News and Success Stories

“NCIC hits via LeadsOnline revealed a multi-jurisdictional smash and grab crew targeting high end Rolex watches. Mississippi, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Wisconsin and West Virginia have all been linked via pawn tickets to Oakland County, MI. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office investigated the suspicious tickets and was able to verify reported stolen items and notify agencies involved. The investigation is ongoing at this time.”

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

“LeadsOnline came through for our police department by alerting on an NCIC hit for a high-end lawn mower. Besides the property that was sold, we were able to link several other crimes in which the suspect committed in our city and outside of our city limits. LeadsOnline has been a valuable tool for our detective division.”

Det. Leonard Ordonez
Ocean Springs Police Department
Mississippi

“I was searching for a game system. The system was taken several months ago and I had no suspects, however, today I sat in front of my computer looking at old cases and decided to enter the serial number from that case, I did and BAM! There it was, now the product sells itself. I spoke with my boss this morning and before I could get it out he said, we’re gettin’ that! I’m no rock star, but without LeadsOnline, it would be hard sometimes to justify what we do. THANKS LeadsOnline.”

Det. Odis Carden
Odenville Police Department
Alabama

“In July 2011, with the NCIC hit, I received notification of a pawned laptop computer that was taken in a residential burglary in April 2011. I recovered the laptop and returned it to the owner the same day. The owner was very surprised and happy. The defendant is still on the run and our Department would not have had a clue about this guy if it were not for LeadsOnline. Turns out he also has multiple unrelated warrants and may be involved in several other similar crimes. Thank you so much!”

Det. Joe Benoit
Omro Police Department
Wisconsin

“I found a 160GB iPod that was stolen during the commission of a vehicle break-in in Jacksonville, Florida.”

Det. Rocky Maestas
Onslow County Sheriff’s Department
North Carolina

“I was able to locate and recover several snap-on torque wrenches, impact wrenches, impact guns, wrench sets, gear wrenches, a Ryobi reciprocating saw and a Husquarvana chain saw that were stolen and sold at several shops here in Jacksonville all through LeadsOnline. This is the best system I have used by far, and it pays for itself! Thanks, guys!”

Det. Rocky Maestas
Onslow County Sheriff’s Department
North Carolina

“I had a victim whose residence was burglarized twice in one week. With LeadsOnline, I was able to locate the victim’s property and return it to her within one week of the crime being reported. I have outstanding warrants on the suspect.”

Det. Michael Gibbs
Onslow County Sheriff’s Office
North Carolina

“A female arrived at the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office to file a report of a stolen laptop that had pictures of her family on it that could never be replaced. I took the report and, as always, I checked LeadsOnline. I was able to immediately identify the suspect and the location where the stolen laptop had been sold. I called the store and put an investigative hold on the stolen laptop. After seizing the laptop and securing it in our department’s evidence room, the victim decided not to press charges against the suspect because it was her friend’s boyfriend. I have spoken to the victim and she has worked it out with the business that she has her laptop in her possession once again. She has received reimbursement for her expenses. The crook did not get prosecuted this time, but the victim is happy, and that is our first priority. Thank you for all of your help.”

Det. Robert Spade
Onslow County Sheriff’s Office
North Carolina

“I registered for LeadsOnline two weeks ago. I was able to clear a case with the first name I ran through the system. It took me about five minutes to clear an otherwise cold case. Thanks for your service. This program is amazing.”

Det. Samuel Jennings
New Orleans Police Department
Louisiana

“Hello, I’m a New Orleans detective and I had the occasion of investigating a theft where two leaf blowers were stolen from the bed of the victim’s truck. The victim provided serial numbers for the stolen property. One hour after the incident occurred, I checked LeadsOnline, but did not get a hit. The very next day upon checking LeadsOnline, I received a hit that the stolen property was sold at a business in Chalmette, LA. I was able to contact the business, place the property on hold and receive all of the information on the subject who sold the property. I subsequently placed a warrant for Possession of Stolen Property” out for the subject who was in possession of both leaf blowers. LeadsOnline is a very good tool in helping with investigations. I recommend all departments nationwide to get on board.”

