News and Success Stories

“We have been chasing an individual for about a year that was stealing just about everything in victims yards, ladders for scrap, any tool that he could pawn etc. We were able to shut him down at the pawn shops, and scrap yards in our area and the county northwest of us. The thefts slowed down, almost to a stop. Then he apparently found a place to get rid of the items and graduated to going into pole barns and garages, stealing any and every tool he could. We couldn’t find where he was taking the stuff. We checked his name through LeadsOnline. A store in Newark which is in the County just north of us got the LeadsOnline program, and he was caught again.”

Det. Andy Robberts
Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office
Ohio

“We had a breaking and entering case where a very expensive saw was stolen. I ran the serial number through LeadsOnline and received a hit. Further investigation revealed that the suspect has a pattern of these incidents and also has warrants out for his arrest on unrelated charges. Thanks LeadsOnline, for all of your help.”

Det. Bryan Kohler
Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office
Ohio

“We experienced a wave of felony and misdemeanor thefts at several big name stores. Management at these stores were unable to provide serial numbers for any of these items. However, as reports made their way into my office, I began searching in LeadsOnline. Within 1 hour, I identified pawn transactions made by two individuals that live in another part of the state. It didn’t take long to determine their connection to our city and by the next day both subjects were apprehended and almost all of the reported stolen property has been recovered. The estimated recovery amount is $50,000.”

Det. David Bohler
Fairview Police Department
Tennessee

“I was assigned to investigate a larceny in a building. The victim had some friends over for the weekend. After the friends left, the victim noticed that a couple of his computers were missing, and he suspected that one of the friends stole them. Utilizing the names that the victim provided me with, I searched LeadsOnline where I learned that one of the friends did, in fact, sell the computers at a store about 20 miles away. The store was very cooperative, and they provided me with photos of the computers, as well as a copy of the suspect’s ID and thumbprint. As a result, I was able to obtain charges against the suspect!”

Det. Scott Brown
Farmington Department of Public Safety
Michigan

“I received a stolen laptop report and the victim gave us the serial number. I searched using LeadsOnline and about two weeks later, got a match. We identified the suspect and returned the laptop to the owner.”

Det. Scott Rzeppa
Farmington Hills Police Department
Michigan

“Near the first of December we received word from a very elderly female that she was the victim of a theft. ‘Ms. Mary’ said she just couldn’t believe someone would steal her 71 piece sterling silver flatware set, but she had searched her house high and low and couldn’t find it anywhere. She went onto say that she had used the set for a Labor Day family gathering and that was the last time she had remembered seeing it. I asked the victim if she had a possible list of suspects for me to check into, and she said that she had always been raised to not say an unkind word about anyone unless she knew for certain they were bad. I was able to assure ‘Ms. Birdy’ I had a TOP SECRET database that I could check and the only people who would know she had even mentioned a name would be her, me, and the Good Lord. ‘Ms. Birdy’ then named off about 15 people who had been in her home since Labor Day. Most folks she named were grandchildren, but a few were people she and her husband had been trying to help feed, cloth, and give shelter to during these tough economic times. I checked the names on LeadsOnline and didn’t receive any usable results. Toward the end of December, just before leaving for the New Year holiday, I decided to check on ‘Ms. Birdy’s’ case one more time, but this time doing a broader search. Wouldn’t you know it, just two days before Thanksgiving one of the men ‘Ms. Birdy’ and her husband had given shelter to, and who was also a member of their church, had sold a 71 piece sterling silver flatware set to a local precious metal dealer. Thanks Leads Online for again clearing one of my many cases and for giving ‘Ms. Birdy’ a belated Christmas and a surely better 2013!”

Det. Brian Lee
Fayette County Sheriff’s Office
Georgia

“I solved one of my partner’s burglaries while he’s off on sick leave with knee surgery. I was able to contact the pawn shop and the neighboring police agency before the stolen property was sold, lost, scrapped, or melted down. I was able to call my partner’s victim and explain that her over $7,000 worth of stolen property and family heirlooms had been recovered. p.s. Thanks for the free trial way back when. I think this makes 5 cases and counting just for me not including the other guys!”

