The arrest of a 25-year-old woman on Monday night ended a crime spree that saw 19 liquor marts and three clothing stores in Winnipeg robbed. Police allege the woman went into a number of liquor marts between June 15 and Aug. 27, took several bottles and walked out without making any attempt to pay. Police say the same woman, along with another woman, went into a retail store in the the 600 block of Empress Street on Aug. 4 and stole $360 in merchandise. Then on Sept. 10, the same woman took $95 worth of merchandise from a retail store in the 1200 block of St. Mary's Road. The woman was caught Monday evening after going back to the same store on St. Mary's Road and trying to steal $200 worth of merchandise.

Source: CBC News September 18, 2018 16:41 UTC