Around here, budget doesn't have anything to do with it. Think about it,
unless it is an actual 'ring' - stripping and reselling and such, there
isn't much to go on.

The vast majority of car thefts are joyrides. Maybe for a day or a week or
someone jacks a car merely for a ride home, and when the tank is empty he
might sell it for twenty bucks and kids with enough money for a tank of gas
can have a nice ride for the weekend.

.....and then, thanks to Television, the torch and burn the cars to get rid
of the evidence.

Heck, cops don't even fingerprint recovered cars as a rule, just call the
owner and tell him where it's parked.

I highly recommend reading a book called 'Fixing Broken Windows. Bringing
order to a disorganized society' ...or something like that....

john

"Bill Kiene" wrote in message
...
The sad fact is that they don't have any budget left to catch them or to
incarcerate them for very long. The bad guys know this too.

Sad to hear about your loss too.

--
Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento, CA, USA
www.kiene.com

"bruiser" wrote in message
...

I just got stung for a chainsaw (thankfully not my good one) a
compressor,
a
chop saw, and a gas welder. My friend reminded me that there's a
special
place in Hell for the theives.

bruce h