News and Success Stories

“Thanks to the LeadsOnline website, I was able to locate a PlayStation 3 that was stolen in a burglary case I was assigned to in January. The game system was located at a business here. I returned the PlayStation 3 back to the owner and they were so excited to get it back. Thanks again.”

Det. Rodney Davis
Waycross Police Department
Georgia

“Using LeadsOnline last month, I recovered over $7,000 dollars in stolen property on numerous cases, and in the first few days of this month, I have already recovered $5,550 in stolen property in three cases.”

Det. Stephen Bugg
Temple Police Department
Texas

“I recently had several great recoveries using LeadsOnline. The first one was before the report even made it to my division for case assignment. I happened to check LeadsOnline and noticed the hit, along with my well known suspect, and got cracking on the case in no time. Y’all helped me recover another business’ rental property that would’ve possibly been lost for good, and put one of my city’s problem children in jail. All thanks to the lightning speed of this program. Now I’m recovering another hit involving a well-known businessman in my town, and he’s recovering his stuff today. Keep up the good job!”

Det. Zachary Boyd
Terrell Police Department
Texas

“A few iPads were stolen from a local school district that issues them to students. With the help of LeadsOnline, I located the iPads at a shop in a neighboring city by searching the serial numbers. The iPads are now back in the loving arms of the school district, and the bad guy gets a day in court.”

Det. Kyle Koiner
The Colony Police Department
Texas

“Just had another quick recovery in finding a stolen PS3 system by using LeadsOnline. I received a Burglary of a Habitation report where the victim had his serial number for his PS3 system. I checked LeadsOnline and there it was – a match for my serial number and general description of the systems and its components. I quickly contacted my victim and relayed the good news about locating his property, and during our conversation, I discovered the suspect was an old friend of his from school.”

Det. Roy Murray
The Colony Police Department
Texas

“I was conducting a search on LeadsOnline pursuant to an investigation regarding a burglary, and larceny of equipment. While speaking with the owner of the business from which the property had been taken, I located the stolen items. I expressed to him my excitement in the fact that his property was found using LeadsOnline, which stood to further my confidence in the resource you guys offer. I was able to recover everything which had been stolen and returned to the rightful owner. I really want to share my gratitude with your staff for developing such an invaluable resource. There are enough men and women who have had things of value recovered, along with a little peace of mind thanks to you.”

Det. James Merrill
Thomasville Police Department
North Carolina

“Detective Paul Marchyok worked a case for the Toledo Public Library where 185 Blu-ray DVD’s were stolen from several libraries that valued $4,880. Detective Marchyok interviewed witnesses, gathered video and developed suspects. He was able to locate the stolen DVD’s at a business utilizing the LeadsOnline system. The Blu-ray DVD’s were recovered and returned to the Toledo Public Library, and the suspects were charged with felony theft. Detective Paul Marchyok did an outstanding job and is an asset to the City of Toledo Police Department. The LeadsOnline system has proven to be a vital tool in the investigative process.”

Det. Kimberley Violanti
Toledo Police Department
Ohio

“There was a home burglary where the victim had a laptop, TV and a cello stolen. The cello was a Nikolai Tambosky valued at $37,000. The victim described the loss of the cello as being as bad as someone losing a husband. I looked up to see if any cellos had been pawned and they had not. The cello didn’t have a serial number so it could not be entered into NCIC. I saved my search in LeadsOnline. I received an IP address from the stolen computer. After doing an inquisition subpoena on the IP address and waiting to hear back from the court I didn’t locate anything at that address. I closed the case due to lack of evidence. I then received an email from LeadsOnline that over a month after the burglary, a cello was pawned. I went to the pawnshop and located the victim’s cello. I took it to her work, and she broke down and cried telling me she hasn’t slept in over a month! Thank you LeadsOnline, it would not have been located without you!”

Det. Jeri Cole
Topeka Police Department
Kansas

“Thanks to Leads on Line I was able to recover a stolen camera and video game system. I was able to identify suspects in two burglaries and get warrants.”

