“In May, I was dispatched to a theft complaint. I later found out that the victim’s granddaughter’s boyfriend had stolen jewelry from the grandparents. I searched the suspects name on LeadsOnline and found that he had sold the jewelry. The jewelry has since been held and will be returned back to the rightful owner.”

Ofc. Ron Reardon
Riverside Police Department
Ohio

“Port St. Lucie Police Detectives were investigating a burglary, and we didn’t have any suspect information or basically any leads. We received a LeadsOnline notification that a digital camera that was reported stolen was sold at a local shop. We went to the shop and verified that the camera was in fact our victim’s. When we spoke to the person who sold the camera they advised us that his accomplice was responsible for five residential burglaries and that he gave him the camera to sell. Throughout our investigation, we recovered a camera, multiple gaming systems, a firearm, U.S. Currency, and several other items. This case would not have been solved without the LeadsOnline report. This case was cleared by arrest and two suspects are now in jail. Thank you LeadsOnline!”

Ofc. Timothy Bordt
Port St. Lucie Police Department
Florida

“While using LeadsOnline I became aware of a male who was selling cookware at various locations throughout Philadelphia and in New Jersey. After making contact with the businesses and retrieving bar codes, it was determined that the items were being stolen directly from the warehouse in New Jersey. Another officer notified the owner of the warehouse which led him to contact the police in New Jersey. New Jersey law enforcement arrested the employee of the company who was stealing cases of merchandise. The merchandise was in the thousands of dollars. LeadsOnline has been a great tool!!”

Ofc. Eric Ruch
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania

“LeadsOnline keeps me so busy I don’t usually have time to give them the pat on the back they deserve. I have solved numerous cases because of LeadsOnline and their awesome staff. I’m currently working a case where a couple stole from an elderly couple, and the victims refused to believe that the suspects in this case had stolen from them. I told the victims that I knew 100{eaf91c7142ede36c84724a2d24afac6a4a8d633fc6fbb2c5a4d5437c75438ec9} who sold their stolen items because LeadsOnline nailed them, and I was able to recover ALL of their property. Thanks LeadsOnline for your continued efforts to help us help our victims.”

Ofc. Odis Carden
Odenville Police Department
Alabama

“We arrested a man and charged with Home Invasion, and he was arraigned on one count of Home Invasion. This was all because of the evidence we received from LeadsOnline.”

Ofc. K. Weir
Oakland County Sheriff’s Office
Michigan

“LeadsOnline saved me a boat load of work. A citizen reported several items stolen during a home invasion, including a laptop computer, iPad, camera and other electronics. I checked her name in LeadsOnline and discovered she had pawned the computer and iPad just days before making the false report. I confronted the citizen with the information found, and she confessed to making a false report for financial reasons. Thanks LeadsOnline!!!”

Ofc. Mike Burrough
Northville Township Police Department
Michigan

“Recently, a theft of a lawn mower, miter saw, edger, air compressor, and nail gun took place in New Orleans. The victim was able to recover his lawn mower at the suspect’s house and the air compressor was recovered during the execution of a search warrant. The suspect’s name was checked in LeadsOnline and I was able to find the edger and miter saw in a local business. The items were confiscated and identified by the victim. Without LeadsOnline the victim would not have been able to get his property back.”

Ofc. Roger Caillouet
New Orleans Police Department
Louisiana

“The victim reported his lawn mower stolen this month. I conducted a check of the serial number in LeadsOnline. I discovered the lawn mower had been sold at a local business. I confiscated the lawn mower and returned it to the victim. I also secured an arrest warrant for the individual who sold the stolen lawn mower.”

Ofc. Roger Caillouet
New Orleans Police Department
Louisiana

“I would like to inform you of my recent success with LeadsOnline. I obtained my LeadsOnline account this month, and since then, I have investigated two burglaries. I was able to identify suspects in both burglaries and recover some of the property. In the second instance, I was able to recover most of the stolen property within 72 hours of the crime. LeadsOnline is a great tool and has helped me greatly.”