Det. Brian Lee
Fayette County Sheriff’s Office
Georgia

“We have recently been working several burglaries, but haven’t really had any physical evidence on the cases. A suspect was arrested in a neighboring jurisdiction on a burglary with the same motive. I started looking on LeadsOnline and was able to make several arrest and return our victims’ property. We have cleared six different burglaries. Thank you LeadsOnline.”

Det. Clint Patton
Fayette County Sheriff’s Office
Georgia

“We just received two more confirmed hits on stolen items that were taken in other jurisdictions then brought here! LeadsOnline makes it so much easier to track our thieves… even when they think they are being sneaky by ‘going the distance.’ Thanks!”

Det. Melissa Smith
Conway Police Department
Arkansas

“I was able to recover stolen items for a victim that he didn’t even know was stolen and made a case against the suspect. When confronted with the evidence from LeadsOnline, he gave a full written confession. Leads has been an invaluable tool for my police department.”

Det. JC Hancock
Crossville Police Department
Tennessee

“I was notified this morning that there was a hit on one of my older breaking and entering cases. After I looked into the hit, it was determined to be all of the stolen property from my case. Although the property has been sold, I was able to give the victim and her family the satisfaction of knowing that this will soon come to a successful close. 1 for LeadsOnline and 0 for the offender!”

Det. Brittany Jenkins
Culpeper Police Department
Virginia

“In one week, I visited four pawn shops in three different counties to recover property from several different thefts. The property ranged from jewelry to lawn care equipment. LeadsOnline aided me in being able to recover the stolen property, allowing me to bring charges against five different criminals. They are now facing charges that would not have been possible without LeadsOnline. LeadsOnline has helped us bring local criminals to justice by identifying property that was stolen and sold outside of our jurisdiction. When we are able to return property to victims and have the opportunity to see relief on their faces, it’s a tremendous feeling. Thank you LeadsOnline for being such a great service.”

Det. Alan Judy
Cynthiana Police Department
Kentucky

“I was recently working on a case involving a person who had pawned items in multiple cities. Using LeadsOnline I was able to track down items pawned in Dallas, Waxahachie, Lancaster, Irving, and Ft. Worth without leaving my desk. This used to take days to follow-up and now it was done in hours. I have been able to recover several items and with the cooperation of many pawn shop owners we will be bringing the suspect to justice.”

Det. Daniel Claxton
Dallas ISD Police Department
Texas

“In April, I was able to locate my victim’s stolen Sony PlayStation and numerous stolen DVD/Blu-Ray movies at a business. I recovered the victim’s items and turned them over to the insurance company who has already paid the victim’s claim. I probably would have never recovered the stolen items had it not been for LeadsOnline.”

Det. Rodney Baker
Darke County Sheriff
Ohio

“I was able to locate my victim’s stolen laptop computer through LeadsOnline. I was able to recover the stolen laptop from a pawn shop. Kudos to LeadsOnline.”

Det. Rodney Baker
Darke County Sheriff
Ohio

“A burglary was reported to our agency when a Nikon SLR camera, detachable flash and a Beats by Dr. Dre headset was stolen. No possible offender was identified prior to the LeadsOnline inquiry. Due to the victim assigning incorrect serial numbers of the items stolen, the initial inquiry didn’t reveal the items. But after utilizing the flexibility of the LeadsOnline inquiry system, the same model camera was located in Chicago by residents of a neighboring town of the burglary location. After confirming the correct serial numbers, the items were recovered. Not only were the items recovered, but two suspects were identified, caught on video, arrested for residential burglary and took guilty pleas on the case. Thank you LeadsOnline!”

Det. Raymond Hove
Dekalb County Sheriff’s Department
Illinois

“Using LeadsOnline, I was able to locate a stolen laptop, which was taken in a burglary in our city. Using LeadsOnline we were able to locate a suspect in both incidents, file charges and recover property which will ultimately be returned to the owner.”

