At least the police went after the true criminal and not the victims as has happened before in similar situations.

Not sure why it is relevant to report a crook's motivation.  

A while ago after seeing a lady many times and talking with her about the hobby she mentioned that she had been robbed after gunpoint after an encounter in her early years when she did not screen.  She never did file a police report as she was too scared of any potential repercussions.  

Another reason to decriminalize....