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LeadsOnline provides amazing evidence to investigators in Georgia

“We recently had a theft of some jewelry. The suspect was a family member of the victim. I typed the information into LeadsOnline and not only did I get the jewelry back, I also had amazing evidence of the pawn transaction where the jewelry was exchanged for cash. Without LeadsOnline, we would not have been able to make an arrest or get the jewelry back to the owner. Thanks LeadsOnline!”

Inv. Travis Comtois
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department
Georgia

$50,000 worth of jewelry recovered from a house burglary in Georgia

“We had a burglary where over $50,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from a residence. The first day that I put the suspects’ name in LeadsOnline, I was able to recover over $35,000 worth of the stolen items. After the arrest, the offender admitted where the unrecovered jewelry was at, plus some additional items that the victim did not know was stolen. Without LeadsOnline, this case might not have ever been solved.”

Investigator Frank Farr
Morgan County Sheriff’s Office
Georgia

Cleaning company’s corrupt employee found guilty of multiple jewelry thefts

“I recently had a case were my victim was missing some jewelry. The items began to go missing around the time his home cleaning company started sending a new person. After finding out her name, I checked it through LeadsOnline and found that she had sold all of my victim’s missing jewelry. I was able to recover all the stolen items as well as link the suspect to several other thefts of client’s jewelry that most victims were unaware of. In the end, she was linked to over five theft cases in our and neighboring jurisdictions. Thank you LeadsOnline!”

Lt. Jason Ercole
Senoia Police Department
Georgia

Guns, including one stolen from a Navy officer in Georgia, recovered by South Carolina detective

“I was able to recover two firearms while working second shift on a slow night. I went through NCIC hits and I located a couple of promising matches. After following up on these, I determined that one of the guns was on a case I was assigned to investigate. The weapon was a Thompson-Center Prohunter 12 gauge shotgun and was fairly expensive. The owner was thrilled to have this returned. The second weapon was a Charles Daly .45 pistol that had been stolen from a Navy officer who was deployed on a Submarine when his home was broken into. It was stolen from Kingsland, Georgia and I spoke with a detective from that jurisdiction and made arrangements to have the weapon returned.”

Det. Kelly Lovelace
York County Sheriff’s Office
South Carolina

LeadsOnline leads Georgia Sheriff’s Office to recover stolen guns a year after theft

“I was assigned a burglary case with firearms missing prior to our agency using LeadsOnline. A few months after it was purchased, I pulled this particular report and searched the serial number of one of the firearms. Well, needless to say, a year after the burglary was reported, with the help of LeadsOnline, the Pike County Sheriff’s Office was able to successfully recover both firearms and return them to the rightful owner and get a warrant on the guy who pawned them. Without LeadsOnline I do not think recovery of the firearms would have been possible. Thank you Leads Online!”

Inv. Natasha Horner
Pike County Sheriff’s Office
Georgia

Stolen firearms recovered

“I received a call from Phenix, Alabama about a residence that was burglarized where several guns were stolen. Unfortunately, he did not have any of the serial numbers for the stolen guns, but I was able to go back to the store where it purchased in Georgia to obtain the serial number. Ten minutes after I obtained the serial number, I ran it on LeadsOnline and found where the shotgun and one of the other stolen guns were sold in Alabama. I then ran the person’s name through LeadsOnline and found the rest of the stolen guns and property at another shop close by. I forwarded the information to the detective working the case who was able to recover all of the property and obtain warrants for the offender. This case would not have been solved without the assistance of LeadsOnline.”

Det. Tim Busby
Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office
Georgia

Stolen gun returned to owner four years after being stolen

“While searching LeadsOnline, I received a hit on a stolen firearm from a burglary in July 2009. The firearm was recovered and returned to the rightful owner. He was very happy to have his rifle back since he thought he would never see it again. This would have never been possible without the great service provided by LeadsOnline. Thanks for making my job easier, and making success stories like this happen every day.”

Inv. Steve Kimbel
Madison County Sheriff’s Office
Georgia

Suspect arrested after paying bondsman by selling a stolen gun

“One of our ‘regulars’ received bond for selling a stolen gun (found on LeadsOnline, of course). When he got out of jail, he realized he had no money in his pocket to pay the bondsman. How does he make some quick cash? He sells another stolen gun! LeadsOnline alerted me within three days, and he was quickly back in jail. Thanks for all you do at LeadsOnline! This is the best service for Law Enforcement!”

Det. Keith Quattrocchi
Milledgeville Police Department
Georgia

Stolen firearm recovered 10 year after being stolen

“We just found a stolen firearm that was reported in a case over 10 years ago. It ended up in a local shop after changing hands a few times.”

Sgt. Scott Moye
Giles County Sheriff’s Office
Virginia

Georgia police hail LeadsOnline as the best crime fighting tool

“Another case solved thanks to LeadsOnline. I was assigned a case involving a vehicle break-in. All leads were exhausted and the case was placed on inactive status. While doing my daily LeadsOnline review, I received an NCIC hit for our agency. The hit was for a firearm that had been stolen out of the vehicle in my case. The firearm was recovered, returned to the owner and an arrest was made. This would not have been possible without LeadsOnline. This is the best crime fighting tool and service for property crime investigators that I have come across in my 24 year career in law enforcement.”

Inv. Steve Kimbel
Madison County Sheriff’s Office
Georgia

Hit on one gun could lead to eleven more

“I ran a check on a serial number of a stolen gun on LeadsOnline and the gun came back as sold. This gun was one of twelve guns taken. I hope that this “hit” will give Mobile County Sheriff Office and Brunswick Ga. P.D. enough evidence to recover the other 11 guns that were stolen. Thanks for being there, LeadsOnline.”

