News and Success Stories

“Using LeadsOnline, I was able to locate property stolen during a burglary only hours after the offense occurred. I was able to quickly identify one suspect from a transaction ticket. Within a couple of days, I recovered the property and had three suspects identified and charged. The victim was impressed. This could not have happened as quickly as it did without your service. Thanks.”

Sgt. Jaye Loggins
Mountain Brook Police Department
Alabama

“I used LeadsOnline to look for a certain suspect in a breaking and entering case. Well, I found him actually selling property the victim did not know was missing! This led us to find two other suspects who helped him sell the property. Now we have three charged in the case. Thanks.”

Sgt. Jon Eaton
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Virginia

“I recently had a case where my victim was a sister of one of our officers. She was convinced the person who stole her items had sold them on the street for quick cash. My first response was to check LeadsOnline. The leads acquired led me to two local pawn shops. Not only did we get her items back, but I found other items that she had not discovered stolen. All property was returned to the rightful owners.”

Sgt. Robert Wiley
Merrillville Police Department
Indiana

“Another success story that wouldn’t have happened without LeadsOnline. We had a theft of a laptop computer with no suspects. Turns out it was a ‘friend on friend’ crime. A quick check with LeadsOnline showed where the computer was and who sold it. Another victim was reunited with their property thanks to LeadsOnline. Keep up the good work.”

Sgt. Robert Wiley
Merrillville Police Department
Indiana

“My victim took on the task of caring for her dying mother the last few months of her life in her home, but she needed help. She had a regular handyman help with the upkeep of her house, and she paid his wife to act as a caretaker, helping care for her mother. After the victim’s mother died on January 4th, she began the task of going through her keepsakes. The victim first noticed the ring that her mother always wore as missing. She also noticed her own wedding ring missing from her own bedroom that she had put away when her husband passed away. I did a search through LeadsOnline and learned that the female caretaker had pawned over 20 items of jewelry belonging to the victim and her deceased mother. The victim did not even realize that much of her mother’s jewelry was missing. The pawn shop cooperated with the investigation, but regrettably, only a portion of the jewelry was recovered. The caretaker was arrested and charged with felony theft. It was learned that she had been stealing from the dying mother and the victim over the course of three months. Luckily, the victim recovered her wedding ring and some of her mom’s jewelry, which all had sentimental value above and beyond the appraisal value.”

Sgt. Michael Jones
Matteson Police Department
Illinois

“Earlier this summer, I performed a search under the repeated transactions section of LeadsOnline. I discovered a person who did contract labor for three different companies had stolen equipment from all three. The person sold the items to support a gambling addiction. As a result of this investigation, over $75,000 worth of equipment was recovered, all thanks to a cold search through LeadsOnline.”

Sgt. Brad Mcmahan
Lubbock Police Department
Texas

“The Lorain Police Department recently signed up for the 30 day trial of LeadsOnline. In order to test your product, I began entering serial numbers of items stolen over the past year. I received a hit on two separate cases which resulted in warrants being issued. Both suspects were linked to a burglary ring we were investigating. Without the aid of LeadsOnline these cases would have never been solved.”

Sgt. Michael Failing
Lorain Police Department
Ohio

“Longmont Police Department’s Community Service Officer / Detective Beth Buchholtz has the primary duty of conducting pawn investigations using LeadsOnline as a major tool in these investigations. During the course of her duties, she regularly reviews surveillance footage and compares those she sees with arrest photos. In doing this, she is able to identify many suspects by seeing photos of them. She recently viewed the surveillance photos from a bank robbery and realized the suspect was a person who she knew had been making a large number of pawn transactions. She passed this information on to the Robbery Detective. Additional follow up was conducted by other Detectives; an arrest warrant was obtained for and an arrest made of the person CSO Buchholtz identified. Not only is Beth adept at conducting pawn investigations she learns the players” in Longmont and in this case was able to assist in the arrest of the bank robbery suspect.””

Sgt. Joel
Longmont Police Department
Colorado

“A motor vehicle theft where the suspect took the vehicle from his parents and pawned it at an unknown location. Through a Leads search the vehicle was located at a pawn shop. Follow up investigation indicates the vehicle was not stolen but pawned by the son, the rightful owner. Case resolved.”

