But part of the problem is also that the police don't consider vehicle theft a priority so they don't do stuff like fingerprinting. My husband's motorcycle was stolen in May and when we recovered it we found they had left their tools behind but the officer said sorry it's not worth the expense to do fingerprinting. He wasn't rude or anything - he was just repeating what he had been told I'm sure.  But I think it's the wrong way to look at this.  These thefts are tied to bigger crimes. Possibly even violent crimes.  It should stop being put on a back burner. Finding those thieves could help them lower the rate of more serious crimes.