Is there a way for apple to track down which apple id is currently associated to a device?

Hi! My iphone 4s was pick pocketed from me last night. I have FindMyIPhone installed on that device but unfortunately i forgot to turn on my location settings so i wasn't able to track down the culprit via GPS. I already contacted my provider to see if there's anything they could do about it, but i was informed they could only temporarily disconnect my service. I'm planning to have my phone blocked using its IMEI so that the thief could no longer use the phone and would otherwise be forced to have it fixed in istore or something. But my experiences here in our country (PHILIPPINES) makes me think i shouldn't be relying on the officials. Every year, the cases of stolen phones just rise up. And not anyone from the government is even doing a thing about this criminals.
Anyway, going back to my main concern, my phone has a passcode on it. But i am aware that anyone could just restore the phone and it'll be good as new. Chances are, the person who has it could register a new apple id and associate it with my phone's serial #. So my question is, is there a way for apple to see the new apple id associated to my phone using just the serial or IMEI? If so, will they allow me to get the new apple id associated to my phone? That way, i could coordinate with our local police here in PI and track down that person who has my phone.
Please help, i haven't slept really well since that incident happened. I know this might sound overrated. But i feel like i'm really desperate. I've only use that phone for 2months. And having to think of buying a new phone that costs a lot is just..... you get the picture. Help

Apple can do nothing at all.
Sorry.

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