News and Success Stories

“Using LeadsOnline, I was able to locate a stolen bicycle in an adjacent county. The bicycle was recovered, and I opened a much larger investigation into the suspect who had been stealing and pawning for months. I would not have been able to complete my investigation without LeadsOnline!”

Michael Romanowski
Birmingham Police Department
Michigan

“Through LeadsOnline, we were able to solve a case in which two young males were selling jewelry from one of the suspect’s mother (who had recently inherited the jewelry from a deceased relative). Thanks to Leads Online we caught two more bad guys.”

Camellia Vail
Augusta County Sheriff’s Office
Virginia

“The first case I solved using LeadsOnline generated roughly 11 felony charges, including theft and pawn violations. Searching with this program helped me locate stolen property fast enough to locate its rightful owner. I didn’t even need serial numbers since I had one suspect’s name. I also just had a patrol officer hand me three printouts from LeadsOnline regarding a theft case she was working on. It helped me solve the case and retrieve all the stolen property within one day. Using the serial numbers, I tracked down three different felony pawns.”

Jeremiah Brunner
Arvada Police Department
Colorado

“We have used the service and it works well. I found some stolen property from a case in March and the items showed up in the business the next day. Thank you for the service.”

Undersheriff Michael Johnson
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
Montana

“Our agency had a burglary complaint from a local church. Trooper Whitaker responded to the church and spoke with the pastor who explained they had some musical equipment stolen. At the time there were no leads. I logged into LeadsOnline to check if any of the stolen items matched any from my agency. I found a guitar and other equipment that was sold in a city about two hours from the church. When I checked the subject’s name, I quickly realized he lived about half a mile from the church that was burglarized. I immediately called the business to make sure they still had the items in their possession, and luckily they did. I explained to them the situation, and they were very understanding. I contacted Trooper Whitaker and advised him of the findings, and he was familiar with the suspect. He retrieved the items from the business and returned it to the church where they were able to enjoy them once again. Trooper Whitaker also located the suspect who gave a full written confession for the crime. Since then, he has been indicted on the charges. Without LeadsOnline these items would have never been recovered and an arrest would not have happened so quickly.”

Trooper Daniel Vossmer
Kentucky State Police
Kentucky

“I was working a burglary where I was trying to find eight stolen watches. I found three of those watches that were a positive hit and identified by the victim. Thank you for allowing me to share my story.”

Support Specialist Jessica Ryder
Pima County Sheriff’s Department
Arizona

“I have been able to search by a suspect’s name and time period, allowing me to recover stolen property, and even more evidence against my suspect. My victim and I are both happy customers thanks to LeadsOnline!”

Sr. Ofc. Amanda Cryer
Rocky Mount Police Department
North Carolina

“I check LeadsOnline daily and have been able to locate stolen property within a day of it being reported stolen. This is a great tool for law enforcement, and I think our victims appreciate the quick turn around on their cases.”

Sr. Ofc. Amanda Cryer
Rocky Mount Police Department
North Carolina

“In the past three weeks our department has recovered $25,000 in property. Since our first trial with LeadsOnline in 2010, we have had a significant amount of success. Without LeadsOnline, our success rate and recovery of property would be much different. Thank you.”

Sr. Ofc. Steve Frantz
Eagle Point Police Department
Oregon

“I recently had a family who had to put their daughter and boyfriend out of the house because of personal conflict. The father was in the hospital and not in the house to notice numerous hunting knives, old coins, compound bow and numerous tools and pieces of unique turquoise jewelry missing. The mother was looking for some of the coins to take to her husband in the hospital and discovered they were missing. This led to her looking for other valuables that her husband asked her to check on. She discovered the above mentioned items missing and reported them to us. I immediately worked on getting into LeadsOnline and checking the database for the daughter and boyfriend to see if they had sold any of the missing items. I immediately made a successful hit on the turquoise jewelry that had been sold by the boyfriend. I am still working the case and finding more items that were stolen from his ex-employer, but never reported. This individual has a lengthy felony history and is going to be going away for a long time thanks to the information tracked by LeadsOnline. This all happened from the comfort of my desk without burning a drop of gas! How nice not to have to beat the streets searching all the businesses anymore!”

Sr. Inv. K.H. Jordan III
King and Queen County Sheriff’s Office
Virginia

“I solved a residential burglary on Christmas Day using tips from LeadsOnline. Tools were stolen and listed in a transaction the day after the burglary. I retrieved all of the stolen items and made an arrest the following day. Thanks LeadsOnline!”