Sgt. Joel Post
Longmont Police Department
Colorado

“I just wanted to take a minute to say `thank you` to LeadsOnline! Thanks to being a member, it has assisted me in over 36 additional warrants this year. I have recovered everything from trucks to jewelry to Xboxes and fishing poles. This is like picking fish out of a barrel!! All I have to do is log in, and I start matching up pawned/scrapped/stolen articles with the thefts and burglaries that have occurred in our County. Once I show the suspect the LeadsOnline printout from the pawn or scrap yard ticket… the confessions come easy! I no longer have to spend time and gas traveling to all the different pawn shops and scrapyards. Thank you, thank you, thank you LeadsOnline! You’ve made my job so much easier, my arrests are up, and it has saved so much time to allow me to handle the additional caseload that has risen due to the falling economy (crime is rising daily). I also want to say a big THANK YOU for answering all my questions and being a great support system! She always seems to be as excited as I am when I get a hit/match to stolen items.”

Sgt. Laura Hughes
Lamar County Sheriff’s Office
Georgia

“I located stolen property taken from a home in the Sissonville, West Virginia area. It was returned to the victims and charges are pending for the suspect. This would have been more difficult to accomplish without the LeadsOnline website. Thank you.”

Sgt. KL Washburn
Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office
West Virginia

“We had a burglary report filed with us. The victim is a fireman for one of the local jurisdictions. Being familiar with the area that he lives in, and suspects that live in the area I had a suspect in mind. I ran the suspect on LeadsOnline and got a hit. The suspect pawned two guitars, a motorcycle helmet, and a wireless microphone system for a motorcycle. All of the items were reported stolen by the victim. Deputies were then able to pick the suspect up for questioning. When the suspect was picked up, Deputies found a notebook (laptop), several watches, and an expensive pair of sunglasses belonging to the victim in the suspect’s possession. This also led to a third guitar that was stolen from the victim being recovered. Thanks to Leads, I was able to recover approximately $1,700 worth of the victim’s property. Since becoming involved with LeadsOnline eight or so years ago, I have had quite a bit of success using the system. I have never submitted any stories until now. I felt that this recovery deserved some note due to my being able to assist a fellow Public Servant in getting his case solved.”

Sgt. James Green
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
Alabama

“That didn’t take long… One of my guys has been holding a couple of reports for some time, but then we obtained your system, and we were able to find property that was stolen out of a burglary to a motor vehicle. That took all of about one hour from the time we started using LeadsOnline.”

Sgt. Joe Dornbos
Hoffman Estates Police Department
Illinois

“This summer and early fall, Goliad County was plagued with a rash of thefts and burglaries. Using LeadsOnline to check on some of the stolen property, I identified an individual selling some of the stolen items in a nearby community. Then, running that individual’s name through the LeadsOnline system, I tracked down even more property, some of which we did not have a serial number for. By continuously tracking the suspect through LeadsOnline while we were preparing criminal charges, we found even more stolen property which, in turn, led us to burglaries that had not yet been discovered by the victims. The subsequent investigation found a male and female were responsible for at least eight burglaries, and at least a dozen theft cases in our jurisdiction, as well as a number of similar crimes in adjacent jurisdictions. The pair was arrested, charged, and are now awaiting trial on numerous felony charges. Additionally, we recovered a great deal of stolen property, and returned it to the rightful owners. All of this occurred because of LeadsOnline.”

Sgt. John Pape
Goliad County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“We solved a home burglary where the suspect pawned the stolen Apple laptop valued at $3,500. The subject who pawned the computer just so happened to be the victim’s adult son, who was the initial ‘complainant’. Burglary case closed, and filing a false report charges (from son’s statements) is on-going.”

Sgt. Eric Treanor
Franklin Police Department
Tennessee

“A suspect was named in a burglary at a construction site. The suspect had stolen over $10k worth of tools. The victim had made initials on the stolen items. A few days after inputting the suspects name in a search, LeadsOnline sent me a message that the P.O.I. (person of interest) had sold some items. Further investigation shows that the suspect had sold several of the stolen tools. The business is holding all of the items in question, the investigation is on-going, but with the proof/evidence provided by LeadsOnline, it should end with a successful prosecution and the owner getting his tools back.”