Det. Dusten Mckee
Del City Police Department
Oklahoma

“In late January, we took a theft report for some tools stolen out of a work truck. Two weeks later, I ran a query in LeadsOnline, and located one of the stolen power tools at a pawn shop. I met the victim at the pawn shop, and using the serial number, he confirmed the item was his air impact gun. I am hopeful the store video will also help me locate suspects that stole copper welding leads stolen out of a work truck on an adjactent street that same night. Thanks for the help in catching bad guys.”

Det. Adam Cox
Delhi Township Police
Ohio

“Logged onto LeadsOnline today and found an NCIC hit from six months ago. The business just started reporting to LeadsOnline, and they are only on their second day of uploading records. Very impressive. We look forward to locating more stolen property with LeadsOnline!”

Det. Adam Cox
Delhi Township Police Department
Ohio

“We had a burglary where TVs, game systems and jewelry were taken. A search was made in LeadsOnline with the serial numbers to the TVs, Xbox and PS3. I received an email from LeadsOnline that a PS3 with a similar serial number was at one of the local stores. I went to the store and confirmed the PS3 was the one stolen in our burglary. The clerk at the store had accidentally entered one of the serial numbers wrong. Thanks to LeadsOnline the stolen property was located and recovered. The investigation led to the arrest of one of the culprits. You Rock!”

Det. Adam Cox
Delhi Township Police Department
Ohio

“The DeMotte Police Department in Indiana took a report of a stolen snow blower from a residence in our town. The snow blower had been taken from the homeowner’s front yard. Another local resident, a neighbor to the victim, had been identified by our department as a suspect in several thefts that occurred in and around the same neighborhood. Upon running the suspect and his mother’s name, it was discovered that the suspect sold the same type of snow blower within a few days of the victim having noticed it missing. A hold was placed on the snow blower, and the victim identified the item by two new bolts he had just recently installed.”

Det. Rick Johnson
DeMotte Police Department
Indiana

“Using LeadsOnline I was able to locate and recover a stolen iPad from a store in Lakewood, Colorado. Felony charges were accepted by the DA against the suspect, and the victim will receive his property back. Thank you!”

Det. Mylous Yearling
Denver County Police Department
Colorado

“I searched LeadsOnline regarding a person of interest in a burglary investigation. The party was found to have made several pawns at three different pawn shops, all on the same day. I searched the pawned items through police records and discovered that the items had been taken in another burglary earlier that morning. The party that pawned the items and her boyfriend were later charged with the burglary and violation of the pawn broker act. All of the victim’s property was returned.”

Det. Dan Giles
Denver Police Department
Colorado

“LeadsOnline gave me a hit on one of my cases involving a stolen laptop. I am getting an arrest warrant on a co-worker of the victim.”

Det. Jim Gavin
Denver Police Department
Colorado

“Another hit from LeadsOnline. A female associated with burglary came up on LeadsOnline and I was able to write a two time pawn broker violation warrant. Both parties were arrested and I used LeadsOnline printouts, which are so easy to read, during the interviews. The suspects were able to look at them and figure out what items were stolen from the same burglaries by looking at dates and items pawned. Thank you again. I was able to file eight Pawn Broker Violations and five Burglaries on the male suspect. With the female suspect; I filed two Pawn Broker Violations. Thanks again!”

Det. Mike Felsoci
Denver Police Department
Colorado

“A garage burglary occurred in the City of Denver. The report was made around 0900 hours on that day. No suspect information was provided. By entering the serial number of a stolen $2,000 bicycle that was stolen into LeadsOnline, I was able to obtain information that the bicycle was pawned in a neighboring city just a few hours after the burglary was reported. This information provided by LeadsOnline then led me to enter the suspect’s name into the database for known pawns. Low and behold, the suspect had forty two pawns in the metro area. It all seemed to be garage type items. Through the investigation, I located three other items stolen during the burglary, which were pawned by the same suspect in a different neighboring city. A computer check indicated that this suspect and his associates were charged in Fargo, North Dakota for burglary related charges. Information gathered indicated that it was LeadsOnline that was instrumental in these arrests as well. Due to LeadsOnline, I was able to obtain an arrest warrant for the suspect, which included one count of Second Degree Burglary and two counts of Pawnbroker Violations. The warrant was posted with a $50,000 bond. Thanks!”