Det. Chris Hughes
Travis County Sheriff’s Department
Texas

“I was assigned a burglary of a vehicle where several golf clubs were stolen. The victim had a good description of them and the bag they were in. I checked LeadsOnline and found they had been pawned the day after they were taken. I was able to get a warrant for a suspect and connected him with another attempted burglary on the same street. Thanks!”

Det. William Gonzalez
Travis County Sheriff’s Department
Texas

“I was recently assigned a theft case in which a woman working for a house cleaning company was suspected of stealing $10,000 in jewelry. My initial LeadsOnline search with the suspect’s name revealed 38 pawn transactions within the proceeding 60 days. This LeadsOnline hit included the pawn transaction where the suspect pawned the victim’s jewelry. I subsequently broadened my search and found that since this same suspect has 98 pawn transactions in the past year with an estimated street value of approximately $80,000. A second agency has now contacted me with another victim of this same suspect. We expect many more victims to be identified and several other agencies in at least two counties to become involved in this expanding investigation. LeadsOnline has been a HUGE help to solve this case. I have just issued three arrest warrants (1 Felony / 2 Class A” Misdemeanors) against this suspect who has reportedly fled to Florida… but she can’t hide from you guys there…””

Det. Darrell Gibson
Travis County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“I was investigating a theft involving a $600 Android device. Using LeadsOnline to search for the serial number, I located it at a local business in Austin, Texas. The seller’s information matched the suspect information given to me by the victim. I am now filing both theft and false statement to obtain credit charges on the suspect.”

Det. David Tosh
Travis County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“I just recovered a Sony PS3 and several games that were reported stolen in a burglary of a residence. I located/verified the PS3 through LeadsOnline by serial number. It turns out the suspect took the property to a pawn store within HOURS of the offense. He is clearly seen on in-store video with the property, and it also turns out that he is a `friend` of the victim! One warrant is already entered, and I expect additional charges based off of this hit.”

Det. David Tosh
Travis County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“I was recently assigned a residential burglary, and subsequently located a PlayStation game system from the burglary. It was recovered/returned to the victim. It turned out it was pawned within hours of the offense by a person known to the victim. A warrant has already been issued for the suspect!”

Det. David Tosh
Travis County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“Thanks for helping get a victim’s wedding ring back before it was sold!”

Det. Paul DelaFuente
Travis County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“Several musical items had been stolen from a gentleman outside of a venue as his band was preparing for that evening’s concert. It didn’t take long to locate the equipment with LeadsOnline. Subsequently, an arrest was made and the equipment was returned to its rightful owner. Thank you again LeadsOnline!”

Det. Paul DelaFuente
Travis County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“I have a burglary that occurred in November. The suspect pawned the item over a month later, just before Christmas. Because I had saved the search it was automatically checked, and I received the notification from Leads that the item was at a local business that safely reports to LeadsOnline. Needless to say, I was able to recover my victim’s property and identify a suspect.”

Det. Tom Carpenter
Travis County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“The suspect has been denying taking the victim’s jewelry, and once I ran a LeadsOnline check, it was revealed that he pawned the items over a one month time span at different pawn shops.”

Det. Tom Carpenter
Travis County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“After running suspects name through LeadsOnline, I was given information she was being investigated by a neighboring agency for the same offense. I contacted prosecutor who linked both offenses.”

Det. Paul DelaFuente
Travis County Sherriff’s Department
Texas

“Using the search tool, two other detectives and I working a string of burglaries were able to locate where a suspect had pawned a pressure washer, two gas-powered leaf blowers and a gas-powered weedeater. These items were pawned at three diferent pawn shops in Montgomery, Alabama. These recovered items were taken from different residences in Troy, Alabama by the suspect. Using this information, we were able to obtain two felony warrants of arrest for Burglary on the suspect. She is now in jail. Thanks again for your help with another investigation. LeadsOnline ROCKS!!!”

Det. Michael O’Hara
Troy Police Department
Alabama

“After a car burglary, I was able to use LeadsOnline to track down the items that were taken. The suspect confessed to the crime, and the stolen items were returned to the victim.”