Deputy Bryant Myles
Mobile county Sheriff’s Office
Alabama

Investigator recovers firearm stolen from his agency

“While checking up on my POI messages, I was able to recover a pistol that was reported stolen to our agency 4 years ago. At the same time, I was also able to clear up a NCIC hit on this same item.”

Investigator Eugene Smith
Glynn County Police Department
Georgia

Fayette County detective makes an arrest with the help of LeadsOnline

“I received a report that a gun was taken from a vehicle. I checked some names and serial numbers through LeadsOnline and received a positive hit. I was able to retrieve the gun and issued an arrest warrant. ”

Det. Walter Watson
Fayette County Sheriff’s Office
Georgia

The gift that keeps on giving, more than expected found was in suspect search on LeadsOnline

“Our agency recently arrested a person who broke into an automobile and stole numerous items, including two firearms. While searching LeadsOnline for possible activity of the offender, I discovered that he had sold other items from the car that the property owner did not know had been stolen. Not only will there be more charges filed against the offender, but thanks to LeadsOnline, there is no alibi that will be able to come up with explaining why he was in the area of the theft. He was photographed by the business wearing some of the same articles of clothing that he was wearing the night the theft occurred.”

Inv. Eugene Smith
Glynn County Police Department
Georgia

Another suspect identified via LeadsOnline

“We had a weapon reported stolen in 2012. Through further investigation I was able to identify a subject. Thanks LeadsOnline.”

Lt. William Hooks
Ft. Stewart Police Department
Georgia

Georgia metal theft case solved day after with LeadsOnline

“With the help of LeadsOnline I was able to close a metal theft case the day after it was reported. I had a witness who described the suspect’s vehicle and the same vehicle and suspect showed up at the scrap yard the same day of the theft. I wouldn’t have been able to close the case had it not been for LeadsOnline! Awesome feeling!”

Inv. Natasha Horner
Pike County Sheriff’s Office
Georgia

Tracking transactions just a few hours after the theft can speed up your case solving process

“Earlier this year, an individual reported that $3150 of steel support beams were stolen from a business. According to LeadsOnline the suspect sold all the beams within a few hours of the theft at a local recycling business. Pictures of the suspect with the unique beams were obtained. The beams were all recovered and the suspect was charged.”

Sgt. Ted Conlon
Gwinnett County Police Department
Georgia

Employee who steals from his employer is caught with the help of LeadsOnline

“Last year, the Gwinnett Metal Theft Unit was reviewing photos from scrap sales the previous day. One transaction showed a sale of 729 lbs. of spooled copper wire. Further investigation showed six previous transactions for approximately the same amount. The employer of the person selling the copper was contacted and confirmed all the copper had been stolen from the company’s warehouse. The employee confessed to using the company truck to steal the copper. The company lost $20,000 but was able to recover approximately 500 lbs. of the copper. ”

Sgt. Ted Conlon
Gwinnett County Police Department
Georgia

Suspect flees state lines and caught by LeadsOnline

“While working an assault case, the victim stated her car was stolen in a neighboring county, but when it was recovered, none of her belongings were in the vehicle. The victim had a suspect name but did not know who stole her vehicle. The victim provided me with the serial number for her laptop that was in the vehicle when it was stolen. I ran the serial number through LeadsOnline and found where the laptop had been sold across the state line in Tennessee. The person who sold her laptop was the suspect she believed stole her car. I forwarded the information to the detective in the neighboring county who was able to recover the laptop and obtain warrants on the offender. The person who was arrested when the vehicle was recovered was not who the victim suspected of stealing her vehicle. With the laptop being sold in another state, the person who actually stole the vehicle would not have been arrested, and this case would not have been solved without the assistance of LeadsOnline.”

Det. Tim Busby
Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office
Georgia

Violent offender behind bars thanks to LeadsOnline

“Our county had a residential burglary occur in July where the homeowner came home and interrupted the crime. The suspect shot six times at the homeowner’s vehicle and then left the scene. Our burglary victim was able to provide a serial number today and we were able to verify that one of our suspects in the violent crime was one that pawned the stolen items the same day as the crime. The offender is a member of a criminal street gang and will be brought to justice soon. Thank you LeadsOnline.”

Sgt. Mike Helton
Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office
Georgia

Stolen property returned to Georgia crime victims thanks to jurisdictions using LeadsOnline and eBay investigations tools

“I was able to use the LeadsOnline eBay site listing to look up an individual that was stealing items from our area. I received the information from a concerned citizen that this individual was shipping several lawn care equipment items that he sold on eBay through the mail on a regular basis. After checking his eBay account, thanks to LeadsOnline, I, along with Investigators from other cities and counties in the surrounding area, were able to locate where the suspect had sold numerous items online which were all stolen from the different jurisdictions. Thanks to LeadsOnline we were able to recover a few items but more importantly return property back to our victims.”

Det. Casey Fuller
West Point Police Department
Georgia

Police identify mystery woman in Georgia auto theft

“I worked a case that involved a female renting a vehicle using a fraudulent identification and refusing to bring it back. The suspect’s true identity was unknown and no surveillance footage was available at the rental location. I reviewed surveillance footage from the business which showed the fraudulently obtained vehicle enter the parking lot just prior to the transaction found in LeadsOnline. A photo lineup was provided to the car rental employee who picked the suspect out. Arrest warrants were taken out on the suspect.”

Sgt. Cody Smith
College Park Police Department
Georgia

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