Iqaluit RCMP arrest suspect in robberies of pharmacy, bank
Police say 33-year-old man arrested shortly after incidents happened
Iqaluit RCMP arrested a 33-year-old man Monday in relation to a series of robberies that occurred in Iqaluit earlier this week. (File photo)
RCMP have arrested a 33-year-old man in relation to a pair of robberies that took place in Iqaluit earlier this week.
Police received reports of two robberies Monday: one at Valupharm, located at the entrance to Iqaluit’s plateau neighbourhood, and another at CIBC on Sivumugiaq Street, according to a news release from RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Pauline Melanson.
She said officers arrested a suspect shortly after the robberies happened and charged him with two counts of robbery, two counts of disguised with the intent to commit a crime, and one count of possession of stolen property.
His court date is scheduled for Jan. 24.
This happened on Monday, why did it take so long to report on it?
And if they had jumped the gun and provided incorrect information you would be just as angry.
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
Angry? Who is angry? Simple question, it happened on Monday why did it take so long to get reported? As for getting it right, getting what right, robbery at two locations, suspect in custody, this was common knowledge by 8:00pm on Monday. This “story” is basically a copy paste from the RCMP news release. Nunatsiaq should hire SGT Melanson and post their media releases, cut out the middle person.
They should hire you!
I’m sure your omnipotence would be invaluable.
The inside of the men’s washroom looks like the Star Ship Enterprise used its Transporter to beam up the partition around the toilet. It’s just gone. Toilet still there. Urinal still there, Sink still there. Toilet paper holders still there. Partition just gone. Toilet paper also gone.
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But it probably wasn’t the Enterprise, because the door-frame to the washroom looks like someone took a big, strong pry-bar to it. The door seems fine, but the door-frame is all bent out of shape.
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Curious.
Maybe Godzilla opened the door and went inside to use the toilet.
And maybe the Transporter was not functioning properly. Perhaps it beamed up both Godzilla and the partition, along with the toilet paper.
Or maybe someone has another explanation.
Let me guess what he gets for these robberies, how about a slap on the hand and a poke in the eye and told not to do it again. That maybe too much punishment, how about a big hug and told not to do it again, ffs
Boy aren’t we sarcastic today. He will get his due. businesses maintain high costs daily on all products for periodic eventualities like this robbery, so there are two robberies; net prices and robbery. Lol, but merchandises in a way are legal robberies in extra high cost?
Yes but what due will he really get, the prices of everything goes up for everyone because of him. He probably traumatized people as well. He will go spend time in a warm dry place with 3 meals a day as punishment, big deal.
duh duh, ever notice retail staff pointing a pistol like contraption at bar codes of the merchandises? that little thing just up the bar code and zoom 2%….. added to the original retail cost; happens almost like clockwork. Blame it on inflation and shoplifting but mostly it’s greed 99% of the time….a quarter cannot pass without additional of 1.5 to 2% to a product at retail stores. it’s like taking a candy from a baby. The biggest factor to raising prices is the management year-end bonus…
For all the aggressive lynching type posts dropped on NN stories, leaves me wondering how big the divide is between those who look forward to an individual being detained as a chance at rehabilitation versus those who see it as a punishment only?
For those crying for punishment, chances are if the locked up individual is not given help to deal with whatever got them in trouble, they will almost certainly reoffend. However, those given services to deal with their situation, chances are less they will reoffend.
You assume this is the right guy? Don’t overstep yourself!!! They only arrested a guy. They haven’t found him guilty. Let’s make sure we’ve got the right guy before we start talking about sentences!!!
Oh I’m sure they have him on cameras at both locations, so he is guilty.
“So he’s guilty”…is this going on in Iran? Executing protestors?
Send him to the nearest healing facility and throw away his parka
The court date hasn’t even happened but you’ve already judged the judge.
Making generalizations and stereotyping doesn’t look good on you.
Well the cameras don’t lie, if its him on camera robbing, then its him.
This is very true, people are in such a rush to judge, even though they don’t really understand anything about the justice system…
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But if judging people without looking at facts or understanding the principles of the law weren’t allowed in the NN comments section, people would have nothing to post! A good example of that is found in that contempt of court article where a bunch of people who didn’t sit through the case and don’t understand the charges think it was wrong to have a trial against the prosecutor and the RCMP officer.
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So if we already have people who don’t know a thing complaining after a judge finds differently than what they want, what’s the difference in having people get upset at a hypothetical judge even before anything goes to trial lol! Maybe this will save some time, though most likely it just means people who usually complain after a trial get to complain before the trial goes ahead too!
Let’s blame it on Colonialism like everything else
I sit in the court enough to know how Judge Bychok operates. I read and followed the case. I know the rcmp and crown involved. It was a power trip by the judge. Almost every case and decision he puts out, including trying to basically say the Charter doesn’t apply in Nunavut cause of northern logistics, makes me question the selection process of Nunavut’s judiciary.
But, do you know the LAW?? Do you have a law degree??