i had a similar experiance, about two years ago i heard a window break outside my house at like 3 am. so i quietly got my baseball bat. and snuck out the back, and around to the front. the two theives were so concentrated on stealing my shit they didnt even notice me. i was standing right beside one of them, when the dude inside my truck noticed. i cracked one guy in the face with my bat and sent his teeth to the ground. the other guy ran off, so i threw my bat as hard as i could and hit him right in the small of the back. he still took off after but a lot slower lmfao. buddy i hit with the bat was in pretty rough shape. i told him to quit stealing while he was ahead. being a theif will get you nowhere but where he was now. cost me 900 bux for the window they smashed. i never called the cops i figured he learnt his lesson, less about 5 teeth. i still have two of them, lol good luck charm i guess. cops are useless, street justice for me. call me an idiot.