News and Success Stories

“We received a report of several items stolen from a rental house owned by a local doctor. A small refrigerator, microwave, stereo, and a TV/DVD combo were taken from the rental property. Property matching the description given by the doctor was identified in Indianapolis. A subsequent interview of the suspect led to a full confession. Thanks LeadsOnline!”

Lt. Scott Summers
Franklin Police Department
Indiana

“I located and seized a hedge trimmer and chainsaw. These items were sold to a business by a career criminal who should now be habitual. Thanks LeadsOnline!”

Inv. Michael Griffith
Winston Salem Police Department
North Carolina

“A female sold a leaf blower to a business along with several other items. It was discovered that the leaf blower was stolen, as well as several of the other items. The female has been named the porch pirate because all the stolen goods were taken from hard working individuals’ porches. Without LeadsOnline, the property would have not been found. Thanks, LeadsOnline.”

Inv. Michael Griffith
Winston Salem Police Department
North Carolina

“Just recovered a chainsaw that was stolen in June of 2015. I spoke to the victim and he said he suspected the offender, but didn’t have enough to prove it. Now that the offender has pawed it the game has changed and he has warrants. The victim was happy and a $500.00 saw was recovered.”

Inv. Michael Griffith
Winston Salem Police Department
North Carolina

“A hardware had seen an increase in Dewalt tools stolen. Upon viewing the store footage, the suspect was recognized, but he wasn’t selling anything. By searching the word `dewalt`, I was able to locate the tools. They had been sold by one of the thief’s girlfriends. Over $2,000.00 recovered!”

Inv. Michael Griffith
Winston Salem Police Department
North Carolina

“A business had a male on video shoplifting. The only known information was that he was a slim, white male with brown hair and he took a Remington chainsaw and Poulan pole saw. With LeadsOnline, I was able to locate the stolen goods that were sold 20 minutes after the theft and ID the offender. Once he was identified, it was learned he and his wife had sold tons of stolen goods from other large businesses. One small shoplifting case turned into several shoplifting cases and several hundreds of dollars of stolen goods were recovered. Thanks, LeadsOnline.”

Inv. Michael Griffith
Winston Salem Police Department
North Carolina

“A hard-working man left his $600 back pack blower in the bed of his truck while he quickly ran into Wal-Mart and grabbed a few items. Of course when he returned 9 minutes later, it was gone. With LeadsOnline I was able to locate the blower and ID the offender and his girlfriend. Both were charged with the theft and sale of the stolen goods. The man was pleased to get his items back. Thanks, LeadsOnline!”

Inv. Michael Griffith
Winston Salem Police Department
North Carolina

“A business had a male on video taking $800 worth of tools. No one recognized the male in the video. With LeadsOnline, I was able to locate the tools sold by a `newbie` criminal. He was contacted, confessed his wrong doings, charged, and the tools were recovered. The newbie” has also decided stealing is not the way to go. He was even impressed with how fast he was caught. Thanks.””

Inv. Michael Griffith
Winston Salem Police Department
North Carolina

“A landscaping company had a $600 leaf blower stolen. With the aid of LeadsOnline, I was able to locate it and return it to the owners. Thank you.”

Inv. Michael Griffith
Winston Salem Police Department
North Carolina

“A man reported to our agency that someone had taken his brand new gas powered leaf blower out of his truck, valued at $800. I was able to locate the blower in a secondhand business, and had the blower back to him by the end of the day. The victim was impressed by how quickly it was located and returned. The suspect is headed to jail. Thanks LeadsOnline!”

Inv. Michael Griffith
Winston Salem Police Department
North Carolina

“Winston Salem Fire Department responded to an emergency call for assistance. The garage door on the fire station stays up for 30 seconds to allow the truck to safely exit. When they returned to the station 2 hours later they discovered that someone had entered the station after they left and removed a backpack leaf blower. It is believed the suspect saw them leave and entered before the door closed. With LeadsOnline a suspect was identified and the leaf blower was recovered. The following day the suspect was arrested trying to sell other stolen goods at a different pawnshop. Thank You LeadsOnline!”

