OOOOOooh sorry to hear about the break in,I had that happen one time when i was a "Theocrat"....needless to say it doesn't happen anymore because it's back to business as usual,there's only two choices a thief will get with me:Manual or Automatic...that's enough of a "theft deterrent".
I don't see why you wouldn't be able to recoup your costs though,through the police report,and resulting charges,it should be easy to prove the thief's liability in the issue. Might wanna call of the "Small claims division"at your county courthouse on that though,to see the limitations,burden of proof,etc.I'm not a lawyer,i just occasionally play one on the internet:P-KenShim