Was Kevin kulek there? This sounds like something that he’d do.

You know who ever stole this plate will probably put it on their wall in the basement. Years may pass, but one day they’ll sell a game from their basement and one of the buyers that come to look at the game will notice the plate on the wall. Maybe the buyer will also be on pinside and remember this thread.

I doubt anything will happen to this thief, but the pinball community is fairly small, and I imagine one day it will be seen again.