$63,000 worth of liquor stolen from LCBO stores in Mississauga; arrest made

A man accused of stealing liquor worth $63,000 from stores across Mississauga has been arrested.

Police say the crimes took place over a lengthy period and also included LCBO stores in surrounding jurisdictions.

Yesterday (Nov. 17), Peel Police, with the assistance of the LCBO Resource Protection Team, arrested Abdul Aziz Adel, a 38-year-old man of no fixed address.

Charges against him include theft over $5,000, two counts of assault with intent to resist arrest, obstructing police, and two counts of failing to comply with a release order.

He was held for a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton.

Adel was also wanted on four outstanding warrants and was currently on multiple forms of release for similar theft and robbery-related offences.

Anyone with information on this investigation is asked to contact the 11 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau at 905-453-2121, extension 1133.  Information may also be left anonymously by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visiting peelcrimestoppers.ca.