my point though, is that it seems she knows who the culprits are, in that case getting them in trouble would maybe make her feel better. i realized after posting that this thread is two months old so prob too late anyhow
My friend said he laced his plants with fishhooks and fucked up a thief pretty bad one time. The cops got involved due to the fucking guy making so much noise in the back yard and being all fucking hooked to a big ass tree.
sorry to hear about the loss, i know that shit would bother the hell outta me. the worse thing is a thief and yes, karma is a bitch. So i hope they get whats coming to them in time and also good luck with your further endeavors....