Police seeking to identify four suspects after theft at LCBO in Burlington

Published May 17, 2021 at 10:03 am

Halton police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify four suspects after a theft occurred at an LCBO in Burlington.

Police say on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at 1:40 p.m., four unknown male suspects attended the LCBO store located at 3365 Fairview Street.

According to police, the suspects took a shopping cart upon entering the store and then attended the Scotch aisle. They selected five bottles of The Glenlivet 12 YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky with a total value of $473.00, police say.

All the suspects then attended the beer fridge, according to police.

Police say suspect #1 and Suspect #3 proceeded to hide the five bottles in their backpacks. According to police, it appears that Suspect # 4 kept a watch, but the concealment process was interrupted by an employee.

All the suspects then proceeded to the front of the store and exited without making any efforts to pay for the five bottles, police say.

According to police, the following are descriptions of the four suspects.

Suspect #1 is described as male, East Indian, in his 20’s, approximately 5’8 and 150lbs. He has black hair, was wearing a blue coat, black jeans, grey shoes, a medical mask and a black-coloured backpack.

Suspect #2 is described as male, East Indian, in his 20’s with black hair and is approximately 5’8 and 145lbs. He was wearing an orange-coloured vest with a white untucked dress shirt underneath, brown-coloured dress pants and a medical mask.

Suspect #3 is described as male, East Indian, in his 20’s with black hair, is approximately 5’4 and 145lbs. He was wearing a blue jacket, blue jeans, white running shoes, a medical mask and had a black-coloured backpack.

Suspect #4 is described as male, East Indian, in his 20’s with black hair, is approximately 5’8 and 180lbs. He was wearing a puffy red vest, a black sweater underneath, black jeans and a medical mask with a Canadian flag on it.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the HRPS or Crime Stoppers.

Photo: HRPS

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