Det. Jamie Goolsby
Trussville Police Department
Alabama

“My victim was moving into a new house and had some friends helping her move. After getting moved in, she realized her Wii was missing as was a JVC Camcorder. She filed a report and when I contacted her she gave me the names of the people who’d helped her move. I ran a LeadsOnline check of the friends and found two of them (boyfriend, girlfriend) had pawned several items at several local pawn shops. I was able to locate the JVC Camcorder, put a hold on it, and arranged for the owner to pick it up. One suspect has been arrested and the other has made arrangements to turn himself in. We also located two lawn mowers that they pawned that were stolen on separate incidents this past week. Thanks, LeadsOnline, for making things easy.”

Det. Sam Barrale
St. Ann Police Department
Missouri

“LeadsOnline was helpful in locating items a suspect had sold simply by locating his name in the system. The victim did not realize the items were missing from a theft until I notified her. LeadsOnline is a great tool.”

Det. Anthony Hojsik
St. Charles County Police Department
Missouri

“Recently I had a case where an elderly woman was burglarized multiple times. She even had her lock changed because she thought it was someone who may have had a key. It ended up being another woman who had befriended the victim. This woman [suspect] knew of the elderly lady through her daughter. She worked her way into the house by saying that she wanted to meet the woman who was so close to her daughter. The elderly lady let her in because the eventual thief was so nice, charming, and pleasant. Apparently during these encounters the woman would ask to use the bathroom, but instead would go to the bedroom and steal the victim’s jewelry. This occurred several different times. Prior to our discovering who the suspect was, the woman asked to borrow $40 dollars from the victim. The following day the [suspect] returned the borrowed $40 dollars and offered to do some small cleaning for the victim. After the [suspect] left, the victim went to return the borrowed $40 dollars to a hidden location in her home, and realized $160 cash was missing. The [suspect] was the only person other than the victim’s daughter who knew where the money was kept. The beat officer interviewed the [suspect] about the missing money, however she denied any involvement. Now having a new possible suspect name to look at, I searched LeadsOnline’s database and received a hit on the woman’s name. She had pawned jewelry on several different dates all at one pawnshop. The dates of the pawns were checked against the dates of the previously reported burglaries. The dates all matched the same time period. A police hold was placed on the items and photos taken. The photos were shown to the victim, who, upon seeing her missing rings, began to cry. She stated she thought she would never see the rings again, which included her wedding rings and a 50th anniversary ring her husband gave her. During this investigation, a second burglary victim was also discovered. She likewise had jewelry stolen. This victim lived in the same area and never suspected the woman who lived across from her was responsible for burglarizing her home. Thank you, LeadsOnline – without your service I may never had solved these burglaries, let alone had enough evidence against the suspected woman to lock her into a solid case. When the suspect was interviewed, she denied any knowledge of the victim’s property being stolen. After showing her the pictures of the jewelry now positively identified by the victims along with the LeadsOnline printout of her activity concerning the pawns, she confessed to the burglaries, thus giving a written statement. With LeadsOnline’s database it was easy to link everything to the suspect, recover the property and clear the offenses. Just from these two cases I recovered several thousands of dollars of jewelry. I would also like to thank the pawn shop involved, as they were very professional and helpful in this investigation as well as their help in returning the victims property.”

Det. Ron Keilholz
St. Louis County Police Department
Missouri

“I used LeadsOnline for a recent case I was working on. I got the victim’s items and the suspect admitted to burglarizing the house.”

Det. Desheila Howlett
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Missouri

“LeadsOnline worked for me! There was a breaking and entering reported in the area of Walnut Cove, North Carolina. A PlayStation 3 and a TV was stolen from the residence. Within hours of the break-in I located the TV and the PlayStation 3 using LeadsOnline. Without LeadsOnline I would have not been able to locate this property so fast. Thanks!”

Det. Chris Lawson
Stokes County Sheriff’s Office
North Carolina

“I was using LeadsOnline to check recent transactions of a suspect within our county. After going through several pages of activity, I came across what appeared to be some of my victim’s stolen property. After contacting the victim, I placed the items on hold at two different businesses. Even though the victim refused to charge the suspect, they were very grateful to get their property back in such a timely manner. This system is a great tool. There is no waiting around or waiting for transaction tickets. Since our agency has been using LeadsOnline, we have solved and located stolen property on several occasions. Thank you to the LeadsOnline team that makes it possible for us to solve crimes. We look forward to making more and more arrests using this system.”

