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Calgary police seek couple allegedly involved in ‘high-value’ liquor thefts

Warrants have been issued for 23-year-old Shannon Delanie Wright and 29-year-old Garion Ronald James Delday. Calgary Police Service handout

Calgary police are searching for two people they allege are responsible for stealing several “high-value” bottles of booze from local liquor stores.

Police said at least six Liquor Depot stores were hit across the city in December 2019:

  • Dec. 4 at 11:50 a.m. – Liquor Depot, 120 36 St. S.E.
  • Dec. 17 at 7:15 p.m. – Riverbend Liquor Depot, 8338 18 St. S.E.
  • Dec. 20 at 8:50 p.m. – Dover Liquor Depot, 3525 26 Ave. S.E.
  • Dec. 23 at 9:20 p.m. – Elbow Drive Liquor Depot, 10233 Elbow Dr. S.W.
  • Dec. 26 at noon – Altadore Liquor Depot, 3504 19 St. S.W.
  • Dec. 27 at 10:50 p.m. – North Hill Liquor Depot, 1636 14 Ave. N.W.

In each incident, police said a man and a woman entered the store and removed high-value bottles of scotch or whiskey without paying for them. Officers did not provide a dollar amount of the thefts.

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Arrest warrants have been issued for 29-year-old Garion Ronald James Delday (also known as Garrion Tye) and 23-year-old Shannon Delanie Wright, both of Calgary, who are charged with theft under $5,000.

Delday is described as five-feet-11-inches tall and 160 pounds with a slim build, blond hair and blue eyes. Police said he has tattoos on the right side of his neck and right upper arm, and a birthmark on his left wrist.

Wright is described as five-feet-five-inches tall and 140 pounds with a slim build, black hair and blue eyes. Police said she has a tattoo on her left shoulder.

If you have any information, you’re asked to call police at 403-266-1234 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.

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