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Liquor store robberies on the rise in Edmonton

Sep 25, 2019 | 7:56 AM

The Alberta Liquor Store Association says there has been a big spike in booze thefts.

The association says there have been 5,000 liquor store robberies in Edmonton so far this year.

That is a 300 per cent increase over 2018.

The association says it has been told by police that gangs are behind the robberies.