Det. Mike Felsoci
Denver Police Department
Colorado

“In October, my victim located a pawn slip, from her ex-boyfriend, showing an item of jewelry belonging to her. The victim quickly discovered numerous other items missing, leading to a Denver Police theft report. Using LeadsOnline, I was able to identify three items taken by the ex-boyfriend, without the victim’s consent. The items were recovered and returned to the victim. The case remained on hold until the following June, when the suspect was located and arrested on the theft/pawn violation warrant. The case was accepted by the district attorney’s office, and four felony charges accepted against the suspect. Thanks LeadsOnline.”

Det. Scott Olin
Denver Police Department
Colorado

“We got another one! Thanks to LeadsOnline we were able to charge another burglary suspect for selling stolen property. The burglary occurred at 8 a.m., and the sale took place at 9 a.m. We were able to file charges against the suspect shortly thereafter. Thanks again Leads.”

Det. Travis Williams
Denver Police Department
Colorado

“I wanted to send this message to let you know how the LeadsOnline system has already helped us in two investigations. The first case involves a grand larceny from a Wyoming Game and Fish state office building. I had been working the case for over two months and had not recovered any of the $14,000 worth of property that was taken. I had developed suspects, but had no solid evidence linking them to the crime. The very first time I used the LeadsOnline system I found one of my suspects had pawned a $600.00 computer that was taken from the Game and Fish building. This computer was recovered and I now have the link I need to pursue charges against the suspect. The second case involves a suspect our department had been trying to locate for at least three weeks. The person is suspected in multiple grand larceny cases. By using the LeadsOnline system, we found a possible current address for the suspect and we believe this will assist us in finding him. All of the detectives are very pleased that this system is in place and we see the LeadsOnline system as being a great benefit to our department.”

Det. Nathan Buseck
Cheyenne Police Department
Wyoming

“A victim had his watch taken by a female he met in a bar. The watch belonged to his grandfather who received it in 1959 after retiring from a law enforcement job. The watch had unique inscriptions and was quickly recovered from a business and returned to the owner.”

Det. Gerald Swinkle
Chicago Police Department
Illinois

“During a residential burglary a gaming system was taken. I was assigned the case, and a LeadsOnline search revealed the game system was sold at a local game store. A hold was placed on the game. The game system was recovered and returned to the victim.”

Det. Michael Walsh
Chicago Police Department
Illinois

“While investigating a residential burglary in Chicago, I found out that the neighbor of my victim was seen knocking on the victim’s door prior to the burglary. An initial search of LeadsOnline and interview of the person of interest yielded negative results. The victim was a student who had just purchased her Apple laptop and was not in a financial position to get another. Several days later, a LeadsOnline search revealed that our person of interest pawned the computer on the opposite side of the city in an attempt to cover his tracks. Without LeadsOnline, this would not have been possible. The person of interest was subsequently convicted of burglary and would not have been without the LeadsOnline system! The victim recovered her computer.”

Det. Robert Olson
Chicago Police Department
Illinois

“Schools and churches on the north and northwest side’s of Chicago were being burglarized. Based on witness accounts, detectives in the Major Case Squad were able to determine a male and female suspect, and their residence was put on surveillance until they were caught in the act of burglarizing a Chicago public high school. During interviews, we learned they were heroin addicts with very little recollections of the places they had previously burglarized. Using LeadsOnline, detectives discovered proceeds from an additional seven burglaries, and we were able to recover and return a considerable amount of property to the schools and churches. Thanks for your products and services – it made our job easier.”

Det. Thomas McDonagh
Chicago Police Department
Illinois

“I was following up on several reports of items being taken from hotel rooms where it could not be determined how entry was gained into the rooms. While using LeadsOnline to investigate the missing property, I developed a suspect in the case. Further investigation led to the arrest of our suspect who admitted to entering the hotel rooms and taking the victims’ property and other items from their mini bar. He stated that it was easy and it paid well, allowing him to purchase cocaine and heroin. This confession helped us close a countless number of cases that otherwise would have remained a mystery. LeadsOnline led us to the bad guy and allowed us to return some items to the victims in this matter.”

