I can’t speak for the military but my local LEO won’t even show up to take a report for theft from or of a car.
They will take your info over the phone and give you a report number to give your insurance company.
Guy down the road caught the guy in his car while he was doing what ever he needed to do to get away. Called 911 and 8 minutes later the thief pulled out of his drive with the car.. cops, knowing the crime was IN PROGRESS arrived 20 minutes later. He got a very clear photo of the perp with his SLR camera while they where working on the car.
Why didn’t he scare him off? He could see the 45 laying on the dashboard. A Camero is not worth a gun fight.
His car.. well.. most of it.. Turned up 3 weeks later at the impound lot. Even with a photo the cops never found (because they where not looking) for the guy.
property crimes are mainly ignored in my town.
It’s getting bad in Houston.
Less than a year ago, my wheels were stolen off my Vette, which was in a parking garage in the Galleria area, one of the nicer areas in Houston. I’m sure it was a 2 minute job for the thieves.
Such activity has only increased over the past year.
A swat team, 10 police cars, the chief of police, and a TV crew should be there before the perp gets away. (Hopefully, they don't take you away with them.)