[Grammar] Run Down Leads

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Why does it mean when police "run down leads"?
 
Why does it mean when police "run down leads"?

It means to follow up on apparently valuable information (tips) provided by persons or based on evidence related to a crime.
 
The old eyes are going - parts of Leeds, I was thinking, are indeed run down. ;-)

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