Alberta liquor store will scan IDs to unlock doors in attempt to reduce thefts

ID-scanning technology widely used in nightclubs is coming to at least one Edmonton liquor stores in a pilot program aimed at curbing an "epidemic" of thefts, police announced Monday. In 2019, police in the city responded to more than 9,500 thefts from liquor stores, or an average of 26 per day. That was triple the 3,273 liquor store thefts seen in 2018. Alcanna Inc., which owns Liquor Depot, Ace Liquor and Wine and Beyond, calls the sharp spike in thefts concerning. “These robberies are i