Ofc. Kevin Ott
Moline Police Department
Illinois

“With LeadsOnline.com, I was able to find my suspect, make two arrests and wrap up a felony theft case in less than 24 hours. It only took 5 minutes to locate all of the businesses where the suspect had been pawning stolen items.”

Ofc. Kevin Smith
Merkel Police Department
Texas

“Last month, a female came into our police department and filled out a report for a stolen Nintendo DS. The female had the serial number, however, the serial number is a sticker attached to the DS. She told me that she had searched her house for a week and could not locate the DS. She told me she did have a friend over that is usually `hard up` for money. I searched on LeadsOnline but could not locate the DS by serial number. I then entered the friend’s name and BOOM, there was the friend’s name on a transaction ticket with a red Nintendo DS. She did not want her friend charged, she just wanted her property back and for me to tell the friend she was not welcome at the residence anymore. I called the friend and initially played dumb. She was very rude and vulgar with me as she put the blame on the owner’s kids saying that they probably stole the DS or that the kids maybe took it to the pool and left it. I then informed her that I had the transaction slip in my hand with her name and what she sold and when. There was nothing but silence on the phone. I then informed her she was not being charged and she confessed to everything. Her attitude with me over the phone changed and she was apologetic and appreciative and even called me honey before the conversation ended.”

Ofc. Jason Stiles
Mason City Police Department
Iowa

“I took a report on a stolen PS3 and it accessories from a residence. The owner was able to provide me with the serial number. I came back to the office and got onto LeadsOnline. After searching the serial number and a few names I was unable to locate them. I then placed them on the watch list and received an email a short time later on a hit. The hit lead me to the suspects and subsequent arrests of parties involved.”

Ofc. Chris Grimes
London Police Department
Ohio

“With information from LeadsOnline I was able to locate and return seven rings stolen from a 91-year-old victim. The victim was helping a young lady who was down on her luck and pregnant. The female took advantage of the victim, and stole between nine and 12 rings from her, pawning or selling each one. LeadsOnline allowed me to locate one specific ring by description, which led to locating several others pawned by my suspect. The victim was able to identify the rings, including her original wedding bands from 1942 that were given to her by her husband just before he was shipped out to World War II. The suspect confessed and is currently facing a charge of felony theft.”

Ofc. Troy Hintz
Kokomo Police Department
Indiana

“We had a burglary at one of our apartment complex storage areas. Within 24 hours, the suspect pawned most of the stolen tools. We were able to track and identify them through Leads Online. The victims were able to retrieve their lost items and the tenant who did this will be charged with the crime. In addition, since the suspect lived at the same apartment complex, he will now be evicted.”

Ofc. Jason Jones
Kent Police Department
Washington

“I was recently assigned to a patrol-based burglary investigator position, and LeadsOnline has been a very valuable tool. Along with the case involving firearms that were recovered, we have also recovered a very high end (collector’s edition) filet knife (only in Alaska would a filet knife be a collector’s item), and a Nikon DSLR camera that was stolen from a local business. The camera was found after I saved the search to run continually. I was thrilled to find that I didn’t have to run a new search for the same item every day!”

Ofc. Steve Warnaca
Juneau Police Department
Alaska

“My partner and I attended Leads Online training on Thursday at training academy. Today (Monday) we hit the ground running with it. It took hardly any time at all to get a hit on stolen property that was reported in a burglary of a building in our area. We followed the protocol that was taught to us in your training and are in the process of recovering the stolen property and filing charges on our crook. What an awesome tool you all have provided!”

Ofc. P.A. Urteaga
Houston Police Department
Texas

“Thanks, LeadsOnline, I was searching for a suspect and all I had was the phone number that the suspect had used. I search the phone number in several sites without success. LeadsOnline was my last site to check. In fact, I started to NOT check LeadsOnline because I was unsuccessful on the other sites; however, I checked anyway. Turns out it was the site that open the door to my suspect. Awesome! My suspect used the phone number when he sold the items he had stolen. No other site provided information on the suspect, BUT LeadsOnline provided his name, address, and of course the phone number, which allowed me to dig deeper and I was successful in locating this suspect. Thanks, LeadsOnline. You rock.”

