Stolen Macbook help

Here's my situation
My macbook was stolen in a home burglary last week along with a array of valuable things. It is a 15 Inch Macbook Pro from 2009 with the latest OS (Yosemite). When I realized it was gone I immediately went onto Find my Mac and erased the contents of my mac remotely. When I did that I also entered a code so that I can unlock my mac if I ever found it. I found the serial number and reported it to my insurance company and the police. A day later, I got an alert telling me my macbook turned up around 16 miles from my location and gave me an exact address. I am in the process of filing a report with the city where my macbook was located on Find my Mac.
Here's my questions
1. Can I still track my macbook's location with Find my Mac even though now it has all the data permanently erased?
2. Do the thieves still have a chance of using the stolen macbook even after having it erased? I mean, I did set a code and everything.
3. Would Apple know my macbook was stolen if the thieves took it to a Apple Store for repair and checked the serial number.
4. Could the thieves potentially reregister the Macbook under their name, lying that they got the macbook (legally) preowned, if so, how do I stop them?

1. No.
2. Yes.
3. Only if they checked the serial number.
4. No.
What To Do If Your iDevice Is Lost Or Stolen
iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad
If you activated Find My Phone before it was lost or stolen, you can track it only if it is connected to the Internet by Wi-Fi or cellular. What you cannot do is track your device using a serial number or other identifying number. You cannot expect Apple or anyone else to find your device for you. You cannot recover your loss unless you insure your device for such loss. It is not covered by your warranty.
If your iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch, or iPad is lost or stolen what do you do? There are things you should have done in advance - before you lost it or it was stolen - and some things to do after the fact. Here are some suggestions:
This link, Re: Help! I misplaced / lost my iPhone 5 today morning in delta Chelsea hotel downtown an I am not able to track it. Please help!, has some good advice regarding your options when your iDevice is lost or stolen.
1. Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
2. Find my lost iPod Touch
3. AT&T. Sprint, and Verizon can block stolen phones/tablets
4. What-To-Do-When-Iphone-Is-Stolen
5. iCloud- Use Lost Mode
6. What to do if your iOS device is lost or stolen
7. 6 Ways to Track and Recover Your Lost/Stolen iPhone
8. Find My iPhone
9. Report Stolen iPad | Stolen Lost Found Online
It pays to be proactive by following the advice on using Find My Phone before you lose your device:
1. Find My iPhone
2. Setup your iDevice on iCloud
3. OS X Lion/Mountain Lion- About Find My Mac
4. How To Set Up Free Find Your iPhone (Even on Unsupported Devices)

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2526 - You can use My Support Profile to find a list of serial numbers that have been purchased or registered with your Apple ID.
My Support Profile - https://supportprofile.apple.com/MySupportProfile.do
Having the serial number will only help when you report the loss to the police and they happen to recover it. It cannot be used to find the Mac. The only thing to do that is:
Using Apple's Find My Mac Feature - NYTimes.com - http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/25/using-apples-find-my-mac-feature/
iCloud now features Find My Mac service - http://www.tuaw.com/2011/10/13/icloud-now-features-find-my-mac-service/
These require you have it set up before the computer is lost.
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Welcome to the Apple Support Communities! I’m sorry to hear about your Mac. If you’ve erased the Mac, all requests for notifications when it is online will be cancelled. Your next best step may be to report the property as lost or stolen with your local law enforcement. For more information, see the following resource:
If your Mac is lost or stolen - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6318
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Hello fellow Apple users.
So, as noted, my Macbook Pro had been stolen like 3 or 4 months ago. I had the device connected on Find my iPhone via icloud.com
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4006
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