Det. Tianay Marshall
New Orleans Police Department
Louisiana

“Throughout this year, our relationship with LeadsOnline has been great. Recently, Det. Dunn had several success stories that he presented to you. During the course of two of my investigations from this month, I was able to identify property stolen during a burglary and a theft. The burglary was solved because the suspect was pawning the items the same day as the burglary. He sold an Xbox and DVDs to two separate stores in order to avoid detection. There’s an arrest warrant being issued in that case. The other case involves an elderly victim that has been victimized by his family. His granddaughters have been stealing from him and pawning the items for the past year. We were able to recover a metal detector and tools for him, and then make arrests. There are other cases from 2011 that led to two arrests of family members stealing $30,000 worth of jewelry. The suspects were husband and wife who were stealing from a family friend. LeadsOnline helped locate jewelry that was pawned in other jurisdictions and led to two arrests. These are just three of the cases that are fresh in my mind where LeadsOnline helped solve a case. We greatly appreciate all that you do and it has been a great success.”

Det. Brandon Vance
Newport Police Department
Kentucky

“LeadsOnline has recently assisted in two of my investigations. A suspect stole multiple items and tried to avoid detection by selling them at multiple stores. Through LeadsOnline we were able to track down the items pawned. A warrant is currently out for his arrest. Another case yielded shocking results when an elderly victim’s granddaughters stole $30,000 worth the property. LeadsOnline made our efforts in recovering his property a reality and led to the arrests of the family members. We greatly appreciate all that you do. LeadsOnline helps solve cases for us on a daily basis.”

Det. Brandon Vance
Newport Police Department
Kentucky

“I received a report that our local high school was broken into. The suspects took an iPod from the desk of one of the teachers, and I showed the teacher how to look up her serial number through her iTunes account. I plugged in the serial number on LeadsOnline and ‘Voila,’ my suspect now has a name and a face. By the way, he was a former student at the high school, and his brother still is. They perfectly matched the description of our suspects. The great thing was that it wasn’t recovered at a secondhand shop. Our local mall has a new machine called ecoATM, where you can insert an old electronic device, and it will give you money for it. Thank goodness the company that owns the machine is hooked up with LeadsOnline! This is yet another time you have solved a case for me. I couldn’t have done it without you. Thanks!”

Det. David Coffman
Newton Police Department
North Carolina

“Recently, I investigated a residential burglary in which a high priced guitar was stolen from a residence. Several days after the burglary, we received a hit from LeadsOnline that an individual sold the guitar to a business in a different city. I recovered the guitar and returned it to the victim. Later, I had the opportunity to arrest the individual that sold the guitar to the business. After a long interview, the suspect confessed to this burglary as well as numerous others within the area. The suspect admitted he took all the property from the burglaries to the businesses. Based on this information, I was able to print off his transaction history in LeadsOnline and go over all property with the suspect to verify if it was stolen or not. This helped in recovering property and also led to additional charges of the suspect. Thanks LeadsOnline!”

Det. Darren Wolters
Normal Police Department
Illinois

“Last week I was able to return an Apple laptop valued at over $1,500 to a victim. It’s always nice to have the opportunity to return stolen property. It makes our department look great, and it would not be possible if we did not have LeadsOnline. You made a victim extremely happy in this case, and many others! Thanks for providing a great service and product! Your hard work is greatly appreciated, and it makes our jobs a lot easier.”

Det. Jake Zabukovec
Normal Police Department
Illinois

“Our LeadsOnline account was activated around 4 p.m. By 6 p.m. that day we recovered numerous items taken in vehicle burglaries. Needless to say we have had ongoing issues with these burglars for the past 6 weeks.”

Det. Jason Wood
Normal Police Department
Illinois

“I received a hit in regards to stolen property from a burglary. The victim was contacted, and the property was returned. We identified the suspect and have entered him into the computer system for burglary.”

Det. Louis Porzelt
Normandy Police Department
Missouri

“In September a female who has a substance abuse issue had sold her mother’s IPhone at a local Business. The mother had called me personally (because of past history with the family) and inquired about her cell phone that she had allowed her daughter to use for the night. The daughter told her she left the phone in a friend’s car but LeadsOnline proved otherwise!”

Det. Robert Deko
North Branford Police Department
Connecticut

“In September, a male who has a substance abuse issue had sold his father’s tools. Son told father he had no idea where the items were and that another one of their employee’s must have stolen it!!! Once again, LeadsOnline proved otherwise! This program is great!”

Det. Robert Deko
North Branford Police Department
Connecticut

“LeadsOnline did it once again! This tool has been proven to be a major asset to law enforcement. I was able to assist a victim of a home burglary. The items that were stolen were found because they had an idea of who was responsible, but couldn’t prove it. I used LeadsOnline tracking to receive an automatic notification that the individual had pawned an item. After reviewing it, the stolen items were located. You guys are the best and keep up the good work!”

