A consultant who was contracting at a Bank returned his employer's laptop to the bank in error at the end of his term. Administrator at the bank notified STOP and provided the STOP ID Number, which enabled STOP to identify the registered owner and notify them. Recovery is under way.
1 May 2024
USA512284
1 May 2024
USY86881
Deputy Sheriff at Racine County, Wisconsin called STOP Hotline to report that a Good Samaritan turned over a STOP-tagged device to them after finding it on a street in Union Grove, WI. STOP identified the registered owner -- large healthcare enterprise -- by the STOP ID on the security plate and notified the security team there. Recovery process is underway. Case closed!
23 Apr 2024
USA383127
Laptop found at a Waffle House in Lancaster OH. Owner has been contacted and is making arrangements to get it back.
22 Apr 2024
USB061554
Good Samaritan called the STOP 24/7 Recovery Hotline to report he found a STOP-tagged laptop on Amtrak train bound for Boston from NYC. STOP identified the registered owner of the device by the STOP ID on the Security Plate and notified them. The laptop was returned to the registered owner. Case closed!
12 Apr 2024
USB056672
A STOP-tagged laptop was found on campus at a large Indiana-based university and turned over to campus police, who contacted STOP. We identified the laptop as registered to that campus and notified the administrator and connected with the Campus PD. Recovery process is underway.
3 Apr 2024
USN05985
STOP-tagged iPad found on street and turned in to Methuen, Mass. PD, who notified STOP on our 24/7 Recovery Hotline. The STOP ID Number on the Security Plate identified the registered owner, the Public Safety division of a Massachusetts-based university. STOP notified the admin, and recovery process is underway.
25 Mar 2024
USB056622
Fall River, Massachusetts Police called our 24/7 Recovery Hotline to report that a STOP-tagged laptop was found on the sidewalk and turned into them. The STOP ID on the Security Plate indicated this laptop belonged to a medical treatment facility based nearby. STOP notified the admin at the facility, who advised that this device had been stolen from an employee's vehicle in a smash and grab, then likely abandoned by the thief after seeing the STOP Security Plate. Recovery is underway.
15 Mar 2024
USA327656
Good Samaritan at a staffing firm reported to STOP that one of their contractors returned a STOP-tagged laptop belong to one of their clients after completing is contract assignment. The STOP ID Number provided by the Good Samaritan quickly identified the registered owner, a large corporate enterprise. STOP notified the asset security team there and recovery process is underway.
14 Mar 2024
USW54938
A STOP-tagged laptop was found at a consulting firm that is registered to their client company. The STOP ID Number on the Security Plate confirmed the registered owner. STOP coordinated the recovery of the laptop with the finder and owner. Case Closed!
29 Feb 2024
USB061138
End user reported a STOP-tagged laptop was forgotten on an American Airlines flight. Laptop was recovered, case closed.