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LeadsOnline is the nation's largest online investigation system, providing rapid electronic access to transactions from thousands of pawn shops, secondhand stores, and Internet drop–off stores across the country, as well as critical information about eBay listings for criminal investigations.

Law enforcement agencies use LeadsOnline's cross–jurisdictional reporting and investigation system to solve cases in seconds — from burglary to homicide.

Check this area often for the latest on LeadsOnline, including press releases and news items. And be sure to check out our Success Stories for testimonials from our clients.

Headlines

Here are just a few ways that LeadsOnline is helping solve crimes involving property across the U.S:

08/07/2008 - Breckenridge Thefts Solved with LeadsOnline (Summit Daily News - Breckenridge, CO)

08/07/2008 - MS & LeadsOnline Lead Nation in Fight Against Metal Theft- (Northeastern Mississippi Daily Journal)

07/10/2008 - LeadsOnline Nabs Armed Robber (WRAL.COM - Raleigh-Durham-Fayettville)

06/20/2008 - LeadsOnline Leads the Fight Against Metal Theft (Daytona Beach News Journal Online)

04/24/2008 - LeadsOnline - Instantly Tracks Stolen Property (KBCI-TV - Boise, Idaho)

04/23/2008 - Caldwell Idaho Uses LeadsOnline to Track Stolen Property (KTRV-Fox12 News - Boise, ID)

04/18/2008 - LeadsOnline Helping to Recover Property in Weld County Colorado)

01/15/2008 - LeadsOnline Stops Metal Theft in Shreveport (KSLA 12 TV - Shreveport, LA

01/11/2008 - Two Arrrests Put Two More in Jail (Pahrump Valley Times - Pahrump, NV)

11/09/2007 - New Database Pays Dividends, Help Nab First Copper Thief (The City of Houston - Houston, TX)

10/30/2007 - Detective Honored for Fighting Metal Theft (The Shreveport Times - Shreveport, LA)

10/19/2007 - Police aided by online database in stolen laptop case (Missourian - Columbia, MO)

10/16/2007 - Fort Wayne Changing Resale Regulations (WANE Channel 15 - Fort Wayne, IN)

10/15/2007 - Theft Suspect Arrested (The Rebel Yell - Las Vegas, NV)

10/09/2007 - Council could do away with paper pawn tickets (Casper Journal - Casper, WY)

10/08/2007 - Some Stolen Goods Only a Click Away (Ledger Enquirer - Phenix City, AL)

10/04/2007 - Scrapyards adjust to new state rules aimed at detering metal thefts (Shreveport Times - Caddo Parish, LA)

09/26/2007 - LeadsOnline Captures Copper Thief (The Safe City - Jackson, MS)

09/20/2007 - Burlington Police hope to use new system to catch property thieves in a web. (goskagit.com - Burlington, WA)

09/19/2007 - Phenix City Police Get New Weapon To Fight Crime (WTVM 9 and WRBL 3 - Birmingham, AL)

09/18/2007 - Stolen goods may be easier to find in Casper (Star Tribune - Jackson Hole, WY)

09/12/2007 - Church's Stolen Instruments Recovered (Abilene Reporter News - Abilene, TX)

09/07/2007 - LeadsOnline helps Opelika Police Department Fight Crime (Opelika-Auburn News - Opelika, AL)

09/05/2007 - Police recover stolen property found in San Antonio (Willson County News - Floresville, TX)

08/21/2007 - Waco police using a new method to crack down on property theft (KOEN TV NBC - Waco, TX)

08/01/2007 - Finley Wins NASA Public Service Medal (Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.)

07/22/2007 - Thieves Beware: Program Tracks Stolen Items (Tulsa World - Oklahoma)

07/13/2007 - Duncan Burglary - Guns and Guitars Recovered (7News/ABC - Oklahoma)

07/03/2007 - Man Arrested for Construction-Site Thefts (WLBT/NBC - Mississippi)

07/01/2007 - Beloved Watch Regained (San Antonio Express - Texas)

05/16/2007 - Man Wanted on Florida Murder Warrant Arrested (Houston Chronicle - Texas)

04/12/2007 - Stolen Goods Recovered (WLBT - Mississippi)

04/07/2007 - New Pawnshop Registry Speeds Up Recovery Of Stolen Items (News Journal - Florida)

03/21/2007 - Online Tool Helps Bust Burglary Ring (Clarion Ledger and WLBT TV - Mississippi)

03/13/2007 - Two men Charged in February Slaying (Caller Times - Texas)

02/28/2007 - Council Approves Pawn List Database (AR Democrat Gazette)

02/02/2007 - Police Recover $10,000 in Stolen Goods (KGBT4 - Weslaco, TX)

01/10/2007 - Thieves Caught selling $44k in Colorado state property online (CBS4 - Denver, CO)

12/06/2006 - Hundreds Show Up To Claim Stolen Possessions ( KVOA-NBC - Tucson, AZ )

10/06/2006 - $25,000 Stolen Violin Back With Owner (Dallas Morning News)

10/05/2006 - Rare Violin Stolen from Car Recovered (WFAA/ABC - Dallas, Texas)

09/22/2006 - Area No Longer Tops U.S. in Property Crime (Tucson Citizen)

09/06/2006 - Medford OR Police Solve 17 Felonies with LeadsOnline (Medford Oregon Police Dept. News Release)

08/10/2006 - Mother and Two Sons Charged in a Dozen Church Burglaries

07/29/2006 - Police Say New Database Helped Solve Burglary Case (Northwest Arkansas Times)

07/21/2006 - Police to Employ Database, New City Law to Help Them Stop Sales of Stolen Metals (Shreveport Times)

06/05/2006 - A St. Joseph Pawn Shop Helps Police Bag a Burglar (KQTV/ABC - Missouri)

