Im a plumber and used to keep large outdoor scrap piles as my retirement fund , I have caught several physicaly , and many on CCTV
The ones I catch physicaly I teach a lesson
The ones I catch on camera I turn over to the police , I have to say they are pretty good at catching these people when they get a plate # , All the scrap yards around hear have security cameras out the A hole , that feed into the precients
i would say I have gotten 1/3 of my scrap back and some resititution , Even on cases that They caught no one , I claim it on my taxes and get it back anyway, I have also claimed all kinds of security upgrades , which inturn lowers my insurance . it did before sandy atleast.