You missed the point. The police have some discretion in how they prioritise their resources. They tend to place at the top of that list anyone who messes with their shit. What I was suggesting was that messing with the police cars potentially elevated this from “yep, we’ll totally look into this thing, pop it on that pile over there” to “alright kids, you want to FAFO with us?”

What’s the likelihood that the “climbed over and into police vehicles” is 90% of the reason the police care enough to put any resources into a serious investigation?

I think they want little johnny poor person working crappy low-skilled, low-paying jobs. For the economy!