Ofc. Lafonda Jones
Houston Police Department
Texas

“Dear LeadsOnline, Officers from the Greensboro Police Department’s Central Division Patrol Bureau were able to arrest a subject for felony larceny, possession of stolen property and obtaining property by false pretenses. The larceny occurred on a Wednesday and the items were in the system on Friday. Thanks LeadsOnline!!!”

Ofc. Je Douglas
Greensboro Police Department
North Carolina

“There was a theft at a local cell phone store with no more evidence than a suspect description (no video, leads, etc.). I was able to recover two stolen cell phones valued at around $1,400. In the images obtained, several other suspects were observed, one of which was found to be a suspect in a felony theft from another jurisdiction.”

Ofc. Ryan Utt
Gahanna Police Department
Ohio

“I was recently sent to our Super Target store where a known subject had stolen approximately $500 worth of various video games. I didn’t observe any activity for the known thief, but I was able to locate a transaction with the exact same stolen video games sold by a female who was later determined to be on the same surveillance footage. The female was later apprehended and confessed to her involvement, which ultimately lead to the implication of a previously unidentified co-conspirator, as well as admissions to numerous other retail thefts in the area. All of the stolen video games were recovered.”

Ofc. Nicholas Cleary
Fitchburg Police Department
Wisconsin

“I investigated a theft of an iPhone. The phone was located at a local shop, thanks to LeadsOnline. A hold was placed on the property, and it was recovered and returned to the owner. A photo and name of the suspect who sold the phone was obtained from the business. The suspect was arrested for the theft, and the owner was extremely happy to get his iPhone returned.”

Ofc. Jay Wilson
Fitchburg Police Department
Wisconsin

“El Paso Police were investigating a burglary of habitation. Witnesses reported seeing a suspect hanging around the area just before the burglary. Witness description led officers and detectives repeat offenders that strongly matched the description given by witnesses. Upon checking LeadsOnline for pawn history on these suspects, it was discovered that one particular suspect had pawned a distinct and rare ring which had been pawned on the day of the burglary. Because the ring was so rare, the victim was able to identify the ring as one of the items taken from the burglary. Thanks to LeadsOnline, we have put a repeat burglar away, AGAIN!!”

Ofc. Jose Sierra
El Paso Police Department
Texas

“We had a burglary where several items were taken. By using LeadsOnline, we were able to quickly identify the items pawned and pull the video from the businesses. We had a prime suspect who was a male, but found that it was a woman who had pawned the items. By using Leads, we were able to track down the business, pull the video, and see our prime suspect standing behind the woman while negotiating prices. He has been a suspect in several burglaries in the past, but this was the first one we were able to find enough evidence to charge him. He has since been indicted for this burglary. What an amazing tool!”

Ofc. Laura Cattabriga
Dunbarton Police Department
New Hampshire

“While investigating a theft from a vehicle, I used LeadsOnline to find two of the stolen items (iPad and iPhone) had been sold at a metro area pawn shop and at the ecoATM in a local mall. After contacting the two sellers of the stolen items, information was gathered on the two suspects who committed the actual theft. At this time, arrest warrants are pending and four people will be arrested in connection to this incident. Without LeadsOnline, this case would have likely been inactivated with no arrests.”

Ofc. Corey Fifer
Denver Police Department
Colorado

“A victim reported a burglary to Delhi Township Police Department The victim’s tools were stolen from the basement of a two family house where he resides. The victim suspected guests of the other tenant. Through investigation and LeadsOnline, we located the victim’s stolen tools. The main suspect in the case never sold anything in his name. The suspect asked his mother and cousin to sell the items in their name instead of his own. The store video was obtained, and the main suspect is seen on the video with the other people who sold the tools. Charges were pressed against all of them, but without LeadsOnline it is doubtful the stolen tools would have been located since the suspect we were looking at didn’t actually sell the items.”