Spec. Travis Brown
Fort Mitchell Police Department
Kentucky

“Within my first day of having LeadsOnline, I was able to locate an item reported stolen in a B&E case I’m working.”

Spec. Gregory Ream
Conover Police Department
North Carolina

“I am Senior Special Agent Steve Bundy with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. I have found LeadsOnline to be an awesome resource in monitoring pawn shop activity on a large scale. It proved an asset in recovering property from two states in a large-scale, statewide investigation.”

Spec. Agt. Steve Bundy
Kansas Bureau of Investigations
Kansas

“In my first 10 min on LeadsOnline, I found stolen property from an active case and a number of persons of interest and their activates in and around our area.”

Sheriff Edward Miller
Shackelford County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“Using the LeadsOnline trial, I was able to recover stolen jewelry and a DVD player pawned by two different people from the same burglary. It’s a great tool that should be used by all law enforcement and pawn shops.”

Sheriff R.B. Hauf
Payne County Sheriff’s Office
Oklahoma

“Today I was able to recover a stolen mandolin, which allowed me to solve a burglary.”

Sgt. Inv. Robert DePaemelaere
Blount County Sheriff’s Office
Alabama

“Quickest turn around in my career thus far. Within 20 minutes of the original report being made, we located the stolen items in one of our local shops. In less than two hours, the property was identified, recovered and returned to the rightful owner. Makes us look like rock stars to our community – couldn’t do it without LeadsOnline.”

Sgt. Valerie Blanton
Wrightsville Beach Police Department
North Carolina

“Quickest turn around in my career thus far! Within 20 minutes of the original report being made, we located the stolen items in one of our local businesses. In less than two hours, the property was identified, recovered and returned to the rightful owner. This makes us look like rock stars to our community, and we couldn’t do it without LeadsOnline.”

Sgt. Valerie Blanton
Wrightsville Beach Police Department
North Carolina

“Once again, I want to thank LeadsOnline. I was able to track down a stolen iPad that was taken in a burglary. I found that the iPad was pawned the day after the burglary. I was able to obtain all the information on the suspect and video from the pawn store. An arrest was made just a few days later. Thanks again for all of your help.”

Sgt. Vince Lamanna
Winchester Police Department
Illinois

“7:45 – Started coffee., 7:50 – Reviewed last night’s reports., 8:00 – Read report of larceny: jewelry. Roommate listed as suspect., Checked LeadsOnline., 8:15 – Listed suspect pawned stolen jewelry day after moving out., Case closed., 8:16 – Coffee still warm.”

Sgt. Daniel Serrano
Westland Police Department
Michigan

“I recently had a case where a 67 year old widow was the victim of a burglary. She immediately suspected her son’s care giver. Her son suffers from Cerebral palsy. Several items of jewelry were taken in the burglary. She stated the only things she was really concerned with were her and her husband’s wedding bands. She stated the rings were purchased in the 70’s at a cost of approximately $900 for hers and $750 for his. She stated she did have the rings appraised several years ago and the values were $5,000 and $3,800. A quick and easy check of LeadsOnline showed that the subject/care giver involved had been pawning small items at a local pawn shop but nothing related to this case. He had pawned some old coins and broken pieces of jewelry along with a small ring. After talking to the victim again she stated last year she had a full length black mink coat stolen, appraised value $15,000. There was no forced entry and no arrest had ever been made. She then stated that she had recently realized that several of her deceased husband’s old coins were missing. I asked about any broken jewelry and she stated she did notice that several pieces were missing but never reported it. To make a long story short the care giver was arrested, the broken jewelry at the store was recovered and was hers. The subject had not pawned the wedding bands yet as he knew they were very expensive looking and was thinking of keeping them. The wedding bands and other stolen jewelry were recovered. Also the suspect confessed and gave me the pawn shop that the mink coat was taken to. After 1 year in storage the coat was still there and the victim got her coat back too; thank you LeadsOnline.”

Sgt. Daniel Serrano
Westland Police Department
Michigan

“After having LeadsOnline for approximately one year it has paid off after a recent rash of residential burglaries. After checking LeadsOnline, we were able to locate some of the stolen property and apprehend at least one of the subjects who we subsequently charged with residential burglary.”

Sgt. Vince Lamanna
Westchester Police Department
Illinois

“Our department arrested five suspects for several residential, garage and vehicle burglaries. After further investigation, we found that one of the suspect was selling the items. We ran that suspect’s name through LeadsOnline and found several items that were pawned. We were able to secure the items and all suspects were charged accordingly. Thanks again.”

