Now less than two weeks later, police have returned the stolen items to Allan Beltrami after investigations led them to the property.

Mr Beltrami said the mechanic has told him his ute would be a write-off due to damage done by the thieves.

"I was shattered," he said.

"It's a major inconvenience. I have no independence now.

"It has stuffed up us because we have only just started a new business."

Mr Beltrami said he was not expecting the police to work so quickly, and was grateful for their persistence.

"I did not expect it to happen in Lake Albert, we know the neighbourhood, and we have been here close to six or seven years," he said.

"The police did great work."

Riverina Police District Detective Inspector Adrian Telfer said Mr Beltrami had his ute stolen on September 16.

Shortly after the theft, his credits cards were used at a service station.

"That lead us to identify a female who we later charged for several frauds for using his credit cards," Inspector Telfer said.

"So we have been investigating that matter throughout last week and chasing down a number of leads that led us to execute a search warrant on Lake Albert Road.

"We recovered about $4000 worth of stolen property. We did not stop there."

Officers monitored various online sites that host buyers and sellers, leading them to discover more of the stolen property.

"We recovered more stolen property from people who had bought it," Inspector Telfer said.

"They were not aware the property had been stolen, and once they had been contacted, they volunteered that property back to us."

Inspector Telfer said this case demonstrates the tenacity of local detectives.

"We have invested a lot of time into this job, and that has seen us recover stolen property, a victim in this town happy with how we performed and we have identified a location that was receiving the stolen property and we have dealt with those people at that address as well," he said.

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"There might be the perception that we investigate things on the day, but sometimes we are still investigating property crime weeks or months later.

"Our detectives are determined to arrest those who steal."

Inspector Telfer encouraged people buying second-hand items online to exercise caution and report any suspicious listings to police.

He added that due to the work of detectives, the Mr Beltrami can now get back to work.

Inspector Telfer said two people had been charged concerning this incident.