Inv. Michael Griffith
Winston-Salem Police Department
North Carolina

“An older man’s vehicle broke down and two good Samaritans volunteered to help him fix it. While at the old man’s house, one of the individuals used the restroom and the man went to make some sweet tea for the two guys helping him. They finished up on the car and were generously paid by the man. A few days later, he noticed his prized possession, a Fender Stratocaster was MIA. The man filed the theft report assuming the duo liberated it. With the help of LeadsOnline, I was able to locate the Stratocaster and reunite it with the owner. Now the eager mechanics are sitting in the local detention facility, wishing they had made better choices. Thanks LeadsOnline!”

Inv. Michael Griffith
Winston-Salem Police Department
North Carolina

“I was working an investigation for a breaking and entering case with thefts of lawn maintenance products. There were no leads to work with and no serial numbers for any of the property. With LeadsOnline I was not only able to locate all of the property, but as result of this information, we were able to obtain a confession of a previously-unknown co-conspirator. He gave up his partner who pawned the items! Cha-Ching! While tracking down pawn history of a newly obtained suspect developed through LeadsOnline, I found an item of property that hadn’t even been reported stolen to us yet, and subsequently will have breaking and entering and theft charges against the suspect and conspirator before the paper is even taken!”

Inv. Asst. Lisa Mead-O’Connor
Union Police Department
Ohio

“I used LeadsOnline to discover that a suspect sold a stolen Xbox at a local business. The Xbox was stolen and sold the same day. Thanks!”

Inv. Sgt. Sam Keith
Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office
North Carolina

“We had a television recovered from a residential burglary. Thanks so much!”

Inv. Sgt. Mike Burkett
Pass Christian Police Department
Mississippi

“We were able to recover a television that was stolen in a residential burglary thanks to LeadsOnline. The suspect actually sold the stolen television in his own name with his state driver’s license.”

Inv. Sgt. Mike Burkett
Pass Christian Police Department
Mississippi

“I was working an investigation for a B&E with thefts of lawn maintenance products with no leads to work with and no serial numbers for any of the property. Thanks to LeadsOnline, I was not only able to locate all three pieces of property, but as result of this information, we were able to obtain a confession from a co-conspirator that was previously unknown, complete with him giving up his partner…who pawned the items! Cha-Ching!”

Inv. Spec. Lisa Mead-O’Connor
Union County Sheriff’s Office
Ohio

“I was able to locate several pieces of stolen jewelry, valued at over $4,000, within 10 minutes of logging in to LeadsOnline. This evidence should be enough to get a conviction, and we will be able to recover the property for the victim!”

Inv. Spec. Lisa Mead-O’Connor
Union County Sheriff’s Office
Ohio

“I wanted to let you know that I closed out of one my cases through an NCIC hit. The burglary was reported at the end of November, and the suspect fenced the item in April.”

Inv. Spec. Felicia Davis
Greensboro Police Department
North Carolina

“I was able to recover a stolen chainsaw and leaf blower after receiving a cold theft report for items which were taken from a garage.”

Ofc. Richard Barbin
Issaquah Police Department
Washington

“In July, we received reports from the Menards store in our City about an unknown caucasian male who had run out of the store with Paslode nail guns on two different occasions. The total loss for Menards from these incidents was $1,193. Once the suspect from Menards was identified when a Freeport Police Sergeant checked LeadsOnline and found that the suspect’s girlfriend sold two Paslode nail guns to a business in a neighboring city one day after they were stolen. With that information from LeadsOnline, the Freeport Police Department was able to recover one of the two nail guns from the business. In addition to recovering one of the stolen Paslode nail guns, the Freeport Police Department was able to gather additional evidence to prosecute the suspect.”

