I had a custom trailer stolen from my lease. Three years late I see it behind a truck and detain the guy and call the cops. Turns out he was a Wilcox County Commissioner, and, the cops never showed. I took picks and went to the law and they said there was nothing I could do to prove it was mine if I didn't have a bill of sale with a serial number on it (which I didn't since it was a handmade).
If that's the case I would go get that sucker back and dare him to come get it.