At least one little girl got her bike back.
http://www.arlnow.com/2014/09/05/pol...3121-294709041
I feel for those who get robbed. There's the money of course, but also the fact that it's your bike. Those who've been on the board for a while might remember my moaning about my own loss of a bike on Washington's K street (weekday, broad daylight) a few years back. It got replaced in time, with something great, in fact, and I'm totally fine, but I still chafe at the thought of the theft.
It's nice when there's a recovery, but not typical -- you can and should take reasonable precautions (and hope for the best after the fact), but mostly these things make me glad that I have decent insurance.