Members  of South Etobicoke’s  large veteran community are being asked to keep an eye out for six stolen war medals.

Police are trying the find the owner of the rare World War II medals that were recovered during a drug investigation.

Officers say members of 51 Division Major Crime Unit were conducting a drug probe last September 22 in downtown Toronto when they located the medals “that did not belong to the person they were investigating.”

Police say the medals were found near a large quantity of crystal met and other drugs in the Church and Wellesley Streets area.

Hard-working detectives would like to return the medals back to their owner.

The medals are described as a 1939-1945 Star, Burma Campaign Star, Italy Campaign Star, 1939-1945 Voluntary Service Medal and 1939-1945 War Medal (Merchant Marines).

“These medals represent a significant contribution for voluntary service during the Second World War, on three continents spanning the entirety of the war from 1939 to 1945,” said Det. Const. Paul Walker.

“Having myself served on two NATO deployments with the British Forces, the sacrifice given to earn these medals is not lost on me,” he reflects. “I hope to return these medals, as their loss is almost certainly devastating for the person who earned them.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5100, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, online on our Facebook Leave a Tip page, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637).