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AUTOMATED PAWN SYSTEM <br /> In 2012, the Pequot Lakes Police Department obtained access to the Automated Pawn <br /> System (APS), a statewide database utilized by police departments to find, record, <br /> retrieve, and watch for property that passes through the pawn shops in Minnesota. The <br /> database is used to identify stolen property to identify <br /> individuals who stole the property or who were <br /> otherwise associated with criminal activities, and to <br /> return property to its rightful owners. APS is capable <br /> of being searched using a variety of variables, the <br /> most common of which are serial numbers and names <br /> of individuals. The system <br /> also allows for officers to <br /> search by address, phone <br /> numbers, item description, and make and/or model of item. It <br /> can also be searched b e of roe awn ` ' ' 4r'` <br /> Y tYP P P �3'pawn The system �, ; ,� �+ - <br /> is set up to allow officers to be sent an alert anytime a possible <br /> stolen item has been pawned. APS is a"budget friendly" <br /> investigative tool employed by our department and many other departments across the <br /> state. <br /> Scrap Metal Yards will soon be added to this database. <br /> a <br /> "Wilk 1g <br /> t4'. <br /> 7 <br />