The gate isn't cheap. If the original purchase receipt or market comparisons of similar products can be found, the amount could constitute a crime of damaging public or private property.
The police arrived, and so did the property management. After a round of investigation and evidence collection, they didn't solve the case on the spot.
The two guys wore maintenance uniforms, drove a closed van into the community, wore masks during the act, and left quickly. They headed straight to the suburbs and disappeared from surveillance cameras, clearly seasoned in such misdeeds.
As for the license plate, the investigation revealed it was fake.
If the police handled this case with the intensity of a homicide investigation, it might not be too difficult to solve. But for such a non-violent crime with a relatively small financial sum, it's impossible to dedicate such resources.
