Recovery Stories
15 Apr 2026
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A Good Samaritan turned in a Lenovo laptop with a STOP Security Tag to security at Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center. We confirmed it belongs to the YMCA and provided the recovery details to the administrator. The laptop was successfully recovered and returned to the rightful owner.
14 Apr 2026
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A Good Samaritan found an HP Chromebook with a STOP Security Tag in a backpack at an apartment complex parking lot in Meriden, CT. We confirmed it belongs to a local school district and notified the school administrator with the details. The district confirmed the device has been successfully recovered.
08 Apr 2026
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A Good Samaritan found an HP Chromebook with a STOP Security Tag in a dumpster in Middletown, CT. We confirmed it belongs to a school district in Meriden, CT and notified the administrator. The district is now in contact with the finder and coordinating the return. Recovery in process.
27 Mar 2026
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A former employee of a large accounting firm contacted STOP after finding an HP laptop with a STOP Security Tag belonging to their previous employer. He had attempted to return it years ago but never received a shipping label. We notified the firm, and they confirmed the return process is now underway.
16 Mar 2026
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A clerk at Saint Vincent’s Behavioral Health in Westport, CT contacted STOP after finding an HP Chromebook at their location. We confirmed the device belongs to a student in a local school district and notified the school administrator. The district confirmed they are coordinating the recovery of the Chromebook for the student.
11 Mar 2026
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STOP received a call from a FedEx employee reporting a laptop with a STOP Security Tag found in a box without a shipping label. We confirmed it belongs to a large accounting firm and soon identified three additional unlabeled laptops at other FedEx locations linked to the same firm. The company was notified and coordinated the recovery of all four devices.
11 Mar 2026
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STOP received a call from an employee who found an Apple notebook with a STOP Security Tag at a FedEx facility in Memphis, TN. We notified the large accounting firm that owns the device that the package had been flagged as undeliverable. The firm contacted FedEx and successfully had the package rerouted and shipped to the correct address.
04 Mar 2026
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We received a call today from Security at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago who found an iPad with a STOP Security Plate on their cafeteria floor. Contacted a large Chicago Hospital who owns it with the information and confirmed they are in the process of recovering the iPad.
04 Mar 2026
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STOP received a call from Rhonda in Brooklyn, NY, who reported receiving only the top cover of a laptop with a STOP Security Tag. We confirmed the device had been retired and recycled by a school district. She was advised to contact the sender or shipping carrier regarding the issue.
03 Mar 2026
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A campus police officer contacted STOP after finding a Chromebook with a STOP Security Tag at Waubonsee Community College. We confirmed the device had been retired by the school district it was registered to. The officer later advised that the new owner returned with proof of purchase and was able to retrieve the device.
