Police are asking the public for help finding a man wanted for stealing more than $58,000 in liquor from LCBO stores throughout Toronto.

According to a Saturday news release, the man has been stealing from various stores since June 5, 2018. He enters the stores, puts liquor bottles into his bag and leaves without paying, police said in the release.

He was last seen on June 18 near Burnhamthorpe and Saturn Rds.

The LCBO has been ramping up its theft protection efforts, including hiring uniformed police officers to patrol stores, as thefts like these have increased more than threefold over the past five years.

According to statistics compiled by the Star through a freedom of information request to Toronto police, there were more than 9,000 shoplifting incidents at LCBO locations reported to Toronto police from Jan. 1, 2014, to June 26, 2018 — the most for any one retail chain during that time period.

As of January, LCBO thefts made up nearly half of all shoplifting from Toronto’s most-hit retailers.

The thefts are often are carried out in broad daylight, with suspects walking out with thousands of dollars worth of liquor at a time while staff and customers watch.

Chase Kincaid, 32, of no fixed address, is wanted for theft over $5,000, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5100 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.