“A California businessman was visiting a store in San Francisco when he negligently left his iPad on a display case. The iPad was stolen, and the victim filed a police report, providing the serial number of the item. During a search of LeadsOnline, I got an NCIC hit from a transaction out of Las Vegas. It was no coincidence that the person who sold the stolen iPad was originally a San Francisco resident with a checkered criminal past. With the assistance of a Detective from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the iPad was recovered. Nearly 18 months later, the victim was indeed surprised and happy to have his property returned. In the big scheme of things, this is a very minor success; however, it’s nice to have a small win once in a while.”
Ofc. Brent Dawson
San Francisco Police Department
California