The police weren't involved until after I discovered the theft when the bank statement arrived. Even I was smart enough to figger out what happened as soon as I saw the check numbers of the phony checks on the statement and warned the bank about the number range of the missing checks. Fortunately the theft occurred about halfway through our bank statement cycle, it could have been a lot worse if it took longer before I became aware of the theft.
The cops said there'd been a rash of similar daytime "walk in" office burglaries in the town our place is in. The perps are well dressed and usually come during lunchtime when many offices are only sparsely occupied. If questioned they feign suprise and ask, "Isn't this the Beeswax Company?", then they apologise for being in the "wrong place" and quickly leave. A lot of notebook computers and purses that ladies leave under their desks "grow legs" that way. (As well as our business checks, those guys know what to look for.)
Jeff