El Dorado County Sheriff's Office
Recently a business was burglarized in the El Dorado Hills business park. During the burglary, some very rare sports memorabilia was stolen.
The victim had the memorabilia professionally graded previously, and the grading comes with its own unique serial numbers. Because of this unique numbering, the victim was able to identify some of the stolen cards that were listed for sale online.
Detectives later authored and served a search warrant in North Sacramento, ultimately locating some of the stolen property. Currently the case is ongoing. It is important to remember that the majority of property crimes that are successfully solved is usually due to the items having unique identification numbers.
Even something as simple as engraving your name on a power tool can lead to the identification of stolen property.