Det. William Heneghan
Chicago Police Department
Illinois

“I received a burglary investigation, on which another detective had already done the crime scene. She stated she did not find any prints or DNA at the scene, but recovered a coat button from the window sill where the suspect(s) had entered. The suspect(s) closed the window on the coat button after climbing through the window, not knowing it was there. The victim gave me the serial number from the TV that was stolen in the offense and I entered it into LeadsOnline. I immediately got a hit on a subject. My partner and I went out and located the subject at his family member’s house, arresting him on Receiving Stolen Property. When we got ready to transport him back to our district, I asked if he wanted to bring a coat. His girlfriend grabbed his coat for him and it turned out that it was missing a button on the front pocket. The button we recovered was distinctive and matched the rest on the coat. The suspect gave a full confession and a name for another suspect. Without LeadsOnline, we never would have found that suspect.”

Det. Casey Kreider
Cincinnati Police Department
Ohio

“You guys are the true rock stars… I recovered the proceeds of another residential burglary yesterday thanks to LeadsOnline. I searched for the victim’s stolen items through LeadsOnline while I was speaking with the victim on the phone. I was then able to work into the conversation that I had located her items at a local pawn shop which made her extremely happy. Thank you guys for making my job so much easier!”

Det. Sean Vazquez
City of Northlake Police Department
Illinois

“We received a report of a stolen generator from a victim in New Carlisle Ohio. Upon receiving the detailed information on the generator, a search was done on LeadsOnline for this item and the suspect. After the search, we located that the suspect had sold the generator at a business in Fairborn Ohio. We were able to place a Police Hold on the item and the victim was able to get his generator back. We also with this information were able to file charges against the suspect in this case for Receiving Stolen Property. This would not have been possible without the LeadsOnline system.”

Det. Brian Melchi
Clark County Sheriff’s Office
Ohio

“One of our school resource officers made me aware that four Yamaha clarinets had gone missing over a two-week period from one of our public schools. A quick check on LeadsOnline showed that one person sold four Yamaha clarinets on two separate occasions, and the serial numbers matched our missing items. The suspect was located and admitted that when she was picking up her step-daughter from school she grabbed a couple clarinets from where band instruments were kept and sold them. After a couple of weeks, she grabbed two more and sold them as well. The cost of each clarinet is around $900, so the suspect is being charged with two counts of felony theft. Talk about some happy parents when the instruments were returned. Thanks again LeadsOnline!”

Det. Gabe Tweten
Clay County Sheriff’s Department
Minnesota

“I recently had a burglary where numerous common power tools were taken. Using LeadsOnline, I was able to locate the suspect and the stolen property which had been sold outside our jurisdiction. Without LeadsOnline, I really don’t think it would have been found so easily. Thank you, LeadsOnline. You rock!”

Det. Jason Hicks
Clay County Sheriff’s Office
Minnesota

“I recently was able to recover several hundred dollars’ worth of stolen property by using LeadsOnline. The suspect was using other people to sell items for him. But using the different parameters offered, I was able to recover the majority of the items taken. Great program that is easy to use. Hoorah!”

Det. Jason Hicks
Clay County Sheriff’s Office
Minnesota

“The victims of a burglary reported a large amount of items taken from the residence. Value of all items missing was $23,789. Our detective unit used the 30-day free trial of LeadsOnline to locate some of the items reported as missing/stolen. LeadsOnline also led the detectives to the suspects. The detectives were able to get enough information and evidence to present the case to the Prosecutor’s office for charges of burglary.”

Det. Jeff Harman
Clay County Sheriff’s Office
Missouri

“The victims of a burglary reported a large amount of items valued at $23,789. The detective unit used the free trial of LeadsOnline to locate some of the items reported as missing / stolen. It also led the detectives to the suspects, and they were able to get enough information and evidence to present the case to the prosecutor’s office for charges of burglary.”

