Stolen Australian war service medals returned - Balmain Several Australian war service medals stolen from a unit at Balmain in the past four weeks have mysteriously been returned to their owner. Leichhardt police appealed earlier this week for information from the public after seven war medals were stolen from a house in Campbell Street. The 73-year-old war veteran last saw the medals in a chest of draws at his home in June but when he searched for them on Sunday 13 July 2014 they were missing and police were contacted. They consisted of the following: - Australian active service infantry combat gold medal (Thailand). - Australian service infantry silver medal (Borneo) - Australian service infantry gold medal (South East Asia) - Australian service infantry combat medal Defence Force - Australian service infantry combat silver medal (Jasa Malaysia) - Two miniature medals. Police from Leichhardt Local Area Command attended and commenced an investigation which included an appeal for information from the public to assist in locating them. About 11pm on Wednesday 16 July five of the missing medals were located on the doorstep of the veteran’s home. Earlier today police were informed of the medals return. However the two miniature medals have not yet been located. Police conducted a check of nearby homes seeking further information. As attempts continue to locate the remaining two medals police have thanked the community and media for their assistance with this investigation. Police are urging anyone with information about this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://www1.police.nsw.gov.au/. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 14:22:30 +0000