Thieves in Crawford County, part one

When a county is rural and the population is small, criminals and other "shady" characters tend to stand out.
In a big city, these individuals can hide for weeks, months or even years. Not out here in Southern Indiana! These people are lucky to hide out for one single day, unless of course, it's the cops who are looking for them.
One day. That is all it took for me to find the family who ripped us off. Even when they told everyone interested that they were moving out of the county, I knew better and made it my business to find them. One phone call and "tadah", found out where they had relocated to.
Over the past 6 months, the Cobb/Busick family have burglarized 5 households, (including ours). The losses are easily over 15 thousand. Doesn't seem like much? The average household income around here is between 28k and 36k. Now, 15k sounds a little more substantial, does it not?
Why, pray tell, are the Cobb/Busick's still running the streets? The local authorities would like us to think that this family "walks the line", never stepping over it enough to be arrested. In the next breath, the same authorities say that the entire family "are mentally deficient". Which is it? I believe that I know. In my opinion, it is a lack of effort on the part of law enforcement. Unless a complainant is from a big city, or are part of the "old boy" network in Crawford County, forget justice on "petty" crimes, like burglary.