LeadsOnline Awards $5,000 in College Scholarships to Help Law Enforcement Families with College Tuition Costs
on July 10, 2011 at 5:06 amLeadsOnline Awards $ 5,000 in College Scholarships to Help Law Enforcement Families with College Tuition Costs
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) June 17, 2011
LeadsOnline, an online investigations system used by thousands of law enforcement officials across the country to solve crimes, is proud to announce the fourth annual Future Leaders Scholarship award winners.
The LeadsOnline Future Leaders Scholarship aims to support the effort law enforcement officials put forth everyday to bring peace and justice to communities by supporting the educational ambitions of the next generation of leaders. A total of $ 5,000 in college scholarships has been awarded to seven students who created and submitted an original video about the benefits of LeadsOnline to law enforcement agencies and crime victims across America.
“We were really impressed with all of the videos this year. We could tell each applicant really enjoyed creating an original production. The making of the video also helps students better understand the work that law enforcement investigators do every day.” said Dave Finley, CEO of LeadsOnline. “The Future Leaders Scholarship is just one of the many ways we get to show our appreciation to the investigators who serve our communities.”
Applicants wrote, produced and submitted a one-minute video designed to increase awareness among law enforcement agencies and public officials about the LeadsOnline investigative systems.
LeadsOnline is the nation’s largest online investigative system used by more than 4,000 law enforcement agencies to recover stolen property and solve crimes. Property including jewelry, firearms, sporting equipment, electronics and collectibles with high sentimental value to the owner are all found by detectives using LeadsOnline. Detectives search for the items and suspects using a variety of parameters, including item descriptions and serial numbers. When an item is sold to a reporting business, the product information is entered in the LeadsOnline database and is immediately viewable by participating law enforcement agencies across the country.
Applicants are college-bound high school seniors or current college students in law enforcement families. In order to be eligible for the scholarship, a close family member must use or supervise users of LeadsOnline investigative services in a law enforcement. LeadsOnline investigative services include TotalTrack, SelectSearch, FastFind, Metal Theft Investigations System (MTIS) and LeadsOnlabs MethMonitor.