Recovery Stories

26 Jun 2023
USB034386

A Good Samaritan notified STOP through our offline email service that she found a laptop that was placed in her backpack while she was at Oakland International Airport, California. She provided the STOP ID Number, which enabled STOP to quickly identify the registered owner, a large national enterprise based in San Francisco. STOP notified the program administrator at the enterprise, and recovery process is underway.

23 Jun 2023
USZ44770

A Good Samaritan called the STOP 24/7 Recovery Hotline to report that a stranger attempted to sell him a laptop on the street. Caller explained that he became suspicious that the laptop may have been stolen after seeing the STOP Security Plate affixed to the laptop. He refused to pay the stranger, but convinced the stranger to give him the laptop. The caller provided the STOP ID Number on the STOP Security Plate and STOP quickly identified the registered owner, a large K-12 school system in Detroit, Michiga

14 Jun 2023
USW51390

A STOP-tagged laptop was found in an abandoned apartment by the Lawrence, Kansas Housing Authority. STOP quickly identified the registered owner, a school system, by the STOP ID Number that was printed on the STOP Security Plate and provided by the caller. STOP notified the school system and the laptop is already on its way back to the owner as I write this report!

14 Jun 2023
USA463126

A school-owned lapop was recovered by TriMet public transit in Portland OR. STOP identified the registered owner by the STOP ID Number printed on the Security Plate, which was provided by the caller. STOP notified the admin, and the laptop has been recovered.

12 Jun 2023
USA478940

A STOP-tagged laptop belonging to a large corporate enterprise was forgotten at Portland International Airport TSA checkpoint by the employee end-user. STOP quickly identified the owner by the STOP ID Number provided by the airport agent and notifed the administrator. Recovery process is underway.

9 Jun 2023
USA353599

A Good Samaritan called the STOP 24/7 Recovery Hotline to report he found a STOP-tagged laptop in his back yard, apparently abandoned by a thief who saw the STOP Security Plate affixed to the lid. The Good Samaritan provided the STOP ID Number, which enabled STOP to identify the registered owner, a large national healthcare provider. STOP notified the administrator at the firm, and recovery process was underway within thirty minutes of the call to STOP!

30 May 2023
USA167423

A STOP-tagged laptop was found in an abandoned storage unit in Northern Virginia by cleaning contractor who notified STOP. We identified the registered owner, a government agency, by the STOP ID Number that was provided by the Good Samaritan and notified the administrators there. The registered owner confirmed that this device is no longer in their inventory, and it is free and clear for the finder to keep.

26 May 2023
USA387611

STOP received a call on its 24/7 Recovery Hotline from an American Airlines agent reporting that a STOP-tagged laptop was left on a plane that terminated in Los Angeles International Airport. The AA agent provided the STOP ID Number, which enabled STOP to quickly identify the registered owner, a large law firm. STOP notified the support team at the registered owner. They reached out to the end user who forgot the laptop on the plane, and recovery process is underway.

25 May 2023
USA259015

A STOP-tagged laptop registered to a large industrial enterprise was found on the side of the road in Leonard, Missouri. STOP notified the registered owner, and recovery process is underway.

24 May 2023
USZ09846

A STOP-tagged mobile phone was found following a public event in Houston, Texas. The STOP ID on this phone shows it is registered to a corporate firm in New York City. STOP notifed the registered owner, and verification and recovery process is underway.

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