Sgt. Vince La Manna
Westchester Police Department
Illinois

“A male suspect was living with a family that trusted him as a friend. Before Christmas, he decided to move on to another residence. According to the complainant, the suspect not only moved on by just taking his personal belongings, he took several flat screen TVs and PlayStation 3 consoles without consent of the owners. Of course the suspect was dumb enough to sell the items at a business, and LeadsOnline found him quick. At least now the complainant’s family will have a Happy New Year. Unfortunately for the suspect, well he is going to jail for theft, and there are no flat screen TVs or PlayStations at our County Jail.”

Sgt. David Liendo
Webb County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“I got a hit on a male subject that was selling some stolen items he had stolen from various family members at a ranch in Laredo, Texas. Warrant approvals are in the works. Stolen items were some expensive saddles and farming equipment.”

Sgt. David Liendo
Webb County Sheriff’s Department
Texas

“There was a theft of a generator from an elderly victim. The complainant only knew that his generator make started with the letter ‘S’. A LeadsOnline search revealed a Stromcat generator sold in Laredo, Texas. The search also revealed a suspect who lived in the area where the generator was stolen from. I then searched for the suspect and located him at the Webb County Jail. The suspect had been arrested on another theft and burglary in Laredo. Thanks to LeadsOnline, the generator is going to be returned to the elderly man who stated that he needed it to keep his electric heater going through this cold nights.”

Sgt. David Liendo
Webb County Sheriff’s Department
Texas

“LeadsOnline helped us quickly identify two individuals who were breaking into vehicles. LeadsOnline showed us that these two suspects were selling phones to numerous ecoATM kiosks. This information helped prevent future thefts because the suspects were identified and arrested quickly.”

Sgt. Eric Gossman
Warner Robins Police Department
Georgia

“We developed a suspect in the larceny of an iPhone. A search in LeadsOnline resulted in the phone being located. LeadsOnline not only solidified our criminal case but also resulted in the return of $700 in property.”

Sgt. Jamie Privette
WakeMed Campus Police Department
North Carolina

“There was a brand new leaf blower stolen, and we found it a week later using LeadsOnline. A great tool for Law Enforcement! Thanks.”

Sgt. Steve Gurley
Vestavia Hills Police Department
Alabama

“With a big assistance from LeadsOnline, I was able to recover over 200 Blu-ray discs (valued at $5,000) that were stolen from our Public Library. The suspect was arrested due in no small part to LeadsOnline.”

Sgt. Chase Nagle
Vestavia Hills Police Department
Alabama

“Thanks to LeadsOnline I was able to recover a $13,000 bracelet and get a warrant in less than 24 hours. Victim was very impressed and thankful.”

Sgt. Chase Nagle
Vestavia Hills Police Department
Alabama

“I recovered stolen property and got the suspect to confess to three other burglaries. This led to the recovery of all property of the victims. Thanks LeadsOnline!”

Sgt. Kevin Bridger
Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“Police Officers with Trinity University Police in San Antonio received a report on the theft of several musical instruments from our music department. The following day I got the report and immediately began to search for the instruments on LeadsOnline. After entering the first instrument I found it, and I was able to identify a suspect. Looking at his history in LeadsOnline, I located three of the four instruments in local resell shops. Those instruments were recovered, and the suspect was positively identified, arrested and confessed. I filed the case this morning! This would have been almost impossible without LeadsOnline! Thanks!”

Sgt. Charles Lopez
Trinity University Police
Texas

“I took a report for larceny and while I was interviewing the victims, I found my suspect and the stolen property using LeadsOnline. Five days later I had a confession and another crime solved. This is by far one of the best assets we have when dealing with property crime.”

Sgt. David Jackson
Trent Woods Police Department
North Carolina

“I received a breaking and entering report, and within three hours, I located multiple items reported stolen using LeadsOnline. You guys rock! Thank you LeadsOnline.”

Sgt. David Jackson
Trent Woods Police Department
North Carolina

“I have two LeadsOnline success stories – Inv. Morris got a hit on a Nintendo system taken during a burglary. The property was recovered, but there were no charges since the guy who pawned the item bought it on the street and the complainant refused to press charges. I also located a bike that was taken in another incident. While looking for another bike, I recognized the bike from a case I had assigned to Inv. Goldwich. The bike was recovered, but again, there were no charges because the guy who pawned it bought the bike on the street.”

