i'm thinking maybe someone in the area saw inside, and ran their mouth. not very many people knew where it was, and the friend keeping an eye on it (and storing the mtc there) had all the keys to it, my F350 is in his driveway, and i'd have cleaned out the money market accout and GIVEN it to him if he needed it, and he knew that.
couple other possibilities, waiting for the cops to check entry codes and tapes, if there's anything to check, trying not to piss off the cop by calling every hour, give him a chance to do his job. besides, buddy is there, and so pissed off about his bike, i don't need to.
as for the thieves, jail is the safer alternative. 90-100 hrs a week, for 7 years, no life, no wife, no kids, no vacations, then 3 years straight in this armpit of a sandbox, those tools and parts WERE my family. personally, basturds last sight on earth ought to be their balls, in a ziplock bag, stapled to their foreheads, as they are tied down over a fire ant mound.