Sgt. Eric Treanor
Franklin Police Department
Tennessee

“We have had multiple high dollar bike thefts in our area. I had a hit on LeadsOnline through NCIC. I did not get excited at first because I have had several potential hits that were not matches. On this occasion the hit was a match and we were able to recover a $1,000 bike and immediately had a suspect named. The proximity of the theft to the time of transaction gave us enough probable cause for three felony warrants. This was a big help in our arrest and a hopeful end to the stolen bikes.”

Sgt. Chad Lee
Fernandina Beach Police Department
Florida

“As soon as I clocked in I was asked by my Major to investigate a reported theft case. Thanks to the photographs and bio information LeadsOnline made available, I had a signed arrest warrant for the suspect 30 minutes later. Thanks for making me look good LeadsOnline.”

Sgt. Brian Lee
Fayette County Sheriff’s Office
Georgia

“A couple of months ago I was contacted by a friend of mine who works for a neighboring county. He gave me the name of a guy who was a suspect in a burglary. I ran the name through LeadsOnline for him, but was not able to find the property that he was looking for. Instead, I found the suspect had sold different stolen items from a separate burglary. The Investigator told me that he had not even suspected this guy of being anywhere near the second burglary. Thanks to LeadsOnline the owner was able to get his property back, the case was solved and now that agency is signing up for access to LeadsOnline. Thank you again.”

Sgt. Greg Stewart
Erath County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“Within just a few short minutes of logging on to the site for the 30-day trial, our agency was able to solve and close three open cases for burglary and theft. The quick closure of those cases led us to invest in a one-year membership with Leads. Since then, we have solved many more cases, most within a short time from receiving the call to logging on to the site and finding our stolen items. This has truly been a great investigative tool for our agency.”

Sgt. Mark Antrobus
Dayton Police Department
Kentucky

“Det. Charles James, using the LeadsOnline NCIC feature, found the stolen items such as four iPads, two professional cameras, three gaming systems, one laptop and two TVs. We identified them with a Dallas PD offense and supplemented the offenses for the assigned detectives to inform the complainants their stolen property had been found and recovered. These were 12 different offenses and resulted in the recovery of $8,600 of stolen property along with suspect information for the detectives to follow up with. Thanks for your help!”

Sgt. David Franklin
Dallas Police Department
Texas

“I received a burglary complaint, and I immediately searched on LeadsOnline. I located all the items that were stolen in the burglary at three different shops. I recovered all the items that were stolen in the burglary and swore out a warrant on the suspect. I arrested the suspect on a warrant for receiving stolen property under $10,000 and interviewed the suspect where he confessed to the burglary. Also, one of my detectives used the NCIC hits feature on LeadOnline and recovered two Xbox 360s, an Emerson TV, a Pioneer car stereo, an Element TV, an Echo leaf blower and a Sony PS3 game system. This resulted in the recovery of $2,450 worth of stolen property taken in five burglaries of residences and two BMVs. Thanks for your good assistance!”

Sgt. David Franklin
Dallas Police Department
Texas

“I had a $1,800.00 car stereo reported stolen out of a vehicle and had no suspects at the time. Soon after, I was checking the individuals pawning in my county and I noticed a Pioneer Car stereo that was sold to a Pawn Shop in Mobile, Alabama, about an hour away. I noticed that the subject who’d sold it was someone that I had arrested for theft in the past and he had a nickname of Meatball. I went back and looked at the report that patrol took and saw that the victim stated that he noticed a guy in his yard on the day the stereo went missing and he only knew him as Meatball. The stereo was identified as the stolen one and the bad guy was arrested. When I interviewed the suspect, and knew that I had the stereo, he stated that he knew he was done and he better get a lawyer. How did we ever do this without LeadsOnline? Thanks for being there for us.”

