PORT ANGELES — A free online registry can help the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office recover property stolen from citizens who use the service.
ReportIt allows people to record serial numbers, descriptions and images of smartphones, entertainment devices, electronics, computers, cameras and goods such as designer clothing, collectibles and items of personal worth.
Should they be stolen, said Sheriff Bill Benedict, the Sheriff’s Office can use the information to help identify the property.
If a stolen item is sold to a pawn or secondhand shop, the product information can be entered in the LeadsOnline database and be immediately viewable by participating law enforcement agencies nationwide.
The record also can help when filing insurance claims for stolen or lost items, Benedict said.
People can access the secure service at https://reportit.leadsonline.com.
ReportIt has been discontinued by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, where Undersheriff Joe Nole said it had “cost more than we got out of it.”
Nole said, however, his department could access ReportIt through participating law enforcement agencies if deputies suspect recovered items were stolen in Clallam County.