Ofc. Joseph Ruwe
Delhi Township Police Department
Ohio

“I was investigating a burglary to a residence where numerous items were stolen. I contacted an investigator within our department and requested for them to conduct a search in LeadsOnline of any sold items for the suspect I had. After searching the name, it was discovered he recently sold two of the items that were stolen and he was apprehended later that morning.”

Ofc. Joseph Seals
Crestview Police Department
Florida

“The first time I used the search feature for one of my cases, I came across some property on another officer’s case. He was able to identify and confirm the property. Warrant signed!”

Ofc. Dale Woods
Colerain Township Police Department
Ohio

“After having one of our Police bikes stolen, we were able to track it down within 12 hours using LeadsOnline. We never would have found it without the help from LeadsOnline. I can’t imagine why someone would sell a bicycle with ‘POLICE’ written across it… but they did!”

Ofc. Robert Simmons
Chattanooga Police Department
Tennessee

“I found a ring belonging to an elderly female in Fort Worth. I was able to get the ring back and make the woman happy. We also prosecuted the suspect.”

Ofc. Samuel Hernandez
Celina Police Department
Texas

“In a neighboring agency, a young woman had a firearm stolen. It was determined that her father had stolen the firearm from her and sold it at a business. Her father then fled and was not seen again for several years. The agency issued a felony warrant for his arrest; however, the case went cold. The victim stated that her father was a good man prior to falling in with the wrong crowd and marrying a woman affiliated with that crowd. The victim provided me with a name and date of birth. Using LeadsOnline, I searched for that woman and two entries were found. Both were where the suspects had sold some power tools and cellular phones. I immediately passed the information along and within two days, a suspect who had been on the run for two years was placed in custody and is awaiting extradition. Although the neighboring agency receives credit for the arrest, I was proud to play an integral part in the location and apprehension of the suspect.”

Ofc. Byron Johncox
Cave Springs Police Department
Arkansas

“I ran a search through LeadsOnline of a possible suspect from a burglary. The search hit on a TV that was pawned in Aurora. The TV was the same make and model as the one stolen in the burglary. This property was recovered and identified by the victim as her TV. Even though the victim did not have the serial number, the make/model and the fact that the suspect pawned the item shortly after the theft was enough to recover the item.”

Ofc. Michael Townsend
Aurora Police Department
Illinois

“I received an email from LeadsOnline about a `Hit`. The offender brought in items that were reported stolen from a vehicle burglary. I then checked the suspect’s activity through LeadsOnline to see if he pawned anything else. There was an iPhone, but there were no reports of any thefts or burglaries where an iPhone was stolen. I then contacted Apple Security and gave them the Serial number. With that serial number, Apple contacted the registered owner of the device and advised them to contact me. The owner advised that sometime in August or September the iPhone was stolen from her parked vehicle, but she never reported it.”

Ofc. Michael Townsend
Aurora Police Department
Illinois

“I’ve had many success stories using LeadsOnline. It is my go-to database, even when I just need updated information on a person of interest. Today I was looking for a specific offender and noted he had transactions I hadn’t previously seen because his name had been spelled differently when entered by the pawn shop. Low and behold, there was the stolen DVD player I’d been looking for. This database is outstanding!”

Master Police Ofc. Laura Heckman
New Bern Police Department
North Carolina

“Thanks LeadsOnline for helping me catch my thief. Our department was receiving larceny reports from a local retirement home. For the past two months, we were taking multiple larceny reports that seemed to come in every other day. I finally got tired of looking at these reports so I got a list from the retirement home of about 50+ employees. After running the list of names, LeadsOnline was able to show me where the stolen property was being sold and also landed a nurse in jail on numerous felony counts of larceny. Thanks LeadsOnline!”

Master Police Ofc. Mark Sweat
Elon Police Department
North Carolina

“A burglary was reported. My partners and I attempted to do what we could to locate a suspect. Unfortunately, we were unsuccessful. Later on, I discovered a suspect pawned items of a similar nature, which I confirmed through LeadsOnline. I also established an additional suspect. The additional suspect subsequently confessed to committing the burglary and having his buddy pawn the items. In addition, he confessed to committing another burglary in the same neighborhood. He also gave the XBox 360 and games to a different friend who pawned them at a game store.”