Sgt. Ron Baggette
Clarke County Sheriff’s Department
Alabama

“Earlier this month, one of our fine deputies took a burglary of a motor vehicle report. After reading the report, I found no serial numbers for the Magellan GPS that was stolen from the vehicle, so I figured this would be another inactive case. But the next day, I decided to check LeadsOnline and entered just the words `Magellan GPS` in the description and Baytown, TX, for the city where I thought I might find my suspect. While scrolling through the list of several names, I found one for a suspect my partner and I had dealt with in the past. This suspect was good for some vehicle burglaries in the past and he had just recently pawned an item I was looking for. So, I printed the ticket from my computer and went to the pawn shop. Once at the pawn shop I asked the clerk to bring me the item that I was looking for. And lo and behold, I turned the GPS on and found my complainant’s address inside. I recovered the property and returned it to a happy citizen. Oh, and it didn’t take me long to convince the judge to sign off on the warrant.”

Sgt. Charles Alexander
Chambers County Sheriff’s Office
Texaso

“In the two months since we started using LeadsOnline, our department recovered over $13,000 in stolen property. This is most certainly making my job easier. No more do I have to go off visiting area jurisdictions to pour through mounds of transactions and records, or travel to the city. I wish we joined years ago. The latest recovery will help solve an armed robbery of a pizza delivery person out making an honest living by taking on a second job to provide Christmas gifts for her family. She will be pleased that her new iPhone was recovered.”

Sgt. Randy Morris
Bristol Borough Police
Pennsylvania

“I received a report of items stolen from a house. I waited a few days, and then searched for the items on LeadsOnline and found some of the stolen items. Because of LeadsOnline, the victim was able to get some of her stuff back and the offender went to jail.”

Sgt. Fred Cochran
Blount County Sheriff’s Office
Alabama

“I found two guitars that were stolen using the LeadsOnline system. I was able to track the suspect down and get confessions to clear 14 other burglaries. Thanks!”

Sgt. Fred Cochran
Blount County Sheriff’s Office
Alabama

“We checked LeadsOnline for a known subject as a person of interest on a burglary of habitation and theft case. The subject broke into a residence by breaking a window to gain entry. Unfortunately for him, the inside double glass window did not break and fell to the ground. The suspect entered and stepped all over the window with his tennis shoes and took a several items of high value. When investigators approached the male subject and asked for consent to search his residence, the male subject agreed knowing that he did not have any of the stolen items at the house. Investigators knew that already and were looking for his shoes. The shoes were located inside the bedroom with the same exact shoe print as the ones left on the window. Investigators advised him to sit tight and wait for the arrest warrant to come out. Further investigation revealed that he had sold most of the items at a local business. Thanks, LeadsOnline for the help.”

Sgt. David Liendo
Webb County Sheriff’s Office
Texas

“Thanks to LeadsOnline, we were able to confirm a suspect’s involvement in a burglary when he sold an item yesterday that he stole a couple of months ago. With the old method it would be close to a year before the connection would have been made because of the delay in data entry. LeadsOnline allows for instant and timely access to pertinent information that helps solve the crimes and identifies our criminals.”

Sgt. Eric Gossman
Warner Robins Police Department
Georgia

“Recently, one of our county commissioners was the victim of a residential break-in. When I arrived at the scene, I had no evidence, no witnesses, and basically no hope. However, the suspect took guns, jewelry, and money and I spent the next 4 days searching LeadsOnline. On day four, I hit pay dirt! The suspect had sold the items to a business in the next county and I recovered all of the victim’s belongings. Had it not been for LeadsOnline, I may have never solved this case or made an arrest! I absolutely love this LeadsOnline!”

Sgt. Melissa Johnson
Taylorsville Police Department
North Carolina

“I was using LeadsOnline hoping to locate a stolen gun. I did not find the gun, but upon entering the suspect’s name, I did find the stolen stereo equipment from the truck he was operating. What a nice surprise. I know he has the gun, and I know LeadsOnline will help me find it when he sells it. Thanks LeadsOnline.”

Sgt. Ardyth Orr
Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office
Iowa

“I have only used LeadsOnline for a short time now. I recently used LeadsOnline in a retail theft where I was able to confirm the identity of a suspect. I found the time stamp provided by the transaction and used Google Maps to estimate the travel time from the time the item was stolen to the time they sold it. It is hard to argue they didn’t do it when the picture of the offender’s driver’s license was posted on the ticket. Even in a small department like mine, LeadsOnline makes my job much easier. Thanks guys!”

