Sorry to hear this. Two things I simply cannot stand are a thief and a liar. I very often find that the two are one and the same. Local pawn shop will likely wind up with your tools. As previously mentioned, you can bet they didn't steal them to work with. I wish the law would allow you to deal with these people accordingly if you catch them. Unfortunately, you can get in much more trouble than the thief these days. Not a good deal at all.