Frank,
Sorry for your loss and I commend you for moving forward, But i would involve the police and check Craigslist and Ebay for your items. I had suspicions of some one in my store shoplifting, but did not actaully see him until the last time he came in and then we found this on http://bend.craigslist.org/for/1659791913.html and saw many of our missing items(flame)