Det. Robert Deko
North Branford Police Department
Connecticut

“I would like to thank LeadsOnline with providing me with information that lead me to identify items that had gone missing from a local resident’s home. It was determined the individual responsible for stealing these items from the residence was their son. The son was confirmed to have a substance abuse issue. Items were unable to be recovered, but because of LeadsOnline, I was able to complete this investigation.”

Det. Robert Deko
North Branford Police Department
Connecticut

“I found some of the proceeds from a residential burglary that I was investigating through LeadsOnline. That lead led to me finding the rest of the items as well as identifying the two suspects. Thanks!”

Det. Sean Vazquez
Northlake Police
Illinois

“Here we go again… Thanks to LeadsOnline, two felony theft cases were solved. Property has been returned to both owners and the subjects were identified and arrested. That’s just another day in the office.”

Det. Daniel Romanski
Northlake Police Department
Illinois

“There was a burglary that occurred in an apartment complex, and the suspect was developed through conversation with the victim. The suspect had shoes that had a sole pattern matching a pattern inside the residence but he still wouldn’t confess to the burglary. I searched for him through your system, and he was at the top of the list showing that he sold the stolen TV in question. Fantastic tool you guys have here! Thanks again”

Det. Jack Shannon
Northlake Police Department
Illinois

“I just wanted to let you know that LeadsOnline led to the discovery of a stolen computer. The computer was stolen during a burglary in Fayetteville, Arkansas. There have been no leads on the case until the stolen laptop computer was pawned in Little Rock, AR and it was discovered through LeadsOnline.”

Det. Sean Vazquez
Northlake Police Department
Illinois

“A Deputy in the Nye County Sheriff’s Office took a report of a burglary. Upon returning to the office, the Deputy ran the property through LeadsOnline. Immediately, he got a hit for a camera in LeadsOnline that had been taken during the burglary. The Deputy and I identified that the suspect who had pawned the camera was also identified as a possible suspect in a burglary of a residence down the street as well. Using the information provided by LeadsOnline, police tracked the suspect down. Interviews and further investigation identified two additional suspects involved in this case. All three individuals were arrested and were booked into NCSO Detention Center. A search warrant was executed on the suspect’s residence and a majority of the stolen items were recovered from the residence. During a search of the residence, several items were also located that had been taken during a third burglary that had not previously been linked to these suspects. So, in whole, due to the Deputy running the serial number of a camera through LeadsOnline, we were able to apprehend three burglars, close out three seperate and unrelated burglaries, and the investigation is still ongoing into other possible burglaries.”

Det. David Boruchowitz
Nye County Sheriff’s Office
Nevada

“An NCSO deputy was dispatched to a report of a burglary where numerous items were taken while a couple was out of town. The investigation revealed that the only individual who had access to the residence was a friend of the family who was helping with the upkeep of the house while the couple was gone. The deputy sought assistance of NCSO Detectives and we ran the housesitter in LeadsOnline and discovered that the housesitter has in fact pawned the items that had been stolen from the residence he was supposed to be watching!”

Det. David Boruchowitz
Nye County Sheriff’s Office
Nevada

“In an attempt to locate a lot of jewelry stolen from a house by a home health care aid, I used the LeadsOnline system with positive results. The victim has an autistic son and was in need of help. After two weeks of the aid coming to her home, she noticed cash and other small items missing. The asked her husband where her wedding band was, and noticed that all of her jewelry was missing, along with an iPad. After confronting the health care company, the aid was removed from the house and the police were called. After receiving the case, I entered all the information I had into the LeadsOnline system. I found the property and retrieved it for the victim.”

Det. John Bellico
NYPD
New York

“Our agency was investigating a robbery of a local pawn shop. Surrounding cities were also working robberies of pawn shops believed to be done by the same people, about 25 robberies in all. While talking to another pawn shop, the manager told me about LeadsOnline. I contacted LeadsOnline and was setup for a free month. During my investigation, I received a name of a suspect. I put his name in and was shocked to see all the transactions. I, along with the loss prevention employee, went to the pawn shops listed and recovered nearly $6000 in stolen jewelry. This enabled me to obtain a warrant on the suspect. It also helped other jurisdictions. He was later picked up on a warrant. I believe this would not have been possible without LeadsOnline.”

