OPP officer and family friend charged in Wayne Gretzky sports memorabilia fraud

An OPP officer from eastern Ontario is facing charges in connection to fraud involving Wayne Gretzky sports memorabilia.

June Dobson, 58, has been charged with fraud over $5,000 and breach of trust. OPP say she is the Detachment Commander of the Grenville OPP.

On Tuesday, Brantford police announced an arrest of an Oakville man. Ken Hadall has been charged in connection to the theft of over $600,000 worth of items from Walter Gretzky’s Brantford home.

Hadall is well respected in the hockey community, a friend of Hall of Famer Bobby Orr, Hadall was announced as an inductee in the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame this year.

Oakville man arrested in theft of Wayne Gretzky sports memorabilia

Police say Dobson was charged because of evidence of fraud involving Gretzky memorabilia was uncovered as part of their investigation into the theft.

“The charges against Inspector June Dobson are not related to the larger theft investigation,” said OPP spokesperson Bill Dixon in an email.

“While Inspector Dobson was on duty when the alleged incidents took place, she is currently on unrelated leave.”

OPP would not give the reason for the leave.

Staff Sgt. Keith Tollar with Brantford police says Dobson misrepresented the origin of a hockey stick, which led to inflation of the value of the item, and then sold it to a private collector.

She is a friend of the Gretzky family, he said.

Dobson has a court appearance scheduled for Jan. 14.