bet your bottom dollar the lad who stole the wheels would have claimed to have bought them unwittingly and played the innocent though.
Simple fact is the guy who works to afford nice things will be the easiest to prosecute, doesn't try to play the old bill off with lies, will turn up in court, will pay his fines etc.
Dirty tramp kid will know how to wriggle round the law and even if he gets done, will most likely be a dole scum who has his fine paid for by the tax payer and couldn't give a crap about another charge to his record, not like he is worried about not getting a job!
As siad, funny who da bad ass criminals who hate the filth run like babies to them when they bite off more than they can chew!