A girl I knew in high school got a jacket back from the guy who had stolen it via passing him in the hall wearing it, but that was at the same school! (Dumb criminals.)
When my brother was deployed for the Kosovo thing, several cars were stolen from lockup on Ft. Hood right after they shipped out, including his friend H's car. Bad, right? Anyway, a YEAR later, H is just back, buys a new car with the insurance money, and two days later he spots his stolen car. He follows, calls the MPs, there's a chase and he gets his car back and the guy is arrested (ends up catching the whole ring as a result. )
What kind of MORON steals a car on an army base, while stationed at that base (he was enlisted, so that meant military justice wheee) and keeps driving said car around ON that base?
It was incredible. Insurance didn't ask for the car or the money back, which I can't figure out, but there you go.