Master Dep. / Det. Russell Hilson
Polk County Sheriff’s Office
Florida

“The day we got access to LeadsOnline, we solved a burglary that we did not have a suspect for within minutes. I did it with my cell phone while at the 4H Fair grounds while enjoying time with my family. The case work still had to be done, but a hold was put on the items which were sold a hundred miles from us. The owner got his belongings back and the suspect went to jail. I budget for LeadsOnline every year because this invaluable tool helps on almost a daily basis.”

Marshal Russ Voils
Marshal Thorntown Police Department
Indiana

“Our city manager’s garage was broken into. The suspect pulled the electric meter, causing the electricity to go out. I contacted Shawnee Police Department to see if they had similar burglaries where the suspect pulled the meter. Shawnee Police advised they had, and they also had a suspect’s name. Officer Jesse McCord searched the suspect through LeadsOnline and received a notification the next day that the suspect sold the items from the city manager’s garage. I went and picked up the suspect, and we got a full confession of the burglary. All of the city managers property was returned. The suspect said he was stealing and selling the property to pay for his bond from a previous burglary arrest. I’m so glad we have LeadsOnline.”

Maj. JR Kidney
Tecumseh Police Department
Oklahoma

“As always, I had a family wanting to speak with me about their home that was burglarized. Before sending them out to my investigation unit, I checked LeadsOnline and found their jewelry. It’s a wonderful feeling to call your investigators after you’ve solved the case. It’s great PR for the Sheriff to find their property within five minutes. LeadsOnline rocks!”

Maj. Brad White
Lamar County Sheriff’s Office
Georgia

“Last month I had an officer ask about a suspect in reference to a stolen cell phone. Knowing the suspect and having used LeadsOnline to watch the suspect sell several cell phones at a drop box in a local Walmart, I checked LeadsOnline with no match. Approximately 30 minutes later I received a hit straight to my cell phone on the suspect which showed him selling the cell phone that was stolen in our case. I forwarded the information to the officer who was able to secure a warrant.”

Lt. Det. Daryl Bender
Pinehurst Police Department
North Carolina

“A victim reported he had two rings stolen by a known suspect. The suspect’s information was entered into LeadsOnline by name and nothing was located. Fifteen days after the reported theft, the suspect was checked again by her driver’s license number. On this search, LeadsOnline indicated a positive hit. The hit showed that the suspect pawned the rings eight days after they were stolen. The rings were located at the provided location, and the victim was notified. After the victim arrived at our Police Station and identified the rings, the suspect was charged with two counts of theft and two receiving stolen property offenses. Leads Online has yet again saved our department time in investigations and stability in prosecution of these types of offenses.”

Lt. Gary McNeal
West Jefferson Police Department
Ohio

“I have used LeadsOnline for less than a week and already recovered a stolen laptop. WOW! What a great tool to have in the department.”

Lt. Michael Provo
Tuskegee Police Department
Alabama

“A laptop was stolen over a year ago. It was recently recovered, returned to the owner and the guilty individual was charged.”

Lt. William Hooks
Stewart Police Department
Georgia

“I had a burglary/theft case involving a $900.00 lawn mower. I got a hit from LeadsOnline. Three days later I traveled to the suspect’s work an hour away from my jurisdiction and convinced him to talk with me in my vehicle. I received a full confession and the suspect agreed that the victim should not have to pay for the mower at the business. The suspect and I traveled to the business where he paid the owed money and I took possession of the stolen mower. I allowed the victim to speak with the suspect over my speaker phone during which the thief confessed and begged for forgiveness. So in conclusion, the thief is caught and the victim is out nothing at all, which in Missouri doesn’t happen. Oh, the victim still wants to press the charges. It was a Good Day.”

