A similar incident happened to me in Oklahoma. The perp kicked in my garage entry door on the back of the house when we were both gone. Took my bike, table saw and a couple of other things. THEN the alarm went off. (This was the door we usually went in and out of and it had a 90 second delay on the alarm.)

The little shit left track marks in our backyard with his truck getting away!

Long story short, the cops investigated, found my bike (another hand built bike) and then found the shithead and busted him. I didn't get my bike back though - it was already trashed.

My homeowners insurance (full REPLACEMENT coverage) wanted an estimate to replace everything - the door, my bike, the tablesaw, etc. I very quickly went to the bike shop that sold me most of the parts. The owner was a friend of mine (quasi-sponsor) and helped me build it so he knew the bike well. He gave me an estimate to hand build another bike like it and the insurance company didn't even blink an eye. I explained to them that I raced and it wasn't a cheap bike. At the time (about 12-13 years ago) it was $2700+. They gave me a check and I replaced the bike.

Interestingly enough, the shit got caught in the end. About a year later we received a certified letter from him apologizing for what he did to us. It was part of his punishment.

So, having been there Claus, let the system do their work. It may take time and it may be frustrating, but if you go after him, whether you have proof (not just being 100% sure) you have the right guy or not, it won't look good on you.

Oh, and you can't go to Nepal and China if you're in jail!

-G