburn
Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office
West Virginia

“We had a burglary report filed with us. The victim is a fireman for one of the local jurisdictions. Being familiar with the area that he lives in, and suspects that live in the area I had a suspect in mind. I ran the suspect on LeadsOnline and got a hit. The suspect pawned two guitars, a motorcycle helmet, and a wireless microphone system for a motorcycle. All of the items were reported stolen by the victim. Deputies were then able to pick the suspect up for questioning. When the suspect was picked up, Deputies found a notebook (laptop), several watches, and an expensive pair of sunglasses belonging to the victim in the suspect’s possession. This also led to a third guitar that was stolen from the victim being recovered. Thanks to Leads, I was able to recover approximately $1,700 worth of the victim’s property. Since becoming involved with LeadsOnline eight or so years ago, I have had quite a bit of success using the system. I have never submitted any stories until now. I felt that this recovery deserved some note due to my being able to assist a fellow Public Servant in getting his case solved.”

Sgt. James Green
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
Alabama

“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

“This summer and early fall, Goliad County was plagued with a rash of thefts and burglaries. Using LeadsOnline to check on some of the stolen property, I identified an individual selling some of the stolen items in a nearby community. Then, running that individual’s name through the LeadsOnline system, I tracked down even more property, some of which we did not have a serial number for. By continuously tracking the suspect through LeadsOnline while we were preparing criminal charges, we found even more stolen property which, in turn, led us to burglaries that had not yet been discovered by the victims. The subsequent investigation found a male and female were responsible for at least eight burglaries, and at least a dozen theft cases in our jurisdiction, as well as a number of similar crimes in adjacent jurisdictions. The pair was arrested, charged, and are now awaiting trial on numerous felony charges. Additionally, we recovered a great deal of stolen property, and returned it to the rightful owners. All of this occurred because of LeadsOnline.”

Sgt. John Pape
Goliad County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“We solved a home burglary where the suspect pawned the stolen Apple laptop valued at $3,500. The subject who pawned the computer just so happened to be the victim’s adult son, who was the initial ‘complainant’. Burglary case closed, and filing a false report charges (from son’s statements) is on-going.”

Sgt. Eric Treanor
Franklin Police Department
Tennessee

“A suspect was named in a burglary at a construction site. The suspect had stolen over $10k worth of tools. The victim had made initials on the stolen items. A few days after inputting the suspects name in a search, LeadsOnline sent me a message that the P.O.I. (person of interest) had sold some items. Further investigation shows that the suspect had sold several of the stolen tools. The business is holding all of the items in question, the investigation is on-going, but with the proof/evidence provided by LeadsOnline, it should end with a successful prosecution and the owner getting his tools back.”

Sgt. Eric Treanor
Franklin Police Department
Tennessee

“We have had multiple high dollar bike thefts in our area. I had a hit on LeadsOnline through NCIC. I did not get excited at first because I have had several potential hits that were not matches. On this occasion the hit was a match and we were able to recover a $1,000 bike and immediately had a suspect named. The proximity of the theft to the time of transaction gave us enough probable cause for three felony warrants. This was a big help in our arrest and a hopeful end to the stolen bikes.”

Sgt. Chad Lee
Fernandina Beach Police Department
Florida

“As soon as I clocked in I was asked by my Major to investigate a reported theft case. Thanks to the photographs and bio information LeadsOnline made available, I had a signed arrest warrant for the suspect 30 minutes later. Thanks for making me look good LeadsOnline.”

Sgt. Brian Lee
Fayette County Sheriff’s Office
Georgia

“A couple of months ago I was contacted by a friend of mine who works for a neighboring county. He gave me the name of a guy who was a suspect in a burglary. I ran the name through LeadsOnline for him, but was not able to find the property that he was looking for. Instead, I found the suspect had sold different stolen items from a separate burglary. The Investigator told me that he had not even suspected this guy of being anywhere near the second burglary. Thanks to LeadsOnline the owner was able to get his property back, the case was solved and now that agency is signing up for access to LeadsOnline. Thank you again.”

Sgt. Greg Stewart
Erath County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“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

“Det. Charles James, using the LeadsOnline NCIC feature, found the stolen items such as four iPads, two professional cameras, three gaming systems, one laptop and two TVs. We identified them with a Dallas PD offense and supplemented the offenses for the assigned detectives to inform the complainants their stolen property had been found and recovered. These were 12 different offenses and resulted in the recovery of $8,600 of stolen property along with suspect information for the detectives to follow up with. Thanks for your help!”

Sgt. David Franklin
Dallas Police Department
Texas