A 47-year-old man has been charged over the alleged theft of Olympic medals belonging to “Oarsome Foursome” rowing crew member Drew Ginn.
Three gold and one silver medal had been stolen from a black four-wheel drive parked on Cumberland Avenue within the Docklands someday between 9pm on Thursday, September 6, and 5am Friday, September 7.
Drew Ginn was one of many members of profitable Australian males’s rowing crew, the Oarsome Foursome. (Peter Williams/ICONPHOTO)
They included his gold medal from the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
The Olympian advised ABC Radio Melbourne he was visiting a faculty on Friday for a talking engagement, and had the medals in his automotive.
“They had been hidden away within the automotive however the automotive was ransacked utterly so plenty of stuff was damaged and destroyed,” he stated.
“It appeared like somebody on the road had come previous the automotive and perhaps was concentrating on vehicles in Docklands and form of hit the jackpot with the gold medals being in there.”
A Rip Curl wetsuit, GoPro digital camera and headphones had been additionally allegedly stolen from Ginn’s automotive.
On Wednesday afternoon, Brunswick police arrested a person from Windsor, who has been charged with theft from a motorized vehicle, acquiring property by deception, acquiring monetary benefit by deception and dealing with stolen items.
Not one of the allegedly stolen property has but been recovered.
Earlier, Ginn stated he was hopeful the medals can be returned.
“They have loads of worth for household and pals however you’ll be able to’t insure them,” he stated.
“There is likely to be a market on the market for this type of factor however you’d hope sensibility would play out and in the long run I do know different medals have been returned in years passed by so we hope that that occurs on this case.”
Victoria Police stated it was investigating the theft of the medals and different gadgets within the automotive.
“These are unbelievably uncommon gadgets with important sentimental worth,” stated Detective Sergeant Timothy Reiher from the Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit.
“Olympic medals are awarded to the perfect of the perfect and are priceless to their recipients.”
“We ask that folks look out for these medals in pawn retailers and on-line promoting platforms.”
The Windsor man is scheduled to face Melbourne Magistrates’ Courtroom on November 29.
Anybody with data is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
