Recovery Stories

12 Dec 2023
USA512391

FedEx Lost & Found agent notified STOP that a STOP-tagged laptop was separated from its shipping carton and label. Agent provided the STOP ID Number, which enabled STOP to quickly identify the registered owner, a large corporate enterprise. STOP notified the security team at the enterprise, who identified the sender. Laptop is being returned to the owner. Case closed!

30 Nov 2023
USA270750

A Good Samaritan called STOP to report that he discovered a STOP-tagged laptop inside a locker he just purchased through a liquidation auction in Roanoke, VA. The STOP ID shows the device registered to a school system. STOP notified the administrator, communicated with the Good Samaritan to retrieve the laptop. Case closed!

20 Nov 2023
USZ53019

Teacher called STOP to report hie found a STOP-tagged laptop in his classroom in a Detroit, Mich. school. STOP identified the owner, another school in the same system. Recovery process is underway.

8 Nov 2023
USA517683

A STOP-tagged device owned by a large financial enterprise was reported missing, then found/recovered later in same day.

3 Nov 2023
USA459277

A STOP-tagged laptop somehow got misdirected during shipment by the owner and landed at the wrong address. Good Samaritan notified STOP he received the laptop in error. STOP identified the owner of the device -- a large corporate enterprise -- by the STOP ID printed on the STOP Security Plate and notified the security team, who has initiated the recovery of the device. Case closed.

1 Nov 2023
USA496039

Good Samaritan called the STOP 24/7 Recovery Hotline to report she found a backpack containing a STOP-tagged Chromebook in a park in San Diego, California. She provided the STOP ID Number, which enabled STOP to quickly identify the registered owner, a San Diego-based social services agency. STOP notified the administrator at the agency and recovery process is underway.

31 Oct 2023
USA111129

Received a call from TSA about at laptop left at a checkpoint at Newark Airpport. Contacted the owner who is making arrangements to retrieve it.

30 Oct 2023
USA391819

Two STOP-tagged laptops were stolen from a social services facility in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Investigation resulted in recovery.

30 Oct 2023
USA391811

Two STOP-tagged laptops were stolen from a social services facility in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Investigation resulted in recovery.

19 Oct 2023
USA451778

Good Samaritan called the STOP 24/7 Recovery Hotline to report that she found a STOP-tagged laptop on Miami Metro. STOP identified the registered owner by the STOP ID provided by the caller and notified the administrator. Recovery process is underway.

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