So I'm pretty certain it's the gang bangers next door that stole my stuff. I found a pieces of a broken petri dish in their garbage while checking cans for my Pandora, and 4 or 5 of them have been wandering drunk up and down the alley every night at about 1:30am since. I even saw one of them peer into a car window as they walked past.
I don't know what to do. I can't call the cops for the reasons I mentioned, and another reason I wont go into, and running out there with a crow bar or my pocket knife probably wont end well. But I don't think I can just let it go and let them keep all of my stuff...
Are you absolutely sure calling the police is not the best thing?
I'm not sure if they actually care about your car insurance if you tell them exactly what has been stolen and where it can be found.
And if they do, you'd probably have to pay a fine, that's it, right?
You'd still get some of your stuff back, that gang would get what it deserves and the fine would be cheaper than buying back your stuff.