Whitehorse thieves target liquor warehouse, fish ladder

The Yukon Liquor Corporation's main warehouse in Whitehorse was one of latest targets in a series of break and enters and theftsin the city over the weekend.

The RCMP say multiple units responded at 3 a.m. Mondaywhen an alarm went off at the liquor warehouse on Quartz Road.

Three youths were arrested nearby with liquor in their possession. Charges against the youthsrange from break and enter to a business, possession of stolen propertyand failing to comply with a probation order.

On Saturday morning, a break-in at the Whitehorse Fish Ladder building off NisutlinRoadwas reported to police. The building is owned by Yukon Energy. SpokespersonJanet Pattersonsays a small amount of cash was taken.

The police say there was also some damage done to the building.

Clothing stolen frommall

Front Street Clothingin the Horwood's Mallwas also the target of thieves on Sunday. Thieves reached through a security gate and managed to pull several items from the rack through the gate's grill. Candace Gribben found the empty hangers lying on the floor when she arrived at work Mondaymorning.

"I thought it was weird because one of our clothing racks was shimmied all the way over to the gate, our hangers were all on the ground, and our sweaters were stolen, coats, all of our shirts for our men's clothing."

Gribben says the value of the stolen merchandise is in the thousands of dollars. She says the building manager has promised to install more security cameras.