Driving home for Spring Break, a North Dakota student left his laptop in the backseat while he stopped for a quick coffee. When he returned to vehicle, the back door was ajar, and his laptop — along with other belongings — was missing. The student contacted police, who collected eyewitness accounts from the scene. He then reported the laptop theft to LoJack for Laptops, who began to trace the stolen laptop.

Four days later, the Absolute Theft Recovery Team had tracked the stolen laptop, which had since made its way south, to Georgia. The team was also able to identify the laptop’s user — a man that eyewitnesses had earlier identified as a prime suspect in the case. This information was passed over to Georgia police.

Now armed with enough evidence to obtain a search warrant, Georgia authorities visited the user’s residence. The laptop was recovered from the home, along with a number of the victim’s missing possessions. The suspect was charged, and a relieved student was reunited with his laptop, belongings and a new sense of laptop security.