The trip got canceled because of this. I had multiple offers to borrow rigs but its a little more complicated and I didn't feel like I could leave town with the possibility of it being recovered and miss that call.
Basically when a vehicle is stolen and recovered the PD calls the owner to notify them of the recovery. If the owner doesn't answer or isn't able to respond the PD has to do what is called a State Tax impound. This is the same type of impound you get when your car is towed for not having insurance or in a DUI. To get it out you have to go to the DMV and get some paperwork (and pay $$$) then go to the tow yard and pay the tow fee plus any storage fees. It ends up being a huge chunk of money and time cost which sucks because you as the victim have to pay it. Anyway, I didn't want to risk it so we killed the trip and the couple boys and the one other leader totally understood and seemed okay with the decision.
Now that I'm home from work I talked to another neighbor that had their car stolen at the beginning of the summer. It was recovered very fast (12-18 hours after stolen) but everything that wasn't welded on was missing. Stereo, floor mats, spare tire, tire jack... They also think it wasn't dumped but was just in a place that someone else was going to pick it up to strip it. Obviously that didn't make me feel good and now my stomach hurts. I drove around a little already looking for it but am going to head out again later tonight.
This just sucks. If I can make one suggestion to you guys its simply to avoid having your vehicles stolen. Seems pretty simple right?