Det. Jeff Harman
Clay County Sheriff’s Office
Missouri

“The victims of a burglary reported a large amount of items taken from the residence. Value of all items missing was $23,789.00. Our detective unit used the 30-day free trial of LeadsOnline to locate some of the items reported as missing / stolen. The total amount of property recovered using LeadsOnline totaled $8,464.00. LeadsOnline also led the detectives to the suspects. The detectives were able to get enough information and evidence to present the case to the Prosecutor’s office for charges of burglary.”

Det. Jeff Harman
Clay County Sheriff’s Office
Missouri

“A local mechanic shop reported that a welder and battery charger had been stolen from the business. A few days later, a resident reported that her home had been burglarized. An XBOX 360, two games, and assorted jewelry was stolen from the residence. Five days after the first burglary, Rison Police Officer Eric Powers searched LeadsOnline for the stolen property. Officer Powers observed where an individual had sold a welder at a pawn shop in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Officer Powers also found that this person had sold some jewelry at another pawn shop in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Officer Powers went to the pawn shops and viewed their security video that showed two individuals selling the welder stolen from the mechanic shop. Officer Powers went to the other pawn shop and viewed the security tape where the suspects sold the jewelry. The two were picked at a residence in Rison, Arkansas. The male suspect confessed to committing the burglaries and that the female suspect sold the items because he did not have an identification card. All the items reported stolen in the burglaries were recovered thanks to LeadsOnline. Thanks Again.”

Det. Josh Bolland
Cleveland County Sheriff’s Department
Arkansas

“I was assigned a burglary a few months back and received a hit confirmation from LeadsOnline for a stolen Xbox. To make a long story short, I recovered the Xbox at a local business and returned it to my victim. The victim did not want to prosecute after he received his gaming system, but the business pressed charges for the theft by deception so I was able to take out warrants. I recently arrested my suspect. Thanks, LeadsOnline.”

Det. Delante’ Odom
Columbus Police Department
Georgia

“We had a residential burglary and among the items taken was a red guitar that was handmade for the victim by his now deceased father. Of course being handmade there was no serial numbers, but the victim was able to provide the reporting officer a detailed description. When I spoke to him, he was able to tell me a little more. I checked LeadsOnline for a red guitar, but nothing hit. I sent out an email asking that they keep a lookout for this guitar. The next day there was a LeadsOnline entry for me that sounded like the guitar that was stolen. I drove to the business, where it was located and found that the guitar matched the one stolen in our burglary. The victim was able to meet me and recover his property. Of all the items that were taken, this was the most valuable to the victim, not in cost (very little), but sentimental.”

Det. James Francis
Columbus Police Department
Ohio

“During a property search in April through LeadsOnline, I discovered a stolen firearm and miscellaneous jewelry, which were taken out of a burglary incident. A subsequent follow up with the female who sold the items led to the arrest of the individual who eventually confessed to stealing the items.”

Det. Rick Maynard
Columbus Police Department
Ohio

“I used LeadsOnline to further an investigation leading to the recovery of property and prosecution in other cases as well. I began to monitor the pawn history of one suspect pawning an unusually high quantity of high-end sporting and hunting optics. He was pawning new items. The suspect was committing fraudulent returns at least two major retailers in a neighboring jurisdiction and then selling the cards via a well-known internet classifieds list site. Through coordination of three different local agencies and the dedication of the stores’ asset protection staff, the suspect was caught in the act in early September, stealing — you guessed it — more binoculars. The suspect subsequently confessed to all the previous thefts. A conservative estimate on the value of the total amount of items could be set at $5000 to $6000. Without the ease of use and automation of LeadsOnline this prolific shoplifter may have gone undetected for much longer and the property may have never been recovered. The agency with jurisdiction in the case is currently working on recovery of the property and prosecution of the case.”

Det. Frank Cockrell
Comal County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“Once more, LeadsOnline has helped me in solving a residential burglary.”

Det. Cleveland Dominy
Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“I recovered yet another piece of stolen property using LeadsOnline. This time it was a stolen rifle that was taken during a residential burglary back in 2006. A big thanks to LeadsOnline on behalf of the Camden Police Department and the victim in this case. We have had so much success with your program that I even check it while I am off or on vacation. Keep up the good work!”

Det. Robert Henninger
Camden Police Department
Arkansas