Lt. Lance White
Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Department
Missouri

“Officers responded to a burglary of a residence. Upon arrival, the officers identified that the homeowner left his residence between 9:30 – 9:40 a.m. and returned around the time of the call at 6:30 p.m. When the homeowner arrived home, they noticed someone had kicked in the backdoor of the residence and had stolen a Nintendo gaming system, NABI tablet and various pieces of jewelry. Officers processed the scene and a report was taken. When I arrived on scene I asked the initial responding officers if there were any possible suspects and I was advised that the homeowners noticed a male subject near their house just prior to them leaving for work. I logged onto Leads Online to conduct a search. While reviewing the results, a name of a known offender within our community popped up and showed recent activity, as recent as 11:30 a.m. on the same day of the burglary. The items pawned were identified as those stolen from the residence. Through LeadsOnline, we were able to show that only an hour and a half to two hours passed between when we knew the residence was secure to when the suspect was pawning the stolen items!! Solid Intel and solid bust.”

Lt. Patrick Valdez
Smithfield Police Department
Virginia

“In the time since our department has started using LeadsOnline, we have literally recovered thousands of dollars’ worth of property that otherwise probably would not have been recovered. Our city passed an ordinance mandating all secondhand businesses submit their transactions to LeadsOnline, and the stolen items started appearing. I would highly recommend other departments subscribe to this service! Easy and fast recoveries assist in solving cases and getting the stolen items back to their rightful owners.”

Lt. David Harris
Saint Albans Police Department
West Virginia

“How is this for a testimonial? After convincing my administrators on how useful a tool that LeadsOnline would be to our Investigation Division, we finally opened and started a new account. As I was going through my tutorial, I used the name of a suspect from a case sitting on my desk. I have the suspect in custody, but I was still missing some property. So I entered that suspect’s name to use as a training tool and POW! there are two missing pieces of property at a pawn shop in a neighboring city. How is that for effectiveness? It not only made me happy, but my administrators were just as elated. Thanks for providing a very productive service.”

Lt. Ron Erickson
Rock Island County Sheriff’s Department
Illinois

“I entered a stolen GPS into LeadsOnline and got a hit. The victim stated that she didn’t want to press charges in the burglary because the suspect was a family member. LeadsOnline is a great tool, thank you for it.”

Lt. Robert Sauerbrunn
Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office
Kansas

“After much research, we’ve found LeadsOnline the best system available for electronic collection and analysis of pawn records. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has definitely benefited from the additional investigative capabilities their system provides.”

Lt. Deanna Coultas
Pima County Sheriff’s Office
Arizona

“LeadsOnline was instrumental in the arrest of a burglary suspect. We had previously interviewed the suspect who was denying involvement in the crime. We let him go and continued the investigation. Using LeadsOnline, we found out that he had pawned a lady’s ring two towns over. We obtained a detailed description of the ring from the victim and went to examine the pawned ring. The ring was identical to the one described by the victim. We took possession of the ring and the elderly victim was able to positively identify it as being her mother’s 50th anniversary wedding ring. Using the information that we now had we were able to elicit a confession for the burglary from a previously uncooperative suspect. When faced with the evidence that LeadsOnline provided us we were able get a confession and the victim was able to recover a family heirloom.”

Lt. William Ryan
Pharr Police Department
Texas

“I just wanted to share a story of a number of recent burglaries that have occurred in our city (Pharr, Texas) targeting Winter Texan trailer parks. Numerous burglaries were reported in the past few months and with very little leads. A couple of weeks ago I received information of a possible female suspect scene leaving the area on a bike from a crime scene. I recalled an elderly female that was residing in our city that was always on a bike and a suspect to a theft of a wallet in a trailer park. I immediately ran the name of the female on LeadsOnline and found that she had pawned off a number of pieces of jewelry to a pawn shop in our city. I assigned the cases and all the information I had on this suspect to Inv. Quilantan. He immediately went to the pawn shop and placed a hold on the items and photographed them. Five burglaries were solved that day including one where over $30,000 worth of jewelry was taken by this female. The female was picked up within a day and gave a confession on all the burglaries she committed in our city and one in Weslaco, Texas. LeadsOnline has still shown our department to be an excellent tool in solving crimes. I would like to thank you guys and the good work done by my investigator (Juan Quilantan).”

Lt. William Edmundson
Pharr Police Department
Texas