Rumors
An Iraqi blogger commented on this in passing a couple of weeks ago:
Other than this incident I haven't heard of any other attempts to loot government property. In fact the performance of the IP until now is encouraging, a number of gangs were surrounded and arrested at Al-Battawiyeen by an Iraqi SWAT force, and people claim that the police used satellite images to locate the gangs, such rumours do have a benefit though.
Another widespread and preposterous rumour is that Ayad Allawi has been showing up at IP stations and executing criminals himself, and I have heard this one from a very large number of people.
I could find you Iraq "witnesses" that would earnestly tell you anything you wanted to hear. Does "Curve Ball" ring a bell?