Sgt. Robert Digonzalez
Tallahassee Police Department
Florida

“Tacoma experienced two burglaries at an apartment complex. There was no forensic evidence recovered in either case however both victims made up a detail list of the items stolen. The first victim was missing a watch valued at $300, a wedding band valued at $500 and a Cartier necklace valued at $2000. The second victim was missing a $500 necklace and a $13,500 Rolex watch. Only the Rolex watch had a known serial number. Detective Al Calitis entered the stolen items into LeadsOnline and discovered the Rolex had been pawned the day after the burglary by the apartment manager. A further check on the apartment manager through LeadsOnline showed that the manager had numerous pawns involving jewelry. Det. Calitis checked on the other items that the apartment manager had pawned and was able to confirm that they were also stolen from his victims. Through LeadsOnline Det. Calitis also found that the apartment manager had pawned another Rolex watch which was valued at $8000. At this time, however, Det. Calitis could not find a victim for this watch. Det. Calitis interviewed the apartment manager and was able to gain a confession for both burglaries. It is notable that the suspect denied any involvement in either burglary until he was confronted with his pawn records which clearly showed that he pawned the items taken in the burglaries within a day or two of each burglary. After gaining the confession for the two burglaries Det. Calitis confronted the apartment manager with the pawn of the second Rolex. The suspect at first claimed it was his but eventually confessed that he had stolen it from his wife’s employer. The apartment manager said that his wife cleaned house for a local attorney. While his wife was cleaning the house one day, the apartment manager stole the $8000 Rolex and a $10,000 wedding ring. Det. Calitis was able to locate the victim of this theft who was not even aware the items were missing. This case was made possible because of LeadsOnline and the resources they bring to law enforcement. The apartment manager was pawning all the stolen items outside of our county. Had Det. Calitis been limited to a local pawn database he would have not been able to identify the suspect or recover the stolen items. Further, even if there had been forensic evidence (i.e. – fingerprints) they would have been of little value since the apartment manager had been in each of the victim apartments for routine maintenance work which would have explained the existence of any prints.”

Sgt. John Branham
Tacoma Police Department
Washington

“First time I had a chance to check on things using LeadsOnline, I found a Nintendo WII stolen out of Virginia Beach and pawned in Staunton by a subject from Chesapeake. Detectives there said it was taken in a burglary of which they had no leads…until now. Nice product, thanks.”

Sgt. Eric Salemi
Staunton Police Department
Virginia

“LeadsOnline helped a brand new detective to solve a year old case. I looked through old case files and came across one that caught my eye. A nice man (victim) allowed his employee (suspect) free reign to his house as a lawn/maintenance man. One day the gentleman noticed some items missing and could not understand who would take them. His maintenance man was my only suspect. I searched LeadsOnline and was able to find a ladder, a saw, and a high dollar pressure washer just by description. I matched that with the first name of the maintenance man and came across a few tickets to look through. My suspect sold the three items at three different locations; and he also had a history. Luckily, he was wanted out of New Mexico. We arrested him for warrants and he confessed to the theft.”

Sgt. Crescencio Salazar
Springtown Police Department
Texas

“I recently had resident come into the police department for a report of theft from a residence. With the help of LeadsOnline the case was solved and we had a confession from the suspect within an hour. LeadsOnline is truly an asset to law enforcement.”

Sgt. Becky Ragsdale
Southside Police Department
Alabama

“Well I must say this site has been very useful! I just signed up last week for the free 30-day trial period. I received a call and was walked through the program. Ten minutes after hanging up the phone I began playing with the program. Immediately I found items that were pawned from a residential burglary here in Robinson, Illinois. That led to a suspect and three days later two search warrants were issued and several other items were recovered from a previous residential burglary. Of course an arrest was also made. Without this site the case more than likely would have never been solved. That made the Chief of Police and myself strong believers right off the bat. So we are looking at making the program a day to day tool for our department!!!!”

Sgt. David Marqua
Robinson Police Department
Illinois

“During a one week span in mid-October, Canton Township, Michigan, had multiple daytime home invasions where jewelry was taken. LeadsOnline assisted with locating said jewelry, but the suspects were providing false ID at the pawn shop. Thumbprint information obtained from LeadsOnline matched the home invasions thumbprints, and the two suspects were actually arrested while returning to the pawn shop with more stolen jewelry. Victims identified their items as well. Without the assistance from LeadsOnline, this case would not have progressed as quickly as it did. This is another success story and law enforcement benefited with the coordination from LeadsOnline.”

Sgt. Todd Seipenko
Plymouth Township Police Department
Michigan

“As a Property Crimes Detective, I was assigned seven burglaries that occured over a period of 48 hours. With no initial leads in the case, I turned to LeadsOnline hoping that the suspects would pawn the property. Eventually they pawned the stolen property and ultimately sealed their own fate. Without LeadsOnline, I most likely would not have developed any suspects. With LeadsOnline, I broke up a sophisticated burglary ring and sent two qualified convicts back to prison. I thank you, and the citizens of Orange County who were victims are grateful as well.”

