Liquor Thefts

• Edmonton campaign plants actors in liquor store to help educate against theft

  In an effort to reduce liquor store thefts several community groups gathered at an Edmonton liquor store for an educational surprise.

  Consumer

  Feb 28, 2021
  
• Hardest-hit Manitoba Liquor Marts have seen 97.5% drop in thefts with security doors: MLL

  Forty-three Manitoba Liquor Marts have had controlled entrances installed.

  Crime

  Jan 19, 2021
  
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• Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries reporting success with new secure entrances

  Controlled entrances at select Manitoba liquor mart locations in response to brazen, sometimes violent, thefts are paying off, according to Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries.

  Consumer

  May 28, 2020
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• Manitoba commits to retail store theft summit after string of Liquor Mart incidents

  The MGEU is getting their wish of a summit focusing on retail thefts, including the brazen robberies happening at Manitoba liquor stores.

  Nov 29, 2019
• Premier Brian Pallister calls for Manitoba to stop ‘phony excuses’ for liquor thieves’ behaviour

  An increase in violent crime, particularly at Manitoba Liquor Marts, has local leaders scrambling for answers, but premier Brian Pallister says he's sick of excuses.

  Crime

  Nov 22, 2019
• Winnipeg Liquor Mart to close after brutal assault of employees; ‘secure’ entrance to be built

  The president of Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries says a Liquor Mart location will be closed until further notice after a theft that saw several employees assaulted and one sent to hospital.

  Crime

  Nov 20, 2019
• Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries says there’s no ‘magic bullet’ to stop liquor thefts

  Numbers from Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries show incidents of theft rose more than 300 per cent in 2018 from 2017, jumping from 658 thefts in Liquor Marts to more than 2,600 in 2018.

  Crime

  Oct 28, 2019
• Winnipeg man stops Liquor Mart theft, says he’d ‘think twice’ about doing it again

  A rash of thefts at Winnipeg liquor stores – as well as other retailers, like grocery and clothing stores – has people increasingly frustrated by what they see as a lack of consequences for the thieves.

  Crime

  Oct 23, 2019
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• 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
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• Toronto man facing multiple charges in alleged liquor store thefts valued at $38K

  He's now been charged with 56 counts of theft under $5,000, as well as failing to comply with probation and failing to comply with a recognizance.

  Crime

  Apr 25, 2019