House arrest for luckless thief

Aaron Akulukjuk, 20, received a 12-month conditional sentence this week after pleading guilty to break-and-enter.

Akulukjuk was rifling through a living room in Iqaluit when an occupant returned home. The occupant chased Akulukjuk out of the house. The police found the would-be thief hiding under a house.

Akulukjuk was on probation from 14 prior break-and-enter charges in Iqaluit.

“He’s not a sophisticated criminal. He gets caught whenever he does something,” said defence lawyer Andy Mahar.

Three months of his sentence will be served under house arrest.