Recovery Stories
30 Jun 2025
USA287601
During a traffic stop, police found an iPad with a STOP Security ID on a suspect. They contacted STOP to confirm ownership. STOP traced the device to a Texas university, which verified it had been properly transferred to the suspect’s mother. No theft confirmed.
26 Jun 2025
USB033979
San Diego CA An employee couldn’t locate their laptop and feared it had been stolen. They contacted STOP using the Security ID number. STOP immediately reached out to the registered owner, a large law firm, and reported the concern. After checking with the office manager, it was confirmed the laptop was never missing, it had been safely sitting on the employee’s desk the entire time.
23 Jun 2025
USA573127
We received call from FedEx in Memphis, TX. that a laptop with a STOP Security Plate ID# was received without a shipping label. Contacted the large accounting firm who owns the device and provided them with details of incident. Recovery in process.
20 Jun 2025
USA497054
A Good Samaritan found a book bag in NYC containing a MacBook Pro with a STOP Security Plate and another Apple laptop belonging to a Wisconsin school. STOP contacted the school administrator with the details. Both devices were recovered and returned. A great outcome and a very happy client.
13 Jun 2025
USA357060
A good Samaritan contacted STOP today to advise that she found a STOP-tagged Microsoft Notebook at a Transwestern office locked in a file cabinet in Houston, TX. Contacted the health care provider that owned the notebook with details to recover the device. Recovery in process.
09 Jun 2025
USX29006
A gentlemen purchased a MacBook Pro at a government auction with a STOP Security Plate and requested confirmation the device was not stolen and free & clear of the previous owner. STOP reached out to the community college for confirmation of the status of the laptop.
07 Jun 2025
USB053594
A good Samaritan found a cell phone with a STOP Security Plate at a local bus stop in Brooklyn, NY over the weekend and contacted STOP with the details. We reached out to the Law office in NYC to report and they are currently in the process of recovering the phone.
02 Jun 2025
USA496908
STOP received a call from a representative from Valley Vista housing center in San Diego, CA. They found a laptop in a dumpster with a STOP Plate, ID#. Informed the administrator of the public library that owns the laptop of the incident, along with details to recover the laptop. Confirmed recovery in process.
02 Jun 2025
USA510649
We received a call from a former contractor for a large accounting firm that his found his laptop with a Security Plate, Stop ID# that was never retrieved from the company when the contract completed and wants to return it to the rightful owner. Confirmed laptop being recovered by the company administrator.
30 May 2025
USA221453
STOP received a call today from a good Samaritan at Shinola Headquarters, Detroit, MI. who received a laptop with a STOP Security Plate ID#. The laptop was delivered among other various technology equipment. Contacted the large accounting form who owns the laptop with details of incident to recover the device which is in process.
