The holidays are a time to be together with family and friends, and when someone takes your stuff, it can ruin the holiday spirit. We want to do what we can to help put people back with the gifts they chose for the special people in their lives.
Dallas, TX (Vocus) November 24, 2009
As Thanksgiving, the busiest travel holiday of the year, approaches, an estimated 38 million Americans will hit the road on their way to spend the holiday with family and friends across the nation, with automobiles, RVs, and even rental cars packed full of gifts for loved ones. Many of those travelers will hop a flight to their destination or enjoy a holiday cruise, sending their luggage through countless baggage carousels. Unfortunately, thieves see the holidays as a great opportunity to snag themselves some ‘gifts’ of their own.
When personal property or luggage is stolen, often in a city far from home, most people think there’s no chance at recovering it. However, LeadsOnline , the nation’s largest online investigative tool, has a way to help victims of theft. The LeadsOnline database works with thousands of law enforcement agencies across the country to track and recover stolen property sold to pawn and secondhand shops.
LeadsOnline is an online database that Law enforcement agencies from across the country use LeadsOnline to search for stolen property and report many successes, recovering everything from jewelry to sporting equipment to electronics, computers, cameras, and other items such as designer clothing, collectibles, and other items with invaluable personal worth.
“The holidays are a time to be together with your family and friends, and when someone takes your stuff, it can ruin the holiday spirit pretty quick,” says Dave Finley, president and CEO of LeadsOnline. “We want to do what we can to help put people back with the gifts they chose for the special people in their lives.”
When an item is sold to a pawn or secondhand shop, the product information is entered the LeadsOnline database and is immediately viewable by participating law enforcement agencies across the country. So, for example, if a car was broken into at a motel in Missouri, but sold to a pawn shop in Arkansas, the police would be able to access that information and alert the agency that reported the stolen items. With the required seller information, the police would be able to track down the thief and the stolen property quickly.
In addition to the law enforcement agencies around the country, some major airports across the country, including DFW Airport PD, Tucson Airport Authority PD, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport PD, and even the Port of Seattle utilize the LeadsOnline system to help keep travelers safe should their luggage or personal items be stolen.
LeadsOnline (http://www.leadsonline.com) is the nation’s largest online investigative system used by more than 3,000 law enforcement agencies to recover stolen property and solve crimes. Each day, millions of items are added to the LeadsOnline database by businesses including second-hand stores, scrap metal recyclers, pawnshops, and Internet drop-off stores across all 50 states. Those records are instantly available to law enforcement agencies, meaning crimes can be solved in seconds, not months. The LeadsOnline system, compatible with the NCIC, serves as an indispensible, efficient, and money-saving resource for detectives because it provides a cross-jurisdictional, instantaneous, and accurate database that stops criminals from escaping detection by selling stolen items in another city. An official eBay partner, LeadsOnline helps prevent illegal transactions on the eBay website by giving law enforcement access to the world’s largest online marketplace through automatic upload of all eBay transactions into the LeadsOnline database. LeadsOnline also includes LeadsOnlabs, a system for tracking those involved in the illegal manufacture of methamphetamines; a Metal Theft Investigation System designed to track copper and other metal thefts; and cross-checks names of pawn customers against the OFAC SDN list of known terrorists and narcotics traffickers. Each year, LeadsOnline is credited with recovering millions of dollars in stolen goods and solving thousands of crimes that are often associated with bigger crimes, such as homicide, identity theft, and arson. Based in Dallas and led by President and CEO Dave Finley, LeadsOnline works with thousands of agencies throughout the country, including the New York Police Department, the Dallas Police Department, and the San Francisco Police Department.
Public Relations/Media Inquiries:
Anne Clarrissimeaux, 214.552.0910
http://www.leadsonline.com
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