Someone stole all of the appliances in my rental. Am I liable?

Today is the last day of my lease, I’ve been moved out for 2 weeks. Came back today for final walkthrough with the property manager, and when I got here, the door was open and all of the appliances were gone. I assumed the property manager or landlord had some folk come out and grab everything before the property got sold. Well, property manager gets there and asks what happened. My heart sunk to my stomach. I can’t believe this happened.

I’m not worried about being a suspect. We certainly didn’t strap the refrigerator to the roof of one of our cars. I’m more worried about being held financially accountable for the missing property.

Am I now liable for the stolen appliances? Are there steps I should take to protect myself?