Its not about the phone... Need help from NYPD..

I live in New York City and few days back my phone was stolen. I had to visit 3 different police stations to report my stolen phone. Eventually they suggested me to report a 'lost' report vs. a 'stolen' report. And this was after I gave them the name, phone number and date of birth of the guy who 'ran away with my phone'. Any how, I decided against it and went back and reported the stolen case with my employer and the service provider. I picked up my old phone and reactivated the old number and forgot the whole incident with the pinch of a salt and moved on with my life. After about 2 months today, I called the service provider to order a new phone coz the one I reactivated only has a few days remaining. I see death in its eyes. And guess what the service provider tells me, that the phone which was stole is now active on a different number. He also gave me the name of the person who the number is registered to. That brings a ray of hope in my mind. Shouldn't this information be enough to get my phone back? I googled NYPD help desk and somehow I landed here. I don't have strength to go through the same process again.. so I am trying a blog... Is this forum enough to get somebody's attention? Can some wise people suggest the path forward?