Recovery Stories

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 STOPâ€™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.

21 May 2024

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A STOP-tagged laptop belonging to a San Diego-based government enterprise was recovered by San Diego Police Department during a murder investigation. STOP notified the registered owner, and recovery process is underway.

20 May 2024

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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

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15 Jan 2025

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We received a call today from a good Samaritan who located a Lenovo ThinkPad in a in a disposal bin with a STOP Security Plate ID#. It looks like a device from 2012, and he wants to confirm it is retired and free & clear from a large university. Their deployment team let me know that the Lenovo laptop is no longer considered university property and is free and clear of ownership.