Hope they get them... they probably won't get much punishment though... sent on safari or something.
When it happens and when the police are sweeping for fingerprints and stuff like that, it makes you think why don't we have something like a national database for fingerprints that they could check. I know people would say it wouldn't be good for civil liberties etc, but still...
A home alarm is a good thing to have but when you switch them on at night you have to remember to disarm it before you go back into the room! Another thing you can do is write your postcode and house number on your stuff with a UV pen then the police can return it to you if they recover it.