Woman used fake ID in eight Liquor Mart thefts, police say
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A woman has been charged with more than two dozen offences for thefts at Liquor Marts around the city starting in mid-September.
More than $2,300 worth of items were stolen, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release Monday, adding a stolen driver’s licence was used to enter the stores.
The WPS property crime unit took over the investigation on Oct. 6.
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Police say a woman charged in thefts from Liquor Marts across Winnipeg stole as many as 15 bottles at a time.
The first incident happened at the Rivergrove Liquor Mart at 2615 Main St. on Sept. 15, when a woman stole a bottle of liquor.
The next day, a woman stole eight bottles of liquor from the 1662 Main St. location. Later the same day, she stole eight more bottles from the Garden City Square store at 915 Leila Ave.
On Sept. 18, a woman stole eight more bottles from the Osborne Village location at 469 River Ave. The next day, someone stole seven bottles from the Fort Garry store at 1235 Pembina Hwy.
On Sept. 29, a woman stole nine bottles from the Dominion location at 21 Marion St.
On Oct. 1, a woman stole 15 bottles from the 1662 Main location and then 11 more from the Leila location. The last incident had the highest value of the thefts, with the items valued at $455.
Police obtained a warrant for the arrest of a 33-year-old woman. Another warrant had already been issued for her.
She turned herself in to WPS headquarters Friday. She is charged with eight counts each of theft under $5,000, identity fraud and identity theft, and a single count of possession of an identity document. She has also been charged with three counts of theft off the first warrant. She was detained in custody.
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