Wow Ivan! So sorry to hear this!
I had a friend lose his homebuilt 16" to theft. Thieves stole it right out of his minivan parked in front of his front door. What made it worse was that the thieves had no clue what they really had since they left behind the truss poles and wheelbarrow handles. They only took the upper cage and mirror box and thats probably since they were the only two parts painted alike.
So sad really. Hopefully you're scope will be found intact.
Keep us posted.