Sgt. David Stanley
Mayodan Police Department
North Carolina

“Within 15 minutes of using LeadsOnline for the first time, I was able to get a hit on a 2-month-old case regarding a burglary. Previously, we had no leads on a suspect, a name that was well known to this investigator.”

Sgt. Dave Beuter
Linn County Sheriff
Iowa

“While investigating a forgery and a theft case involving several dozen items, I began searching LeadsOnline for the stolen items. I was able to locate 61 stolen items from my case and get the items recovered. Sometimes we get lucky in a case, and this was one of those times. If it weren’t for the LeadsOnline service, I may have not recovered the stolen items so easily or quickly.”

Sgt. Clint Bass
Hollywood Park Police Department
Texas

“Within moments of receiving a burglary report, I knew that I had seen most of the stolen power tools when searching LeadsOnline. From start to finish, it took me three hours to take the report, question the suspect, and take his confession.”

Sgt. Scott Moye
Giles County Sheriff’s Office
Virginia

“Gautier Police Department solved a house burglary 30 minutes after receiving the police report thanks to LeadsOnline. Both stolen televisions have been located and a suspect has been charged with burglary. Furthermore, he is a fugitive from the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Thanks to LeadsOnline, we have located him to bring him to justice.”

Sgt. Matt Hoggatt
Gautier Police Department
Mississippi

“We have been advocating to get LeadsOnline for some time now. This week I was investigating a burglary and used LeadsOnline to search the suspect. I was able to recover the property within seven days of the burglary. Administration was happy to see we recovered property, but mostly it showed that we had the tools needed to recover the property. I was impressed that we obtained a hit and recovery so quickly after subscribing.”

Sgt. Jennifer Mican
El Campo Police Department
Texas

“In April, Dyer Police Department detectives used LeadsOnline to locate and recover a commemorative style ring, provided to the now 74-year-old victim, for completing 40 years of service with NIPSCO. Although all of the items taken from the victim’s home had been reduced to scrap, this item, which holds enormous sentimental value to him, was able to be recovered.”

Sgt. David Stein
Dyer Police Department
Indiana

“We investigated a theft from a vehicle involving a Samsung Galaxy Tablet. A local search by serial number yielded no results. Later on, we received an NCIC notification from LeadsOnline. We researched it and discovered our NCIC entry was an exact match to a ticket from a business. We were able to recover the victim’s property and the local jurisdiction is investigating the illegal sale.”

Sgt. Timothy Woll
Cumru Township Police Department
Pennsylvania

“We began an investigation into an individual selling stolen property. Through the use of LeadsOnline, we were able to link him to numerous storage unit burglaries in the surrounding counties, as well as, the City of Crestview. We have been able to arrest the suspect on numerous felonies.”

Sgt. Donald Howe
Crestview Police Department
Florida

“I have used LeadsOnline in two different agencies where I was assigned as a Detective Sgt. I would estimate that LeadsOnline has been responsible for assisting in clearing 50 cases, which I have investigated over a four-year period. It is worth its weight in gold, and it I can’t see doing my job without it. Prior to LeadsOnline, it was the old shoe leather drill of actually physically visiting the businesses and gold salvage stores or going through endless tickets which took days, sometimes weeks. This database is awe-inspiring and any department, big or small, needs to secure this valuable resource immediately.”

Sgt. David Wood
Clyde Police Department
Texas

“I recovered over $3000.00 of sound equipment that was stolen from two area churches. I had no serial numbers, just a description. I found the items in about 15 minutes of searching. This is just the latest success with LeadsOnline, as there have been numerous other cases I have been able to solve with their help. Thanks.”

Sgt. Keith Crofford
Bibb County Sheriff’s Department
Alabama

“Another great recovery this week for the Wake County Sheriff’s Office in Raleigh, North Carolina. I received a felony Larceny & Fraud case last week, and within minutes of checking LeadsOnline, I had a suspect. Within four hours, I had the victim’s property back and warrants secured on the suspect. The suspect was later taken into custody that evening without incident and charged with four felony counts. I really love this tool that has been provided to our agency. In my 18 years of service, I don’t think this kind of outcome would have presented itself 10 years ago. I’m very appreciative. Thank you LeadsOnline for your assistance in this case, and many more to come!”