Lt. Andrew Schroeder
Freeport Police Department
Illinois

“I received a report of a burglary in Richland Parish where several thousand dollars’ worth of jewelry was taken. Using LeadsOnlne I was able to enter a description of one of the rings. LeadsOnline returned a pawn shop in Monroe, Louisiana of a ring matching the description. Upon interviewing the pawner, he stated that he had purchased the ring from an individual and provided the suspect’s name and contact information. I later interviewed the suspect and he confessed to the burglary. And, we were able to recover of most of the stolen jewelery.”

Inv. Jerry Spencer
Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office
Rayville, Louisiana

“A burglary report was filed after a victim’s deceased parent’s detached garage was broken into and had miscellaneous tools stolen. After interviewing neighbors, a suspect’s name was developed who conveniently resided in the neighborhood. The suspect’s name was entered into LeadsOnline which revealed the suspect sold five items to two different local places. All of the items were identified as the victim’s. All items were recovered except one that was sold by the business to an unknown person.”

Inv. Mindy Meyers
Rock Island County Sheriff’s Department
Illinois

“During LeadsOnline training with Amberly, she mentioned we had a generator on the NCIC hits. I was able to confirm the generator was stolen and spoke with the person who sold it. I was able to get a confession on that case as well a confession on another item he had stolen, and sold. That item had not yet been reported stolen.”

Inv. Wes Burgoyne
Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office
Virginia

“I recently went through a tutorial with the LeadsOnline Support staff and was able to learn some things that have proved to be helpful, including the Person of Interest table. A junior Investigator and I were assigned a case involving some stolen chainsaws from a local Volunteer Fire Department. After obtaining the serial numbers for one of the chainsaws, we created a Person of Interest profile for one of our main suspects. Within hours we were able to confirm the serial number on the chainsaw and also learned that it was currently in a business outside of our jurisdiction and our main suspect was the one who had sold the chain saw. This later led to an immediate arrest of the suspect and a confession as to where the other chainsaws were located. Had it not been for LeadsOnline and their support staff, we would have had more difficulty closing this case.”

Inv. James Hopkins
Russell County Sheriff’s Office
Alabama

“I was reviewing weekend reports and saw a report of a computer stolen. I ran the serial number through LeadsOnline and immediately got a hit on the pawn. The pawn ticket was attached with a photo of the suspect and I am able to clear this case very quickly!”

Inv. Rachel Spurgeon
Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office
Nebraska

“Two local businesses in town had an employee on camera steal $850.00 in power tools in April. The employee came to work at the end of April and was taken into custody. That same day, I checked LeadsOnline, which revealed he had sold the exact tools at a local business on the date of the theft. I went to the local business with a confiscation report and took possession of the stolen tools. Thanks to LeadsOnline, the offender was charged and tools returned to the owners. Couldn’t have been any easier!”

Inv. Kevin Ramirez
Schiller Park Police Department
Illinois

“I’m new to LeadsOnline. I’ve used it for approximately two months, and it has helped me and my department solve five burglaries in our county.”

Inv. Dwayne Frizzell
Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office
Oklahoma

“Just this morning I was able to locate stolen property with the help of LeadsOnline. I located a metal detector that was stolen from a residence in our county and sold to a shop 60 miles away. Thank you LeadsOnline. Your program has been helping us tremendously!”

Inv. Donnie Dickerson
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“I received a hit on a stolen PS3 from a burglary. I was able to recover that PS3 in a neighboring county. After backtracking through several people that had it, I was able to determine that the victim filed a false burglary report. He was charged with filing a false police report.”

Inv. Dominick Baird
Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office
South Carolina

“Recently, I entered in the serial number for an iPad stolen from a vehicle at the hospital. By the next morning I received a hit on the stolen item via email while at my house. I was able to place a hold on the item and hit the ground running when I returned to work on Monday morning. I then received fingerprint hits on one of the two vehicles broken into, and it just so happened to be the brother of the suspect that sold the stolen iPad. I ran the brother’s name in LeadsOnline upon getting the fingerprint hit, and was then able to confirm that he sold a GPS from the victim. Both items have been recovered and a total of 14 warrants were signed between the two brothers for all they had stolen and the damages that were done! The initial hit on the iPad gave me a great head start going into the week and hopefully they can be arrested before this weekend so that they do not return to victimize more people parked at the hospital! Thank you!”

