Where a theft might have repercussions with law enforcement, lets not kid ourselves here, this was drug dealing and we are not talking pissed twelve year olds who lost money on Pokemon cards. We are talking what? Thousands? Millions nearly? And you don't have to be Eisenstein to work out that a bunch of pissed of dealers will be wanting blood and their money back cause they probably owe money too. So are desperate.
So is this person behind it? I have no idea but just imagine, you wake up one morning, read HN and you share the same name as a alleged thief...
Mistaken identity happens. This isn't a game. Someone could get killed.