Det. James Smith
Stokes County Sheriff’s Office
North Carolina

“I searched for class rings using LeadsOnline, and found a ring that was stolen two days before. I charged and arrested the person who stole the property. Thanks LeadsOnline for helping in this case.”

Det. Chris Lawson
Stokes County Sheriff’s Office
North Carolina

“Stoughton PD has had a few success stories lately and one is in the process as I write. We are recovering property from multiple thefts again and again. Thanks to LeadsOnline for making it possible.”

Det. Erik Veum
Stoughton Police Department
Wisconsin

“Stoughton PD solved a couple more cases this week by using LeadsOnline as our main source! Identifying the suspects and recovering the property was simply done. LeadsOnline, making it easy! Thanks again.”

Det. Erik Veum
Stoughton Police Department
Wisconsin

“We are having continued success with LeadsOnline, solving more burglaries these past couple months. Returning stolen property is always a good thing! Our victims also thank you LeadsOnline.”

Det. Erik Veum
Stoughton Police Department
Wisconsin

“Stoughton PD again had success recovering a $1,000 chain saw – to think I’ve been doing it the hard way all these years, wearing the soles of my shoes out by going from store to store looking for stolen property!”

Det. Erik Veum
Stoughton Police Department
Wisconsin

“Stoughton PD solved another case using LeadsOnline. Several DVDs, CDs and other items were stolen from a residence. After getting suspect info, his name was queried, and yep you guessed it, all items were recovered from various stores. Thanks LeadsOnline.”

Det. Erik Veum
Stoughton Police Department
Wisconsin

“We have only recently started using LeadsOnline but we are thrilled with the success. Just this month, multiple items have been recovered both for our department as well as other departments.”

Det. David Thomas
Stroud Regional Police Department
Pennsylvania

“I was assigned a Theft of over $10,000 where a gentleman had several trailers, tools and lawn equipment stolen over a couple of months. I checked on LeadsOnline and found his son had sold the items in Kentucky and Tennessee. Items recovered and warrants obtained.”

Det. Michael McLerran
Sumner Sheriff’s Office
Tennessee

“I was able to find and identity a perpetrator that was helping himself to sets of golf clubs straight off the back of carts at three of our local golf courses. When I ran his name through LeadsOnline, I was able to locate a few sets that he had sold as far away as three hours from my jurisdiction.”

Det. Joseph Smith
Sunset Beach Police Department
North Carolina

“I recently had a beach house broken into and a brand new 42 in. LCD HDTV was stolen. Luckily, the owner still had the box, and I was able to get the serial number. Upon running it through LeadsOnline, there it was in a shop an hour away.”

Det. Joseph Smith
Sunset Beach Police Department
North Carolina

“A couple of weeks ago I had a kayak reported stolen and the victim had an idea who did it. Upon running the suspect’s name through LeadsOnline, I found it at a local shop.”

Det. Joseph Smith
Sunset Beach Police Department
North Carolina

“Just wanted to let you know that after learning a few new search strategies on LeadsOnline — BAM! — another one bites the dust! In fact I have cleared two older cases and a recent burglary. This investigation tool has once again sold itself. Thanks so much for your patience and assistance on getting us setup.”

Det. Chris Beck
Sweeny Police Department
Texas

“Within the first couple of weeks of having LeadsOnline, our department has been able to locate items reported stolen in at least two businesses out of our jurisdiction. One of which turned out to actually be stolen property, the other a civil matter. Without LeadOnline this would not have happened. The property has been returned to its rightful owners. Thank you.”

Det. Sam Cunningham
Sweetwater Police
Texas

“Through LeadsOnline, I found a unique type of eReader (eSlick Foxit) that was stolen in a burglary of a habitation. Due to the rarity of this item, I was able to locate it. Once this item was located I was able to determine the same suspect pawned more items at other locations. We were able to recover those, which led to the prosecution of the suspect.”