05/15/2006 - Bad Guys Beware (Northwest Arkansas Times)

05/09/2006 - Pawn Shops Might Join Database (Beaumont Enterprise - Texas)

04/19/2006 - San Francisco Police Department Becomes 500th LeadsOnline Client (News Release)

04/15/2006 - $1.7MM recovery for Washington detective with LeadsOnline (Daily Herald - Everett, Washington)

04/10/2006 - New Age for BPD Crime-Solving (Beaumont Enterprise - Texas)

03/01/2006 - Council Unanimously Approves LeadsOnline (Arkansas Leader)

02/22/2006 - eBay Partners With LeadsOnline to Allow Law Enforcement Agencies to Search Internet (eBay) Drop-Off Store Transactions (News Release)

02/10/2006 - "Very Successful One-Year Anniversary" with LeadsOnline (Mayor Manlove's E-Newsletter - Pasadena, Texas)

02/06/2006 - Oconee County Investigators Use Internet to Track Stolen Property (WSPA/CBS - Spartanburg, South Carolina)

01/25/2006 - Pawn Shops Required to Participate in Tracking System (Herald Banner - Greenville, Texas)

12/15/2005 - Selling a System: Police Say New Internet Service May Reduce Stolen Items Being Pawned (Benton Courier - Arkansas)

12/09/2005 - California Law Enforcement Making Quick Work of CLETS with New LeadsOnline-Enabled Automated Interface to DOJ (News Release)

12/05/2005 - Medford PD Uses LeadsOnline to Charge Repeat Burglar (Medford Oregon PD News Release)

12/02/2005 - Two Minutes with LeadsOnline CEO Dave Finley (Dallas Business Journal)

11/19/2005 - Police: Alleged Burglar Targeted 'One of Our Own' (Medford Mail Tribune - Oregon)

11/15/2005 - Shawnee Detectives Seeing Success (Shawnee Star-News - Oklahoma)

11/03/2005 - Police Seek Further Victims of Alleged Teen Burglar (San Francisco Examiner)

08/31/2005 - LeadsOnline Signs 400th Client, Surpasses 70 Million Transaction Records (News Release)

08/17/2005 - LeadsOnline and ACJIC Launch Statewide Intelligence-Based Crime Solving System in Alabama (News Release)

08/01/2005 - Ohio City/County Management Association Introduces LeadsOnline (OCMA - Ohio)

06/29/2005 - Anatomy of a Bike Theft (Boise Weekly - Idaho)

05/22/2005 - Police, Pawnbrokers Join Forces (The Morning News - NW Arkansas)

05/13/2005 - Database May be in Place by June (Clarion-Ledger - Jackson, Mississippi)

05/04/2005 - LeadsOnline Signs 350th Client, Surpasses 60 Million Transaction Records (News Release)

04/23/2005 - Police Use Web to Find, Recover Stolen Property (Pasadena Citizen - Texas)

04/13/2005 - System to Track Stolen Goods (Clarion-Ledger - Canton, Mississippi)

03/08/2005 - After Trial, JPD Wants Online Database (Clarion-Ledger - Jackson, Mississippi)

02/28/2005 - Pawnshop Database Paying Off for Police (San Antonio Express News - Texas)

02/16/2005 - Program Tracks Pawn Transactions, Helping Recover Stolen Goods (Dallas Morning News - Texas)

02/10/2005 - Database Helps Police Fight Crime (Clarion-Ledger - Jackson, Mississippi)

01/29/2005 - New System Helps Link Burglaries (Pasadena Citizen - Texas)

01/17/2005 - Police Could Get Some L.E.A.D.S. (KAUZ/NBC - Wichita Falls, Texas)

01/13/2005 - Ridgeland Police Point, Click to Crime Leads (Madison County Herald - Mississippi)

12/22/2004 - Police Have New LEADS in Merchandise Theft (Flower Mound Leader - Texas)

12/21/2004 - Major Case-Clearing Power: 50 Million Transaction Records (News Release)

12/12/2004 - Small Businesses Worried About Terror Duties (San Jose Mercury News - California)

12/09/2004 - Net Helping Solve Property Crimes (Arizona Daily News)

12/08/2004 - Cops, Pawnshops Use Online System to Locate Stolen Property (KVOA/NBC - Tucson, Arizona)

11/23/2004 - Contract Approved for Crime Database (Anniston Star - Alabama)

11/22/2004 - Thief Caught After Selling Stolen Surveillance Cameras (KTVB/NBC - Idaho)

11/18/2004 - Pawn Unit Reunites Owners With Goods (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram - Texas)

09/13/2004 - Working Smart - Major Campus Police Departments choose LeadsOnline (News Release)

08/17/2004 - Alabama Law Enforcement Pounds Property Crime with Smart Technology (News Release)

05/30/2004 - LeadsOnline Expedites Crime Solving in Georgia with GCIC Interface (News Release)

02/27/2004 - Using Internet in Fighting Theft (Gadsden Times - Alabama)

02/16/2004 - Dave Finley Named President and Chief Executive Officer of LeadsOnline (News Release)

01/20/2004 - Grant Helps Local Pawnshops Spot Stolen Merchandise (Idaho State Journal)

01/19/2004 - Property Crime Recovery Investigators of Alabama Endorse LeadsOnline Crime-Fighting Technology (News Release)

11/01/2003 - LeadsOnline Helps Send Texas Killer to Life in Prison (Police Chief)

09/15/2003 - LeadsOnline Helps Convict Texas Killer to Life in Prison (News Release)

07/01/2003 - Information Sharing: A Top Priority (Law Enforcement Technology)

02/04/2003 - Police, Pawnshops Join Anti-Theft Plan (Columbia Missourian)