Thats a real bummer....sorry to hear it.
I was too victimized by dirt bags.....got my revenge though. I build homebrews so I took an empty case that was ready to put a camera in and locked it to a tree, in a tree about 10-12 feet away I put a infared set up about 15 feet up and angled it down toward the "bait". I did this only about 50 yards from the original sceme of the crime.....Only took a few days to get a picture of the thief, he was carrying a hatchet (to cut through my cable). The thief was the neighbor, we never did get along so well and I have battled the trespassing for a long time. But when I confronted him about it I told him that all I wanted back was my camera otherwise I would go to the police with the proof.
I got my camera back.....and now we really aren't friends.