Recovery Stories

03 Dec 2025 USA517287

We received a call from Albert at the San Diego International Airport Lost & Found, who found a laptop with a STOP Security Plate inside a bag with personal belongings. We confirmed the items belonged to an employee at a San Diego public library and contacted the library administrator with the incident details. Recovery in process.

02 Dec 2025 USI58046

STOP received a call from the Berkeley Police Department reporting a found laptop with a STOP Security Plate. We confirmed the device had been decommissioned by its previous owner and can be properly disposed of.

24 Nov 2025 USZ68361
An Apple notebook with a STOP Security Plate was turned in to the Richmond, VA Police Department. An employee at the Capital One Café reported it had been found on July 23, 2025, and was finally handed over to police. We confirmed the device belonged to a school and contacted the IT Director, who is now coordinating with the police to facilitate the recovery.
20 Nov 2025 USA517398
STOP received a call from an officer at the San Diego State University Police Department who found an HP Chromebook with a STOP Security Plate. We confirmed it belonged to a public library in San Diego and provided their administrator with the incident details to recover the device. Confirmed the Police officer dropped off the device at a Branch Library.
20 Nov 2025 USA480483
STOP received a call from an employee at the FedEx Shipping Center in Tempe, Arizona regarding an unboxed HP laptop with no shipping label. We confirmed it belonged to a large accounting firm and provided their administrator with the details needed to recover the device. The firm has confirmed the recovery process is underway.
18 Nov 2025 USA516938
An employee at a recovery center in Newport Beach, CA found a laptop with a STOP Security Plate in a patient’s personal belongings. Confirmed it belonged to a public library in San Diego and provided them with the incident details. The library will recover the device using the state-wide interlibrary loan transport service.
13 Nov 2025 USA432970
STOP received a call from an employee at a thrift store in Wisconsin regarding a device with a STOP Security Plate. They wanted to confirm if the device was free & clear of any ownership. Contacted the college it previously belonged to and confirmed it is free & clear of the school and may be resold by the thrift store.
12 Nov 2025 USZ88506
A good Samaritan found a Dell laptop with a STOP Security Plate at CT State Community College. Confirmed it belonged to a large software development company. Contacted the STOP administrator and provided the details. The device was confirmed decommissioned and free & clear of the company.
11 Nov 2025 USZ28306
An auctioneer in Santa Fe, Texas found a Dell Chromebook with a STOP Security Plate in one of his storage units. Confirmed the previous owner had discontinued this model and recycled any remaining devices.
10 Nov 2025 USB054673
An employee at a food bank in Oregon found a device with a STOP Security Plate inside a backpack containing school supplies and personal belongings. Confirmed it belonged to an Oregon university student and coordinated to have the items returned. Confirmed returned to owner.