Inv. Samantha Hayes
Spartanburg Public Safety Department
South Carolina

“On my first day using LeadsOnline, Nicole helped me find a stolen television on our first search. From the success of this incident, LeadsOnline looks like a resource we will want for the future!”

Inv. Jeffrey Hartsoe
St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office
Illinois

“I have used LeadsOnline on numerous occasions with great results. The information I have obtained has led to the arrest of numerous subjects for scrap theft and helped seal the deal in a $250,000 copper wire theft. Our department’s latest success comes from the arrest of five subjects who broke into 16 residences in the southeastern part of Union County. The subjects stole numerous televisions and firearms from the residences. At the time of the reports, we were looking for subjects from the area of the crime, but had no luck. I logged into LeadsOnline and searched for the stolen property. On my first search, I immediately got a hit on a subject from El Dorado, Arkansas who sold stolen property to a business in Camden, Arkansas. When I pulled up the ticket I noticed the subject sold three items that matched what was reported stolen, along with a Matthew’s Compound Bow that was also stolen. The victims were immediately able to identify the items as theirs. Upon interviewing the first subject, he gave me the names of the other four who were involved. We were able to arrest all five of the subjects. We not only cleared 16 burglaries in our jurisdiction, but three burglaries in Ouachita County and three burglaries and six vehicle breaking and enterings in Magnolia, Arkansas. Thank you for your help!”

Inv. Randall Gilbert
Union County Sheriff’s Office
Arkansas

“Tonight, a victim reported that his 40/42 inch television was stolen from his barracks room while he was away for training for approximately 55 days. A query of LeadsOnline was made and a television matching the description was identified as being sold in Jacksonville, NC. A records search identified the suspect was assigned to the same military unit. Contact was made with the subject, and he admitted culpability to stealing and selling the TV at a Jacksonville, NC shop.”

Inv. Daniel Hardesty
USMC Criminal Investigation Division
North Carolina

“I investigated a burglary for an elderly gentleman and had no suspects, no leads and poor information about the stolen property. I checked LeadsOnline for the one stolen item I did have and found information on some of the reported stolen property as well as on some items which were not reported. The persons of interest were interviewed and gave a full confession. Two arrests were made as a result of LeadsOnline. I was able to return some valuables back to the elderly male which he thought he would never see again.”

Inv. Curtis Judge
Vicksburg Police Department
Mississippi

“Thanks to LeadsOnline, we were able to recover a stolen Xbox 360. This resource is invaluable to law enforcement since it provides us with access to search for stolen items. The suspect in this case will be in custody shortly.”

Inv. Jake Kelley
Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office
Oklahoma

“I would like to thank LeadsOnline once again for providing valuable information from businesses. Because of this, three suspects of theft and burglary have been taken off the streets. LeadsOnline has been a very valuable asset to our agency and I look forward to many years to come. Thanks again.”

Inv. Michael Kane
Weaver Police Department
Alabama

“In the year that we have had access to LeadsOnline, we have been able to solve multiple cases and return thousands of dollars worth of property to our victims. We also have been able to solve some older cases that were otherwise closed. These cases would have been much more difficult to solve without the help of this invaluable program”

Inv. Todd Williams
Wendell Police Department
North Carolina

“A county school reported the theft of a tablet computer. It was sold to a local business by the school’s janitor. It is recovered, janitor is prosecuted and is now unemployed. He threw away a decent job for $75.00. Thanks LeadsOnline!”

Inv. Michael Griffith
Winston Salem Police Department
North Carolina

“An elderly lady on a fixed income had her $337 push mower stolen. It was located by LeadsOnline before the grass even needed mowing again. It had been sold by the victim’s neighbor.”

