A STOP-tagged laptop was left at TSA at the Columbus International Airport. TSA agent called the STOP 24/7 Recovery Hotline and provided the STOP ID Number on the plate. STOP identified the owner/user, an employee at a large government agency. STOP notified the administrator at the agency, and the laptop was recovered.
10 Jul 2024
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9 Jul 2024
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Good Samaritan called the 24/7 Recovery Hotline to report she found two STOP-tagged laptops in her basement, believes they belong to a school system that issued these to a student. STOP identified the registered owner by the unique STOP ID Number on the tag and notified the database administrator at the school system. Recovery process is underway.
9 Jul 2024
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Good Samaritan called the 24/7 Recovery Hotline to report she found two STOP-tagged laptops in her basement, believes they belong to a school system that issued these to a student. STOP identified the registered owner by the unique STOP ID Number on the tag and notified the database administrator at the school system. Recovery process is underway.
8 Jul 2024
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Staffer at a social services clinic in San Diego, California called STOP’s 24/7 Recovery Hotline to report that someone left a STOP-tagged Chromebook on site. Caller provided the STOP ID Number that is printed on the STOP Security Plate, which enabled STOP to quickly identify the registered owner, a large local public library system. STOP notified the program administrator at the library and recovery process is underway.
20 Jun 2024
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Laptop that had gone in for a warranty repair was lost, then recovered.
17 Jun 2024
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Consulting contractor was issued a STOP-tagged laptop for his consulting assignment, but registered owner did not retrieve the laptop at end of project. Consultant called STOP, who identified and notified the registered owner. Recovery process underway.
16 Jun 2024
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A STOP-tagged laptop that was possibly stolen and then abandoned by the thief after he noticed the STOP Security Plate affixed was found by a Good Samaritan in Savannah, GA. STOP notified the registered owner, a large corporate enterprise. Recovery is underway.
4 Jun 2024
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ABC News staffer called STOP the STOP 24/7 Recovery Hotline to report he found an abandoned STOP-tagged laptop in a field near where he was documenting a news story in Houston, Texas. He provided the STOP ID Number, which pointed to the registered owner, a Dallas-based healthcare org. STOP notified the administrator and recovery process is underway.
29 May 2024
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Good Samaritan found two laptops that were left outside his business in Bronx, NY. One of the laptops was tagged with a STOP Security Plate. It is registered to a charter school in Bronx, NY. STOP notified the school admin and recovery process is underway.
24 May 2024
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Amtrak agent called the STOP 24/7 Recovery Hotline to report that a STOP-tagged ThinkPad was found at Albany - Rensselaer train station. The STOP ID indicates this laptop is registered to a large national law firm. STOP notified the administrator and recovery is underway.