I'm always surprised how dumb crooks can be.
I had my house broken in to by some thieves, and they stole some video equipment, and for some reason a box of 9mm brass. (about 3-4k of empties)
They went about 2 miles away and offered to sell everything to a use car dealer. Dealer agrees, but tells them he needs to go get cash and to come back in an hour.
Guys come back for the cash and are arrested on the spot. My luggage tags and business cards are still on the cases they stole.
Cops call me at work at 10:30am and asked if I wanted my stuff back. I left at 8:00am that morning. Go home to find the cops there waiting for me. Guys say they found the stuff on the side of the road. Go inside, and the back window is broken and there's blood running down the door and all over the carpet. Asswipe cut his forearm pretty bad on the broken glass trying to unlock the door. One of the three guys needs stitches to close up his arm. So much for finding it on the side of the road.
BTW- any updates?