Det. Joshua Kelley
Temple Police Department
Texas

“Many thanks to LeadsOnline for providing the means to identify a ring of thieves burglarizing homes in San Antonio and for helping us recover approximately $10,000 in electronics! The ease of use and details provided in the searchable database made the arrests and recovery possible with just a few clicks of the mouse. LeadsOnline is by far one of the best tools invented for a property crimes investigator.”

Det. Robert Sedillo
San Antonio Police Department
Texas

“In January, my victim’s home was burglarized by an unknown suspect. The suspect stole about $40,000.00 worth of jewelry. There were no signs of forced entry and no witnesses. The homeowner had a suspicion about who may have done it. During my investigation, I used LeadsOnline and found a transaction for the person the homeowner suspected. He had sold jewelry. My victim identified the jewelry as some of her stolen jewelry. The suspect was later arrested and admitted that he sold the jewelry at the business. He claimed that he got the jewelry from an associate who breaks into houses. When the suspect was arrested, he had additional jewelry on him that was later identified and returned to my victim.”

Det. Todd Richards
San Diego County Sheriff’s Office
California

“A man started a fight with his roommates and came out on the losing end. The two roommates were arrested. After the arrest, the ‘victim’ stole all the electronics from the two arrested roommates. The roommates filed a police report upon posting bail and included all the serial numbers from the stolen electronics. There were no eyewitnesses to the theft. I placed the serial numbers from the stolen items into LeadsOnline. Within two days, I received hits showing the items my suspect sold. I was able to go to the sale location and download surveillance video of the suspect and an accomplice. LeadsOnline made this portion of the investigation effortless.”

Det. Damon Sherman
San Diego Police Department
California

“In October I was assigned a burglary case where the suspect was caught on surveillance video entering a garage and stealing several power tools. The suspect was known by the victim. I ran the suspect’s name in LeadsOnline and found that the suspects pawned several of the tools the day after the burglary. This information was available to me super quick. Thanks LeadsOnline… What a great investigative tool!”

Det. Jeff Johnson
San Diego Police Department
California

“From July through September I worked a burglary case with two suspects involved. LeadsOnline helped me recover property from the burglary. Items were stolen out of the house and sold on a different island. This information also helped me get a search warrant for the suspect’s apartment and vehicle. The suspects were arrested and one is still in jail. I was also able to give information to the victim’s family where a number of other items were sold, but not stolen, by one of the suspects who was a family member. The family was able to contact the shops and buy the items back for what the business had paid. A win/win for the business and the family!”

Det. Brent Johnson
San Juan County Sheriff’s Office
Washington

“While checking routine NCIC hits, a stolen television was found from a burglary in one of our more prestigious areas. The corresponding investigation revealed two suspects from the same area, and ultimately led to their arrest for five residential burglaries. Without LeadsOnline, we would never have identified the suspects as they had no prior burglary arrests and weren’t on our radar. Thanks LeadsOnline!”

Det. Joshua David
Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department
New Mexico

“While investigating another agency’s `hit` in my ORI, proceeds from a burglary were located. The appropriate detectives in the outside agency were contacted and some of the proceeds were recovered. An arrest is said to be forthcoming. LeadsOnline is a great resource!”

Det. Brendan Kellaher
Scarsdale Police Department
New York

“Although LeadsOnline has been an awesome tool for us over the past several years, it has been especially amazing the past three months (May, June and July 2012). Our agency has recovered over $7,500 worth of our residents’ stolen property over these few months. We had a total of seven victims who had their property returned to them because of this service. The staff of LeadsOnline is great and is always willing to lend a helping hand. If you don’t have this tool yet, don’t hesitate and get it NOW!!!! LeadsOnline, I thank you and our residents thank you!”

Det. Ernest Spradling
Schertz Police Department
Texas

“This agency took a report on burglary of a church where several tools and related items were stolen. A suspect name developed during the course of the investigation, and he was checked through LeadsOnline. The search yielded information documenting suspect pawn activity in two separate counties. It also allowed for a 100{eaf91c7142ede36c84724a2d24afac6a4a8d633fc6fbb2c5a4d5437c75438ec9} of property recovery. LeadsOnline enabled us to `knock one out of the park` in the eyes of the complainant, and made available the evidence we will need to file charges and send the suspect back to prison (again).”

Det. Robert Warner
Seabrook Police Department
Texas