Sgt. Roman Zelgowski
Orange County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“Using LeadsOnline, I located some items from a garage burglary that were sold at a business in Harriman, Tennessee…a store located over 20 miles from my jurisdiction! I had a suspect name and created a search based on my suspect. When exact items were found sold by this suspect, I obtained pictures from the shop, and the victim identified the property. LeadsOnline was a great tool in locating items for me without having to drive to numerous stores or spending countless hours calling them all daily. LeadsOnline was also helpful when I called the business to place a hold, LeadsOnline had already taken care of that for me as well. This prevented my victim’s property from being sold. Thank you LeadsOnline.”

Sgt. David Laxton
Oliver Springs Police Department
Tennessee

“During a recent St. Peters investigation of a Felony Burglary, a suspected acquaintance of the victim’s daughter was a well-known local heroin addict. The suspect in this incident kicked in a rear door of the residence and over $8,000 in reported jewelry and electronics were reported stolen. A subsequent investigation included surprising the suspect at his weekly probation & parole meeting and the subject was taken into custody. During further interrogation, the suspect was interviewed and later presented with multiple LeadsOnline printouts showing the suspect pawning the stolen jewelry and other items from the burglary. After being presented with the LeadsOnline tickets showing the dates an times the suspect pawned the stolen jewelry & tools, the suspect made a full confession regarding the burglary and stealing. The suspect admitted to selling some of the items to pawn shops and trading other items for heroin from his drug dealer. The suspect’s probation was revoked and he is currently incarcerated facing a 7-year backup for the probation violation and additional time if convicted on the two other felony charges.”

Sgt. Lee Carden
Odenville Police Department
Alabama

“Around the middle of May, a burglary report came across my desk that I thought should be routine, like all the rest, but this one continued to elude me and my leads. I’d heard of LeadsOnline from an investigator I’ve worked with from another jurisdiction. I had exhausted every lead I had and other cases were piling up, so I put this one on the back burner. Every other day or so, I punched in the serial number in the search engine to no avail. After a week of that I remembered you told me of the different ways to search and search the approximate serial number and BAM! there it was! Without LeadsOnline I couldn’t have solved this case. Thanks Anya, you have been a great help , showing the several different ways LeadsOnline can help me help my community. If the rest of the staff at LeadsOnline are as helpful as you then you guys need to give yourselves a pat on the back.”

Sgt. Lee Carden
Odenville Police Department
Alabama

“Our agency arrested an individual that had broken into three churches. The individual was stealing stereo sound equipment out of churches. Our surrounding agencies were having church break-ins and we suspected him. After checking the individual and his wife on LeadsOnline, Macon County North Carolina and Rabun County Georgia were able to retrieve their sound equipment that was stolen out of several churches in their jurisdiction. Macon County property was pawned in Greenville, South Carolina.”

Sgt. Scott Arnold
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office
South Carolina

“I located a potential NCIC Hit via LeadsOnline. I confirmed that the item was stolen and obtained the contact information for ecoATM. I then contacted ecoATM and was advised that the item was sold at the ecoATM in Eastridge Mall in Gastonia, North Carolina. ecoATM returned the phone to me via FedEx Next Day Air along with information on the person who sold it. Investigator Spizzo and I conducted a small amount of investigative work, confronted the suspect and obtained a confession as well as uncovered another suspect. Investigator Spizzo and I then interviewed the second suspect and obtained a confession from her as well. These arrests would not have been made had it not been for LeadsOnline. The reporting officer exhausted all leads that he had, but I was able to recover the property as well as make two arrests. Thanks LeadsOnline!”

Sgt. Spencer Cline
Newton Police Department
North Carolina

“I located a stolen 22 in. television, several DVDs and Nintendo games that a suspect sold to a local store. The suspect was wanted on five different warrants, three from Iowa, one from Pennsylvania and one from Florida. LeadsOnline helped law enforcement to locate his approximate location, which led to his arrest. The locations of the stolen items led us to the recovery of a stolen car taken from Muscatine County by this same guy. Thanks LeadsOnline for your assistance!”

Sgt. Ardyth Orr
Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office
Iowa

“I have recently made two burglary and/or receiving stolen property cases within the past two months based primarily on leads provided by LeadsOnline. In each case I had absolutely no clue who to look for until I found my victims’ property on Leads. After that it was as simple as one, two, three. Bad guys went to jail. BAM! Thanks for your service. It is greatly appreciated!”

Sgt. Richard Pollard
Mountain Brook Police Department
Alabama