Recovery Stories

21 Apr 2025 USN18853
An iPad was purchased at an estate recovery resale in Osceola, FL with a STOP Security Plate. Confirmed it belonged to a large university. Confirmation that device is free and clear from school.
21 Apr 2025 USA368383

We were contacted by gentlemen from Dubai, United Arab Emirates that purchased a laptop with a STOP Security plate ID #. Confirmed not stolen from original company owner.

14 Apr 2025 USA488409
A good Samaritan found a laptop in an old car in his W. Hartford, CT job site with a STOP Security Plate. Contacted the healthcare organization to report incident and coordinate the device recovery. Recovery in process.
07 Apr 2025 USA515039
A good Samaritan found a an HP Chromebook with a STOP Security Plate in a Tilton Illinois laundromat. Contacted the school that owns the device with details of incident for recovery.
03 Apr 2025 USA374070
A Microsoft surface was found at the Village Square Leisure Center in Calgary, Alberta. The owner has been informed on how to recover it.
31 Mar 2025 USA552166
A gentlemen contacted STOP and informed us that the ambulance service left a laptop with a STOP Security plate at his home. Contacted the regional hospital that owns the laptop with the information and confirmed device recovery.
31 Mar 2025 UST57638
A good Samaritan found a laptop that belongs to a large university with a STOP Security Plate ID in a dumpster in Beverly, MA. Contacted the school admin to report the incident. Recovery in process.
31 Mar 2025 USB057912
An employee from United airlines at Chicago O'Hara airport located a MacBook on a flight with a STOP Security Plate. Contacted the university to report the found device. Recovery in process.
26 Mar 2025 USA159232
Mohamed, a Good Samaritan, discovered a shattered Apple iPad discarded outside a restaurant in West Covina, CA. Despite the damage, the device still had its STOP Security Plate intact. Using the STOP ID#, he confirmed that the iPad belonged to the restaurant. Mohamed brought the device inside and spoke with an employee, who verified that it had been stolen during a break-in the previous night. Thanks to Mohamed’s efforts, the iPad was safely returned to its rightful owner.
24 Mar 2025 USA520186
A Dell laptop from a major Mississippi bank was recovered on the side of the road, probably discarded by thieves who did not want to be traced or realized it had no resale value