Edmonton Liquor Stores

• Edmonton police want city to consider making ID scanners mandatory at all liquor stores

  An Edmonton Police Service officer wants to see ID scanners at the entrance of every liquor store in the city and he's hoping councillors will help make it happen.

  Consumer

  Jan 17, 2022
  
• ID scanning pilot project launched to combat Edmonton liquor theft epidemic

  Edmonton police and Alberta's largest liquor store owner have launched an ID scanning pilot project to curb the drastic rise in robberies.

  Crime

  Jan 20, 2020
  
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• Edmonton police arrest man wanted in several liquor store thefts

  A 38-year-old man has been charged with several theft offences after a string of liquor store thefts in Edmonton.

  Crime

  Nov 4, 2019
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• AGLC, Edmonton mayor speak about spike in liquor store robberies across Alberta

  News that the number of liquor store robberies in Edmonton has tripled in the past year is getting attention from several groups. 

  Crime

  Sep 25, 2019
• Concern for staff safety after 300% spike in Edmonton liquor store robberies

  According to the Alberta Liquor Store Association, there have been 5,000 liquor store robberies in Edmonton in 2019 -- a 300 per cent increase over 2018.

  Crime

  Sep 24, 2019
• $10,000 in booze stolen during multiple Edmonton liquor store thefts: police

  Edmonton police are searching for a suspect they believe is responsible for stealing upwards of $10,000 worth of liquor.

  Crime

  Aug 23, 2019
• Woman arrested on over 40 warrants for Edmonton liquor store thefts

  A woman who Edmonton police believe has been involved in more than 30 thefts from liquor stores since August 2018 has been arrested and charged.

  Crime

  May 29, 2019
• Edmonton councillors abandon idea of dropping minimum distances for downtown liquor stores

  A plan to open up downtown and Oliver to more liquor stores was dropped on Tuesday at Edmonton City Council's urban planning committee meeting.

  Politics

  Mar 5, 2019
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• Minimum distance between downtown Edmonton liquor stores to be eliminated

  The city intends on doing away with the required 500-metre minimum distance between liquor stores in downtown Edmonton.

  Consumer

  Feb 28, 2019
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• Edmonton police searching for suspected liquor thief

  Edmonton police are searching for a woman accused of stealing alcohol in at least 15 separate incidents since August.

  Crime

  Nov 20, 2018