Toronto police say they have arrested a suspect in a series of liquor store thefts involving almost $40,000 in stolen goods.

On Monday just before 2:30 p.m., police responded to a call for theft at the LCBO location near The Queensway and High St. in Etobicoke.

The man entered the store, took an item and left without paying, police alleged in a news release Thursday.

Police allege that the suspect was involved in a series of past thefts worth about $38,300 in stolen products.

Toronto police Const. Caroline de Kloet told the Star that five of the alleged thefts were from the Queensway location where the suspect was arrested.

She couldn’t provide the locations of the other incidents, but confirmed that 49 happened between December 2018 and April 2019. The other seven happened between February and September 2018.

Janusz Domagala, 56, of Toronto, is charged with 56 counts of theft under $5,000, fail to comply with probation and fail to comply with recognizance.

He is scheduled to appear at College Park court on April 30.

Earlier this year, a security blitz was reportedly underway to tame an epidemic of broad-daylight theft from the Ontario-owned liquor retailer following a Star feature in December.

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