Absolute’s Top Recoveries of the Week

Fastest Recovery

Recovery Time: 65 minutes
Location: CO, US
Scenario: After a laptop was stolen from an elementary school, Absolute was able to promptly identify the name and location of its unauthorized user. This information was passed over to police that afternoon, who, just over one hour later, recovered the computer from the identified suspect. The suspect will be charged with receiving stolen property – the power cord with the victim’s name printed on it was a dead give away… 

Sketchiest Alibi

Location: WA, US
Scenario: Absolute identified a youth as the unauthorized user of a stolen laptop before passing the information onto police for further investigation. Police visited the youth’s residence, where his dad explained a rather interesting tale. According to the father, he had recently stopped by the local pawn shop to purchase a computer, but it was closed when he got there (actually, it’s been closed for many years). Out of chance, alleged the father, a guy happened to walk by said closed pawn shop and have a laptop in hand, which, kindly, he offered for sale. Police were suspicious at this point, and a quick search of the father’s name proved why – he had been listed as a ‘witness’ on the original laptop theft report, where he had claimed to have seen an older woman steal the machine. With his story failing to add up, the father was charged with theft. The laptop has since been returned to its rightful owner.

Most Questionable ‘Friend’

Location: FL, US
Scenario: After her laptop was stolen from her parked car, a distraught customer shared her story with coworkers and friends. She not only detailed the scenario of the theft, but also, that the machine was equipped with Computrace LoJack for Laptops and so police and Absolute were busily working toward the laptop’s recovery. Within days, a ‘friend’ returned the stolen machine to her, claiming to have taken it as a ‘joke’. Ha.