Det. Sgt. Rodriguez
Midfield Police Department
Alabama

“I have been using LeadsOnline since 2001. The very first time I used this system, I cleared a felony theft case. Just in the last 2 weeks we have identified and located, several suspects in recent daylight burglaries. One group is several young men who were breaking into houses and then going straight to the pawn shops to get rid of the stolen items. We have cleared 4 burglaries, arrested two — with more to come and recovered jewelry, movies and stereo equipment. Using LeadsOnline, we have been able to track suspect locations from Midland to Odessa, to San Angelo and back. Thanks again.”

Det. Kent Spencer
Midland Police Department
Texas

“I used the LeadsOnline system and found that a subject had pawned a television that was taken in a burglary. I was able to recover the flat screen television, and after completing my investigation, I was able to charge the male that pawned the television with the actual burglary of the residence.”

Det. Scott Goodwin
Milledgeville Police Department
Georgia

“Another LeadsOnline victory. I found evidence from a residential burglary that occurred late last year when I got the NCIC notification through LeadsOnline. LeadsOnline has solved hundreds of cases over the course of my career and I don’t know what I would do without you guys. Thanks for all you do.”

Det. Michael Griffin
Moline Police Department
Illinois

“Another LeadsOnline victory. I found evidence from a residential burglary that occurred late last year when I got the NCIC notification through LeadsOnline. LeadsOnline has solved hundreds of cases over the course of my career and I don’t know what I would do without you guys. Thanks for all you do.”

Det. Michael Griffin
Moline Police Department
Illinois

“My mother’s house was broken into, and there was no physical evidence to collect at the scene to develop leads. When I lived with my mom after college, I wrote down several serial numbers of items in her house. These provided some information to follow up on after the break-in. Using LeadsOnline, I went a few weeks with no hits on the serial numbers. When I started searching for just the item descriptions and not the serial numbers, I located a leaf blower that was stolen from my mom’s house. It was sold eight days after the theft. Using LeadsOnline I searched the suspect and located several items from several house burglaries that occurred in the past few weeks. As we began recovering items from the business, we learned that the business was intentionally entering the wrong serial numbers on items being sold to them. Thanks LeadsOnline for locating some of my mom’s stolen items and also helping us recover other items which lead to several arrests.”

Det. Johnathan Williams
Monroe Police Department
North Carolina

“I used leadsonline.com and was able to recover over $12,000 of stolen property from local pawn shops. I also was able to make an arrest for the person responsible.”

Det. Christopher Ansley
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“I received a notification from LeadsOnline on a weed eater and edger that were stolen. The notification showed the items were sold within two hours of being stolen. I seized the items and notified a very happy victim. I also obtained video and a copy of the I.D. of the suspect. Warrants on the suspect are forthcoming.”

Det. Don Garrett
Mountain Brook Police Department
Alabama

“I was investigating a theft of yard equipment without finding the property. I was using the serial number search method and had saved the search for a few days. I then searched by make of the property and noticed that similar items of the same model type had serial numbers that started with ‘s’ instead of ‘5’. I changed the serial number for a search from ‘5’ to ‘s’ and located the stolen item. By being able to search in different ways and see similar items, I was able to locate the stolen item and close a case. I also seized the property and returned it to the owner. Thank you LeadsOnline.”

Det. Jaye Loggins
Mountain Brook Police Department
Alabama

“A recent home burglary occurred, but no forced entry. However, the victim had two subjects employed at the home. LeadsOnline produced a lead on the housekeeper showing ongoing theft earlier than thought by victim. Information showed that suspect had pawned over $32,000 in a period from Feb-Nov 2010. Information from pawn leads resulted in confession from suspect.”

Det. Kerry Thorpe
Murfreesboro Police Department
Tennessee

“We received a case assignment concerning theft of property during a residential move. The victim had using a moving company. After the move, the victim noticed that a pair of diamond earrings valued over $5,000 was missing. The victim had the name of an employee who had been alone briefly inside the master bedroom, where the jewelry was kept. A report was filed by the victim, but a search on the suspect’s name came back without a lead. We then cross referenced the property description, which led to locating property outside our jurisdiction, in Nashville. The earrings were pawned day after the victim’s move, but by the suspect’s girlfriend. The earrings were recovered and returned to the victim.”

