Recovery Stories

16 Nov 2022

USB017589

Laptop found in parking lot in PA. Owner is making arrangements to get it back.

7 Nov 2022

USV97868

Someone contacted STOP through our Live Chat platform to verify ownership status of a STOP-tagged laptop he purchased at an online auction site. STOP contacted the registered owner, a large medical enterprise,and determined that this device has been decommissioned and is free and clear.

1 Nov 2022

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Good Samaritan called STOPâ€™s 24/7 Recovery Hotline to report she found a STOP-tagged laptop hidden in the bushes on the street near her place of business. It may have been stolen and then abandoned after the thief noticed the STOP Security Plate on the laptop. The STOP ID Number on the device indicated it is registered to a large corporate enterprise. STOP notified the administrator at the company and recovery process is underway.

26 Oct 2022

USX66340

Employee called to report his laptop was found.

26 Oct 2022

USZ21491

A STOP-tagged device was turned over to an IT Analyst at a tech consulting company after it was discovered along with other unused devices. IT tech notified STOP, and we identified the registered owner, a large technology enterprise, and notified the administrator there. The IT tech who discovered this laptop has shipped it back to the registered owner. Case Closed!

25 Oct 2022

USA160116

A STOP-tagged laptop was mistakenly shipped to the wrong recipient, who notified STOP. We identified the registered owner, a large corporate enterprise and notified the administrator, who sent the Good Sam a UPS return label. Laptop was returned to registered owner. Case closed.

18 Oct 2022

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MIT facility manager found a STOP-tagged device in women's locker room and notified STOP through our website. STOP identifed the owner, a former university student, who claims the device was inoperable and is not interested in recovering it.

14 Oct 2022

USA395738

A passenger left his backpack containing a laptop that was issued by his employer was found on the Long Island Railroad, NYC. LIRR lost & found agent called STOP's 24/7 Recovery Hotline and provided the STOP ID Number of the STOP Security Plate affixed to the laptop. STOP identified the registered owner, a large corporate enterprise, in our database and notified their Security Center Help Desk. Recovery process is underway.

13 Oct 2022

USA307615

An employee left a company-issued laptop in the rest room at Chicago Midway International Airport. It was found by a Good Samaritan and turned over to airport lost & found, who contacted STOP on our 24/7 Recovery Hotline. STOP notified the security team at the enterprise that issued the laptop. Midway Lost & Found is shipping the laptop back to registered owner. Case closed!

7 Oct 2022

USV48764

Laptop that was found in road near a hospital in NC has been retrieved by the owner.

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My laptop was stolen when my car was burglarized as my wife and I were passing through Oklahoma City. The crooks took everything we had in our backseat. Fortunately, I had affixed a STOP Plate when I originally purchased my laptop. After I had discovered the burglary, I called STOP to report my laptop stolen. Not more than an hour later, I received a phone call from STOP (Brad) informing me that the perpetrators had discarded my laptop when they discovered the STOP Plate. Someone had found my laptop and called the number to report the laptop found. Brad gave me the person's contact info and I was able to get in touch and retrieve my laptop. I was ecstatic because the laptop was the most expensive item that was stolen and the information on the hard drive was very important to me. The STOP Plate really works and I plan to recommend it to my friends. Thank you STOP for providing the great service! - Nicholas (End User)

Since implementing the STOP solution, the loss rate of our laptops dropped from an average of three per year to zero. We haven't experienced a single loss since the introduction of your product. The STOP plates proved to be an easy solution to a costly problem. - Keith Rickles - Regional IT Manager - Lehigh Cement Southern Division

MOST RECENT RECOVERY

6 days ago

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.