Golf club theft suspect arrested after hitting course multiple times
Golf club theft suspect arrested after hitting course multiple times
A 33-year-old man from Brooklyn Park has been arrested in connection with stealing golf clubs from Sundance Golf Club in May and June. FOX 9?s Rob Olson has more.
DAYTON, Minn. (FOX 9) - A 33-year-old man from Brooklyn Park has been arrested in connection with stealing golf clubs from Sundance Golf Club in May and June.
Golf club theft arrest
What we know:
On July 8, the Dayton Police Department says it received information from the mother of a boy whose golf clubs were stolen.
With the new information, police were able to identify a suspect and execute a search warrant at a Brooklyn Park residence. However, no golf clubs were recovered.
Sundance Golf Club thefts
The backstory:
FOX 9 previously reported on the thefts that occurred last month and the month before.
Authorities say a suspect was seen in surveillance footage walking in the parking lot with a golf club, but then walking out a short time later with someone else’s full set.
The clubs that were stolen in May belonged to 14-year-old Wesley Johnson – a $2,500 set he had saved for, according to his parents.
"We had just finished eating and I looked outside, and I had set them down by a tree, and they were just gone," Wesley told FOX 9 at the time.
On June 18, the same thing happened again – this time with Sundance Golf Club posting pictures of the suspect, asking for the public’s help identifying him.
What's next:
The suspect has since been booked into Hennepin County Jail awaiting formal charges for felony theft, a press release says.
The Source: Information provided by the Dayton Police Department.