CNN —Police have arrested and charged a man for allegedly stealing four Olympic medals belonging to Australian rower Drew Ginn.
Authorities said Ginn’s medals were believed to have been stolen from the back of a Land Rover parked in the Victorian capital about a week ago.
A GoPro camera, headphones and a wetsuit were also stolen, with police saying Ginn had left them along with the medals inside his car during a speaking engagement at a school.
“They were hidden away in the car but the car was ransacked completely so lots of stuff was broken and destroyed,” he added.
The 49-year-old voiced hope that, rather than being sold, the medals might find their way back to their rightful owner.
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