IPhone stolen less than 24 hours after taking it out of the box

Hello,
Thursday night I took my brand-new iPhone 4S out of its box. Later that night, I was out with a friend at a bar. Someone must have seen me using it at some point during the evening; . I was ambushed in a bathroom stall, assaulted and had my phone stolen. The guy took off running and I wasn't able to catch up. He also took my debit card and liquidated my checking account.
The phone was unlocked, purchased directly from Apple. I'm desperate for help. Since it happened around 2:00 A.M. Friday morning and I spent all day at the police station and in touch with my bank regarding my debit card, I didn't have time to dial Apple before it closed to report the theft. I am absolutely going crazy over this. I used my credit card to purchase the phone, it cost me almost 600 euros and now it's gone, being used by someone who literally attacked me in a bathroom stall for it.
I tried registering it under my Apple ID with the serial number but it says it's been registered to another ID already. I didn't have time to activate the Find my iPhone feature (I literally had it for about eight hours)—does that mean it's just over? There's no chance of getting it back?
Is there anything Apple will be able to do? If the person who stole it has registered it to his Apple ID, then theoretically Apple would know who he is, wouldn't they? Can't they turn this information over the authorities?
Would they give me a new phone? Or a discount on another one? I just can't believe this is happening to me. I know it's just a phone but I didn't even have it for 24 hours and 600 euros is a lot of money for me. I'm beyond depressed about this.
RMBetencourt
Madrid, Spain

Apple can't do anything about it. They are not a law enforcement agency.

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