Got scammed on Kijiji

Interesting turn of events.....I filed a police report thinking they would do nothing. A constable called and went through my claim and said as much. He then called back 15 minutes later and said he called the cell # and talked to the guy who made excuses and said he would return my money. We have been texting back and forth but I think he is weaseling. You would think a pro would have just vanished. He says I had his e transfer ability shutdown so he can't return my money. I very much doubt that happened. I'm not sweating the money but if I can make this a hassle for the guy perhaps he will think twice next time. I'm trying to badger the guy a bit and call it entertainment.
I'm surprised that he answered the phone as most scammers use a burner phone, I did a little research on these and apparently they don't require any contract, and they already have a number programmed in them and they are supposedly not traceable.