It's great they caught them, and I hope they will be punished to the full extent of the law, but did you read the last line in the article?
Most places I have any knowledge of won't even make a police report on any crime under $5-10K! and even then not in person, you need either do it through an automated phone call, in person at the station, or online. But.... in Tuscon they are advertising in a well published news article to call 911 to file a police report about your stolen pool pump! Wasn't 911 intended for only life or death situations? and how many life or death calls will be left "on hold" while these pool pump theft reports are being filed??