Liquor Store Theft

• Video captures thieves stealing $5K bottle of Cognac from Langley liquor store

  Brookswood Liquor Store owner Todd Arbuthnot told Global News a third person was waiting outside in a getaway car in the theft of an expensive bottle of cognac.

  Crime

  Apr 10
  
• Police look for 2 suspects in north Edmonton liquor store theft

  Edmonton police are looking for two men believed to be involved in a recent robbery at a north Edmonton liquor store.

  Crime

  Feb 29
  
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• 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
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• Privacy commissioner flags issues with ID-scanning at Alberta liquor stores

  Alberta's privacy commissioner found that Alcanna has been retaining too much personal information by scanning customers' ID before they enter liquor stores.

  Crime

  Oct 7, 2021
• Quartet of Calgary liquor stores to install customer ID-scanning system

  Following a successful project in Edmonton, four Liquor Depot and Ace Liquor stores in Calgary will have an ID-scanning system installed on their doors.

  Crime

  Apr 29, 2021
• Edmonton-developed idea to combat liquor store theft targets bars, restaurants who purchase stolen products

  An idea out of MacEwan University has been selected from more than 200 entries as a promising way to help combat liquor store theft in Edmonton -- a crime that saw a 300 per cent increase from 2018 to 2019.

  Crime

  Sep 15, 2020
• $250K up for grabs in hopes of drastically reducing Edmonton liquor store robberies

  With liquor store robberies on the rise in the city, the Edmonton Police Foundation and Alcanna have teamed up in hopes of finding a solution that will lead to a drastic reduction in the crime.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2020
• 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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• Barrie police searching for suspect following LCBO theft

  Barrie police are searching for a male suspect after five bottles of alcohol were reportedly stolen from an LCBO at 461 Big Bay Point Rd. last Wednesday afternoon.

  Crime

  May 3, 2019