Sorry to hear about your stuff being stolen. Very annoying that the police don't want to get involved. As others have said, the scumbag might be local so a card in shop windows might help. Perhaps not just listing the gear stolen, but with a description of the guy and his bike (if you got a good look) with a plea to people's common decency to call the local police. It's a long shot but it might work, especially if he's been a scumbag to his neighbours too, and they recognise the description ..... I've got a head-torch you can have (pm me) ..... all the best.