Sounds like they're working on it, you know - in fact every time I've had dealings with the police, they really do seem to have been trying to find the villain, and I remember my aunt (whose first husband was in the police) telling me that actually they do often recover stolen goods, but because people have claimed on the insurance it's often not reclaimed and ends up being stored for ages before being sold on in auction... (that was how I found out my "friend" had never even reported my laptop in with the rest of the stuff when her place was burgled, and again the police were helpful in finding out what had happened there, too...). So I'm still crossing my fingers that they'll a) get the guy; and/or b) be able to track his usual haunts/fences etc...