Inv. Michael Griffith
Winston Salem Police Department
North Carolina

“I located and seized two more stolen leaf blowers, thanks LeadsOnline!”

Inv. Michael Griffith
Winston Salem Police Department
North Carolina

“Road patrol called me in reference to a residential burglary. While speaking with the owners of the residence, the deputy picked up on several clues that indicated that the person the interest was possibly going to be a relative. The items taken from the residence were mostly chainsaws and wood working items, along with ladies’ jewelry. I was able to run the person of interest through LeadsOnline and discovered they had taken the items to four different pawn shops in two different outside counties. Two arrests were made and all items were returned to the owners.”

Inv. Jared Land
McDuffie County Sheriff’s Office
Georgia

“LeadsOnline was helpful in locating and recovering stolen property from a burglary. The property was recovered and returned to its rightful owner.”

Inv. Matthew Miller
Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office
Georgia

“I just solved my third case using LeadsOnline. What a great tool! Technology is great, and helps us get cases solved. In this case, LeadsOnline helped us get stolen items returned to the victim. We also had a Sergeant in patrol solve a case using LeadsOnline just a week ago. If you don’t have LeadsOnline you need to get it, and push all scrap yards and pawn shops in your jurisdiction to use the system. Your property crimes will get solved with more ease. Thanks again LEADSONLINE!!”

Inv. Patrick Hobbs
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Virginia

“Just wanted to let you know that LeadsOnline has really helped us solve cases. I recently found a stolen bike by using LeadsOnline, and it may turn into solving more cases for other jurisdictions. Great job with the ease of use built into LeadsOnline. It’s a great tool for locating items in pawn shops and scrap yards. It makes the job a lot easier. Thank you guys at LeadsOnline!”

Inv. Patrick Hobbs
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Virginia

“During the trial period for LeadsOnline, I was able to locate and recover a stolen gun and two stolen weed eaters. I was also able to charge subjects in three different cases as a result of locating this property. All of this occurred during the trial period for LeadsOnline and helped because of the reporting system used by pawn shops outside of my jurisdiction. I was also able to use the save search feature and received an email alerting me to the fact that one of the stolen items had been located.”

Inv. Josiah Brown
Morganton Police Department
North Carolina

“Last week, while going through our NCIC hit list from LeadsOnline, we were able to recover stolen property from a breaking and entering” case that occurred a month earlier. Investigative tips led us to a suspect and the recovery of two high-end guitars. Thanks!””

Inv. Timothy Corriveau
Morganton Public Safety
North Carolina

“I was assigned a burglary investigation of a local church here in my city in which several electronic items were stolen from the church. I conducted a search through LeadsOnline and discovered my suspect had pawn the stolen electronics at several pawn shops in the City of Knoxville. I also discovered the suspect had pawned other electronics earlier in the year that I later determined were also stolen from the same church. This suspect and his brother now have active arrest warrants for their arrest.”

Inv. Jock Coleman
Oak Ridge Police Department
Tennessee

“Using the Repeated Transactions feature, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office was able to identify a suspect with numerous suspicious transactions. The subject was arrested after committing the offense of home invasion. Surveillance crew was able to make the arrest and another victim was provided with a smile after being advised their property would be returned.”

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

“I am a relatively new user of LeadsOnline and still exploring all of the features. On an afternoon when I found some free time, I was searching NCIC hits. In a matter of one half hour, I located a chain saw and Microsoft MP3 player that appeared to have been stolen from two agencies in our area. This seemed way too simple, punch a couple keys find stolen items …. so I called Erin at LeadsOnline to make sure I was correct. She helped me confirm that these were good hits. (Thanks Erin, you are always so helpful … Go Packers!) I notified the agencies, who by the way are not LeadsOnline users, and although these aren’t huge cases, the owners will be happy to be reunited with their property.”

Inv. Pete Jakowski
Onalaska Police Department
Wisconsin