"They have taken the flat screens and left other televisions and taken the time to disconnect stereos," said the detective. "They wiped some people out."
I don't believe they left the other televisions because of the difficulty disconnecting them. Flat screens are much lighter and easier to carry and besides who wants an "old" T.V. when a flat screen is there for the taking?

That's why I bought my folks a 300.00 flat screen from Wal Mart for the lake and not the 1,500 set we (both) have at home. Although I understand some of these homes may be lived in full time, too bad.