Ontario Police Recover Over Half a Million Dollars in Stolen Items Following Series of Golf Course Robberies

Four suspects are facing charges after police recovered more than $500,000 worth of stolen property related to a rash of break-and-enters at several southern Ontario golf courses.

An investigation launched in August led to the identification of four suspects who are believed to be responsible for the theft of goods valued at more than $1 million.

Officers executed seven search warrants on Oct. 16 at various storage lockers and residences in East Gwillimbury and the town of Georgina.

“A large quantity of stolen property was recovered,” police said.

Police seized 18 golf carts worth nearly $200,000, golf clubs valued at more than $100,000, rare Pokemon and Magic the Gathering trading cards worth approximately $100,000 and $20,000 worth of DeWalt construction tools.

Officers also confiscated more than two kilograms of cannabis, 86 grams of psilocybin, 28 grams of cocaine, drug paraphernalia, and an unspecified amount of Canadian currency.

Three men from Keswick, Ont., and a 19-year-old male from Vaughan have been charged in connection with the golf course thefts.

Andrew Skibinsky, 36, faces 16 charges including nine related to the thefts, three mischief charges, two drug charges and a weapons charge. Skibinsky was already bound by a lifetime weapons ban linked to previous unrelated charges.

Damien Russell, 41, is charged with seven offences related to theft and three pertaining to mischief while 48-year-old William Johnston faces one drug trafficking charge…

Nineteen-year-old Austin Parnell faces one count of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.

Police are asking anyone with information about the thefts to contact them or Crime Stoppers.