Yes, the community should celebrate it - passing along the story that should yield some empathy in others regarding the feeling of being violated when your property is stolen; propagating the meme that thievery is wrong and that thieves often get caught.

Making excuses for thieves or decreasing the perceived impact of their behavior or the consequences to them only enables them.

Being the victim of theft is extraordinarily violating, and making it any easier for perpetrators of that violation is deplorable.

Of course, I realize this is mostly wishful thinking.