Not that this was your fault by any means but this is exactly why I garage my car all the time. It doesn't fix the problem, in fact my house was broken in to and cars stolen from garage a few years ago...but the point is the less you leave out and accessible the more likelihood you won't see this happen to you.
Sorry to hear yet another story of someone leaving the car parked out in their driveway or street and having rims stolen. This definitely isn't the first time we've seen this...people just don't think it will ever happen to them...till it does.