I think if my purse was stolen, the first thing I would do is cancel my credit cards and driver's license, etc. and get new ones and give up any hope of getting any cash back. I would not want "that" purse back.

I'm reminded of when my husband and I were camping up in New Hampshire and they had a bear visiting the campground and had a trap set up in a site across from ours so the bear could be caught and released up in Canada, away from people. We were told another story by the Park Ranger about hikers, a couple guys, and they stopped for lunch and a bear came along and took one of the hiker's backpacks and the idiot hiker went after it! Needless to say, he was mauled and the bear had to be shot/killed.

I know sometimes it sounds like "sour grapes," but I never liked that particular purse anyway; I wouldn't want it back, especially from a thief who was able to take it from me in the first place and with police who didn't acknowledge it was mine. You might take my things from me but you can't take Me.