I think that after subduing his rear end, the police should have had some fun, with one of them holding up a stake-like piece of wood in front of the perp, to give him the jim-jams, then whisper to each other, “Do you think he used this as a burglary tool? Nah. Me neither”, while hitting it on the butt to simulate pounding it into something.
Would’ve been funnier to get some holy water and flick it on him.