Two people are facing charges after someone broke into Wayne Gretzky's father's home in Brantford, Ontario and stole $500,000 worth of No.99 memorabilia.
"In August 2020, members of the Gretzky family contacted Brantford Police Service after discovering various pieces of Wayne Gretzky sports memorabilia missing from the residence of Walter Gretzky in Brantford, Ontario," said Brantford Police in a news release.
"An investigation was entered into and it was quickly discovered that several of the missing items had likely been sold to various collectors across Canada."
"A three-month investigation followed, which allowed police to identify specific residences where the stolen property was believed to be located."
"On December 8, 2020 officers with the Brantford Police Service...executed search warrants at five homes across Ontario and Alberta. During the course of the search warrants, police successfully recovered various items of Wayne Gretzky sports memorabilia including multiple game used sticks, hockey gloves, pants, jerseys and a Player-of-the-Year award. The estimated value of the recovered property is believed to be valued in excess of $500,000 USD."
"Additionally, during the course of the investigation, police uncovered evidence of a second individual, unrelated to the initial investigation, believed to have committed a fraud involving Gretzky memorabilia (hockey stick)."
Police have not released the names of those arrested, but did say a 58 year-old man from Oakville, Ontario is charged with Theft Over $5,000 and Possession Over $5,000, while a 58-year-old woman from Brockville is charged with Fraud Over $5,000 and Breach of Trust.
The investigation continues.