Sr. Inv. Christopher Creech
Wake County Sheriff Office
North Carolina

“A burglary was solved with a hit from LeadsOnline. The suspect and his wife were charged with burglary second and grand larceny.”

Sr. Inv. Brian Wilkins
Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office
South Carolina

“I took a report months ago on a breaking and entering case. The suspects took two chainsaws, and the victim called the store he purchased them from to obtain the model and serial numbers. I just registered with LeadsOnline the day before I got this report. When I returned back to the office I signed on to LeadsOnline, entered the serial numbers, and found one of the saws. After going to the shop, I got video footage and a copy of the suspect’s driver’s license. I also seized the saw before anyone was able to purchase it. Even though they have not yet been arrested, I found out who my suspect was through this awesome website. I got a call the next day from the shop, and they advised us there was a male in there who was trying to sell the other saw. When I arrived I found out the suspect sold him the saw in the parking lot after the shop refused to buy it. I seized it and returned both stolen saws to the owner. Thank you LeadsOnline. I will for sure be using your help from now on. I just wish I had been on board a long time ago.”

Sr. Dep. Heath Jones
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
North Carolina

“One of our deputies took a phone call from a female who was wishing to report two wedding bands missing from her residence. She had seen the bands three days prior. The victim provided authorities with a list of individuals who had been in her home over the previous three day period. The officer searched each individual’s name through LeadsOnline and within minutes he knew where the rings had been sold and who had stolen them. Within a few hours, the deputy had recovered the stolen rings and made an arrest for grand larceny. The use of LeadsOnline led us directly to the crook. LeadsOnline is an incredible investigative tool.”

Records Camellia Vail
Augusta County Sheriff’s Office
Virginia

“Once again, LeadsOnline came through and assisted in locating another stolen piece of property! I was searching through my NCIC Hits and came across a potential match to a stolen iPod that was taken from a high school student over a year ago. The suspect, thinking he was in the clear, sold it to an unmanned kiosk located at a mall within close proximity to our city. With the help of LeadsOnline, I recovered the iPod and return it to the rightful owner. The owner was overwhelmed with delight. Thanks LeadsOnline!”

Public Safety Ofc. Stacy Orchulli
El Cajon Police Department
California

“During a recent delayed burglary investigation with no suspect information, I located a missing item using LeadsOnline. The business was contacted, and they agreed to hold the item. The LeadsOnline search provided me with a suspect name. The victim knew the suspect, and I would never have been able to locate the missing item (which had sentimental value) or identify a suspect without LeadsOnline. LeadsOnline is a great investigative tool and will be part of every investigation I conduct. Thanks.”

Police Service Aid Mark Nelson
St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office
Florida

“Our city and county had been experiencing a rash of daytime residential burglaries. One of the victims interrupted the pair of bad guys while they were breaking into his home. Based on his description, we were able to develop a suspect that the victim positively identified. A week after the incident, I found one of my bad guys pawning jewelry in Jefferson Parrish, Louisiana. Taking the description of the items provided by LeadsOnline, I was able to locate an entirely different incident with a similar piece of jewelry listed as stolen. I then contacted the Jefferson Parrish Sheriff’s Office, who was able to locate, hold and photograph the items. Twenty minutes after getting those photos, my victim, and one of her co-workers, positively identified two of the three items sold in Louisiana. Thanks to LeadsOnline and the Jefferson Parrish Sheriff’s Office, I’m able to get a good charge on a bad guy, and most importantly, get property back where it belongs.”

Ptlm. Joseph Lyon
Fort Wayne Police Department
Indiana

“An ex-employee was seen on the property snooping around after business hours. After running a name search of the employee, I found that they had pawned a weed eater. The victim did not even know they were missing said weed eater. After confirming that they had one missing, I was able to link the suspect with the larceny of the weed eater and the obtaining property by false pretense.”

Ptlm. Darren Yang
Conover Police Department
North Carolina