3 people charged in Winnipeg Liquor Mart thefts worth $29K

Two men and a teenagegirl have been chargedin connection with 55 Liquor Mart thefts after police pulled over a stolen car in Winnipeg.

Police spotted the car just before 2 a.m. Mondaynear Notre Dame Avenue and St. James Street and a computer checkindicated it had been stolen.

They followed the car to the 300 block of Blake Street, in the Weston neighbourhood,where the people inside abandoned it and ran.

A K-9 unit and the tactical support team helped track down the five people in the vehicle. Furtherinvestigation revealed three of those arrested were suspects in Liquor Mart thefts around Winnipeg.

A 21-year-old man is charged with possession of goods obtained by crime and seventhefts from Liquor Mart storeswhere $3,900 in merchandise was stolen.

A 19-year-old man ischarged with possession of goods obtained by crime, mischief, and 10thefts from Liquor Mart outlets where $6,400 in merchandise was taken.

A 16-year-old girlischarged with possession of goods obtained by crime, failure to comply with court orders and38thefts from Liquor Mart stores where $18,500 in merchandise was stolen.

Two other women, aged 19 and 21,were each charged with possession of goods obtained by crime andreleased on promises to appear in court.