| Whenever your car or home has been burglarized | | | | pawnshop and check its inventory against the list of |
| and your personal property was taken, chances are | | | | pawn tickets the pawnshop has submitted. |
| the crime was committed with the purpose of | | | | Similarly, a detective or policeman in charge of |
| making money on the part of the crook. Just like | | | | pawnshop detail will compare the list of pawn tickets |
| many offenses, most crimes are all about drugs and | | | | against lists of stolen property already entered in the |
| or money. | | | | National Crime Information Center, a central database |
| It is possible that the burglar may have pawned your | | | | used to track crime-related information. If a stolen |
| personal items at a local pawnshop. | | | | item is determined to be found at a pawnshop, it is |
| Many local law enforcement agencies maintain some | | | | up to the officer to confiscate the item from the |
| sort of relationship with a pawnshop. Pawnshop | | | | pawnshop. |
| clerks are required to maintain a list of tickets on | | | | If your, or your client's, property is stolen, be sure |
| every item they buy or accept on pawn. On a | | | | that a detailed and accurate description of the items |
| weekly basis, local police departments receive this list | | | | taken from you is given to the local police. If it is an |
| containing a description of the items, including the | | | | item that found its way on the shelves of a |
| serial numbers, if possible. In the digital age, police | | | | pawnshop, ask that the description be given to the |
| departments that are wired to the internet can now | | | | pawnshop detail unit of the local police department |
| accept this list of tickets electronically. Those | | | | since this does not necessarily occur automatically. |
| departments that are not hooked up will still require | | | | Sometimes, it is up to the private investigator to |
| submissions on paper. | | | | check for stolen items against the information |
| It is required by law that pawnshops must keep a list | | | | provided by the pawnshop clerks. If you prefer, |
| of tickets on items that their customers pawn. Police | | | | there is nothing wrong with contacting police officers |
| will make regular, unannounced visits to each | | | | involved in pawnshop detail directly. |