RCMP recover stolen hockey memorabilia
More than a year after his collection was stolen, a huge fan of NHL star Wayne Gretzky will be getting most of his memorabilia back.
It’s believed the theft occurred sometime between November 2021 and March 2022, but it wasn’t until April 2022 Aron Gratias realized someone stole around $100,000 worth of his Gretzky collectibles from a storage container on a farm near Shellbrook.
On Feb. 18 investigating officers executed a search warrant at home in Shellbrook and were able to recover about three-quarters of Gratias’ collection.
“We began investigating this theft nearly a year ago and given the prevalence of online “buy and sell” sales, we didn’t know for sure if any of the stolen memorabilia items would be recovered,” Staff Sgt. Shannon Haggarty, Shellbrook/Ahtahkakoop RCMP Detachment Commander, said. “This is an excellent example of how investigations take time to complete. It was continued, dedicated efforts on the part of RCMP investigators that resulted in charges laid and ultimately, items recovered from multiple different theft investigations.”
