Recovery Stories
04 Mar 2026
USY96731
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
USA117346
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
US0005342
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.
25 Feb 2026
USA496876
STOP received a call from an Airbnb employee in Naivasha, Kenya, who found a laptop with a STOP Security Plate. We confirmed it belongs to a San Diego public library and notified the library’s STOP administrator. The library advised the device had been decommissioned, is free and clear of ownership, and may be discarded.
24 Feb 2026
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STOP was contacted by Lkita, who purchased a refurbished Lenovo tablet at a Walmart store with a STOP Security Tag and wanted to confirm the device was free and clear of the previous owner. A review of the STOP database confirmed the device had been decommissioned and is no longer owned by the school district.
24 Feb 2026
USA409551
A gentleman contacted STOP regarding a laptop with a STOP ID that was previously assigned to a healthcare organization where he was once employed. We confirmed the device had been decommissioned and is free and clear of company ownership. He was advised that the laptop may be properly disposed of at his discretion.
24 Feb 2026
USY112819
STOP received a call from a FedEx warehouse employee regarding a laptop with a STOP Security Tag found in a package that had lost its shipping label. We confirmed it belongs to a large national health organization and provided the incident details. The organization confirmed they are coordinating with FedEx to recover the device.
17 Feb 2026
USH48863
STOP received a call from a gentleman who purchased a laptop at a home liquidation sale with a STOP Security Plate. We confirmed the device was free & clear of the original owner, Syracuse University. The status was updated to unused so the new owner can register the device in his name.
06 Feb 2026
USA492429
STOP received a call from a former employee of a large accounting firm who found a laptop with a STOP Security Plate in her closet and wanted to return it. We contacted the company with the incident details. Recovery is now in process.
05 Feb 2026
USA479993
STOP received a call from a good Samaritan in Anchorage, Alaska who found an HP laptop with a STOP Security Plate in a company parking lot. We confirmed it belonged to a large accounting firm and provided the incident details. The recovery of the laptop is now in process.
