The guy doing the stealing is NOT "small potatoes". They steal other stuff as well(most likely to support their drug habit). Most sell stuff at 10 cents on the dollar just to support that habit, meaning to support a $25,000 drug habit, they have to steal $250,000 worth of stuff. Sooner or later one of those lowlifes will cross the wrong path and it's gonna "get what you deserve- and deserve what you get!".