[Theoria]

To help their cause would have been filed break in reports with associated videos. If some guy is roaming the neighborhood, one would expect the neighbor[s] to help each other by notifying the police to add additional patrols and support because of the video evidence.

The police report has multiple additional witnesses, which will help to find the appropriate answers.

[bort]

The main police report reference 4 “linked” prior incidents, two of which occurred in December of 2019. The media conveniently left out these incidents. Also, apparently many of the prior thefts happened with unlocked cars. The neighbors didn’t report the thefts.