Det. Kerry Thorpe
Murfreesboro Police Department
Tennessee

“I was able to solve three burglaries to autos and the subsequent thefts thanks to LeadsOnline. Even better, I was able to recover two pawned items located in two area stores as a result of the information in this valuable police database. LeadsOnline was instrumental in the closure and prosecution of these cases and suspects.”

Det. Tommy Massey
Murfreesboro Police Department
Tennessee

“I recently had a case with a funny twist. It was a home burglary case that turned into to a victim refusal after I determined it was the reporting parties own child that had stolen all their electronics. This is where it gets interesting. Some of the electronics stolen were turned into an ecoATM at one of our local grocery stores by their son. I found out through interviews that they were trying to circumvent the ecoATM by tying electrical cord on a cell phone then allowing it to be taken into the machine. They then would turn in a second phone during which time they would try to yank the cord and pull the original phone back out of the machine so they could use it again, essentially double dipping on the ecoATM. The photos taken by the ecoATM clearly show the cell phone with electrical cables or cord wrapped around it prior to being submitted. You can also see one of the suspects standing there with the cable running from the machine to his hand as if ready to yank the original phone back out. I don’t know if this is happening in other areas but I thought it was interesting and something to share. It’s nice that this ecoATM reports with LeadsOnline and takes such nice photos. Once I showed the reporting party pictures of their son doing this they quickly wanted to drop” the issue and charges. “”

Det. Chad Benson
Nampa Police Department
Idaho

“I am assigned to work property crimes, and I use LeadsOnline a lot. It is amazing how many cases I solve using Leads. This is one of the best law enforcement tools I have seen in my 27 years of police work. I solve approximately 5 to 10 cases a month using LeadsOnline. Now that the metal thefts are getting popular due to the increase in the price of standard and precious metals I am now utilizing the Metal Theft Investigations System that is offered to solve some of the metal theft cases I have. If your department is not using LeadsOnline, LeadsOnlabs, or the Metal Theft Investigations System, then I strongly recommend these as one of the best crime solving tools a law enforcement agency can benefit from. Thanks LeadsOnline for making my job a lot easier for me.”

Det. Karl Leone
Nederland Police Department
Texas

“The victim reported the theft of two rings. Using LeadsOnline, I found that two rings had been pawned by the brother of the suspect. The rings have been recovered and returned to the victim. Charges have been presented to the Prosecuting Attorney.”

Det. Jens Barclay
Nevada Police Department
Missouri

“A Nevada, Mo., resident recently reported a stolen laptop. I ran a quick search through LeadsOnline, found the item, and returned it to its rightful owner. The crook was arrested and is currently awaiting trial. The crook never knew what hit him!”

Det. Jens Barclay
Nevada Police Department
Missouri

“LeadsOnline support team helped me identify an item shown to have been pawned on the same day as the burglary in which it was taken. From this information I was also able to locate additional items taken from the same burglary and establish a suspect. Thanks for all your help.”

Det. Edward Wahrmund
New Braunfels Police Department
Texas

“The LeadsOnline search capabilities are beyond impressive and have been proven very effective. Since using LeadsOnline, our department has seized and located approximately $50,000 worth of various stolen items from various burglary-related cases.”

Det. Joseph Aurora
New Haven Police Department
Connecticut

“Shortly after re-activating my access to my LeadsOnline account, I received an NCIC hit from a case, which was submitted well prior to this access. Using this hit as the beginning, I have since discovered this subject was not the burglar; however they appear to be a fence for stolen property taken in residence burglaries. Great to have this access again.”

Det. Donald Sharp
New Orleans Police Department
Louisiana

“New Orleans Police Department Detectives Ryan Vaught and Imani Ruffins conducted a serial number check of a reported stolen Garmin GPS device. The detectives drove to the pawn shop listed on the pawn ticket and were able to recover the stolen Garmin GPS unit. The GPS device was stolen from a vehicle. An arrest warrant for the subject listed as pawning the device was obtained.”

Det. Ryan Vaught
New Orleans Police Department
Louisiana

“During a breaking and entering into a vehicle, a number of items were taken. Three of those items were entered into NCIC. LeadsOnline sent a hit for two of those items. Unfortunately, the victim’s Coolpix camera had already been sold by the business, but their camcorder was recovered successfully!”

Det. Jennifer White
Lumberton Police Department
North Carolina

“Within 5 minutes of activating my account, I received a valid hit in an investigation with no current leads.”

Det. William Rhoden
Macon County Sheriff’s Office
North Carolina