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STOP Security Plates

Effective theft prevention, asset management and equipment recovery.

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STOPMonitor

End-to-end administration, security and tracking for computer assets.

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Laptop and mobile theft prevention and recovery.

From single users through the enterprise, the fully-integrated, comprehensive security approach to cost-effective asset management and protection.

Recent Recovery Stories

MOST RECENT RECOVERY

2 days ago
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.

14 Jan 2025
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Aron, a good Samaritan from GoCab, a taxi company informed us that a tablet was found in a taxicab with a STOP security Plate that belongs to a community assistance company for special needs. Informed Aron I would reach out to the company to discuss recovering the tablet. Contacted the company and provided background of the found laptop. Recovery in process.

8 Jan 2025
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We received a call today from a good Samaritan who located a laptop in a construction site porta potty in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Contacted the hospital administration that owns the laptop with details. Recovery in process.

2 Jan 2025
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A Laptop with the STOP Security plate ID#, registered to a technical college was found in Wisconsin was found in her son’s bedroom who was a former student at the college who will not be able to return the laptop himself. Contacted the desktop administrator who is in the process of recovering the laptop.

20 Dec 2024
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A Good Samaritan found an HP laptop on a city bus in San Antonio, TX and returned it to VIA Metropolitan Transit lost & found. Contacted the school district that owns the device and with details. Confirmed school officer picking up this device today.

19 Dec 2024
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Niloy from amazon found a device that contains a STOPTHEFT Security Plate. Confirmed belongs to a school district. Reached out to confirm status of the device. Admin informed STOP recovery in process.

16 Dec 2024
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Associate of large accounting firm was meeting with a client at a Radio Bar and at approximately 11:30pm he noticed his backpack containing his work Surface laptop with a STOP Security Plate ID# was missing. He filed a police report as well as following up with the bar staff to try and locate the backpack and laptop. The accounting firm was notified, and they are in the process of recovering the laptop and confirming if stolen.

12 Dec 2024
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Good Samaritan contacted STOP this morning to advise that he found a STOP-tagged Latitude in their Municipal Service Beautification Garage Bay, in the City of Boca Raton, FL. The laptop was shipped incorrectly to them and should have been shipped to a large waste management company in Miami, FL. The recovery is in process.

12 Dec 2024
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A good Samaritan name Paula found an HP Notebook with STOP ID# in a storage unit they purchased in California. Laptop end of life so no recovery required.

11 Dec 2024
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Received call from unknown person in San Jose, CA. that a Apple Notebook was found at Blackford Elementary School. They hung up before providing any information. Contacted the school district that owns the laptop and they informed me it may be stolen. Currently under investigation. Recovery in process.

11 Dec 2024
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A good Samaritan from Harman International, Novi, MI contacted STOP today to advise that she received a laptop with a STOP ID# that was found by a driver on the side of the road. Contacted the medical organization that owns the laptop, and they confirmed they spoke with the finder and recovery in process.

9 Dec 2024
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AN end user contacted STOP via chat to report lost Microsoft Laptop late last night. Informed him a incident report will be created and we will contact the company admin to report the details. Per the company admin, recovery in process.

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What They’re Saying

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
We are very pleased thus far with the STOP program. We intend to continue to use the product and expand upon it… Please feel free to add us to your website client list. - Gregory M. Steeber - Technology Coordinator - Belle Vernon Area School District
STOP is working well for us. STOP along with other procedures implemented has eliminated theft and loss. Our users have become intimidated by the plate and therefore respect the equipment and the policies. It's been great. - Pat Hansen - Director of Information Technology - Marymount Manhattan College
After experiencing laptop thefts from our offices, we turned to STOP to remedy the problem. We hoped that putting the STOP Security Plate on our equipment would make them less likely to be stolen. The number of thefts dropped to zero shortly after installing the plates on 2000 laptops. It really is a visible deterrent. - Robert Doyle - Project Leader - UST Inc.
You guys are fantastic. Everything has gone so smoothly and you nearly bent over backwards for me. Thanks so much for everything - you are a perfect example of wonderful customer service. - Chad M. Stone - Information Technology - Lehigh Cement Company
No laptop should be without one. - Simson Garfinkel - as quoted in Web Security, Privacy & Commerce with Gene Spafford, published by O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
Good news... my laptop was returned! My friend said the laptop reappeared in his suite. I have to conclude the thief chickened out on the laptop due to the STOP Security Plate, but kept the cords and such because none of it had any kind of identification. I cannot thank you enough for your help. Truly, STOP saved a lot of important files and also my personal sanity. It was among the best 25-dollar purchases I've ever made. - Abe Riesman - Student - Harvard University
The STOP Team is Awesome! I wanted to give a big THANKS for helping us with setting up our registration database as well as the great support that you've always given us. Thanks a million to Isabelle & Doug. - Dao Khemthongsengsay - Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
I am a true believer in STOP. - Lyne Denis Investigator – Preventionist Concordia University Montreal, Quebec Canada
Used with other means of security, such as stealth tracking software or file encryption and/or password and biometrics authentication, STOP could be the final element to an agency's security system. - www.fcw.com Side bar - STOP Laptop Theft
Thanks a million! You guys really are the best. - Chelle Hollingsworth - ProSys Information Systems [An Authorized STOP Partner/Reseller]
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News

How to secure your laptop PC
27 Sep 2013

By Jacqueline Emigh

"Another alternative is to attach a security plate to the laptop, so as to squelch the resale value of a stolen PC. STOP Security Plate, for instance, is a metal warning plate that affixes to a laptop using Very High Bond (VHB) adhesive. It features a chemically bonded tattoo beneath, stating "Stolen Property," along with high visibility stickers..."

CSUN now sells S.T.O.P. plates in Matador Bookstore to prevent theft
8 Sep 2013
By Michael Arvizu 
 
CSUN Police Department (PD) is selling Security Tracking of Office Property (S.T.O.P.), a theft deterrent plate for electronic devices, for the first time ever in the Matador Bookstore. 
Since S.T.O.P.’s inception in 2006, the plates were only available for purchase at PD headquarters and at the campus police substation on Zelzah Avenue adjacent to campus. 
 
Department of Public Safety & Oregon State Police
21 Apr 2013
STOP tags are tamper-proof security plates with a barcode and indelible tattoo. The tags are pre-printed with information that ownership of the property is permanently monitored.
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