RCMP investigating series of Iqaluit break-ins
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Two men have been charged following a string of break-ins in Iqaluit this month. (FIle photo)
Nunavut RCMP are seeking the public’s help after several Iqaluit businesses were broken into over the past three weeks.
The incidents occurred between mid-December and Jan. 8, RCMP said in a series of news releases Friday.
“At this moment, I have no information to say that the [break and enters] are connected,” Nunavut RCMP spokesperson Sgt. George Henrie said in an email Friday.
On Dec. 16, two people broke into the Royal Canadian Legion at around 6:25 a.m. Approximately $13,000 in cash was taken, the release said. Police released images of the two suspects.
On Dec. 28, RCMP received a report of a break and enter at the Hunters Market on Ben Ell Drive. The building was entered around 3:25 a.m. and a large number of cigarettes were stolen along with about $350.
In the release, RCMP said they believe one suspect was involved and released images from the robbery.
Then. on Jan. 3 at about 2 a.m., police say a suspect broke into J&N Moving on Sivumugiaq Street. RCMP did not indicate whether anything was stolen or damaged but released a photo showing the masked suspect.
On Tuesday, RCMP received a report that a break and enter had occurred the previous day at about 6:25 p.m. at the hunters and trappers organization building on Sinaa Street.
One person entered the compound, but RCMP did not report anything stolen or damaged. Again, photos of the suspect were released.
RCMP say that on Thursday, they received a report of a break-in at Arctic Ventures on Queen Elizabeth Way. A bystander witnessed two suspects leaving the building by a side door carrying a TV and a computer monitor. Police didn’t release an approximate value of the missing property.
RCMP claim thieves stole approximately $13,000 from the Iqaluit's Royal Canadian Legion on Dec. 16. They are asking for the public's assistance in identifying one of the two suspects seen here. Photo courtesy Nunavut RCMP)
It’s great to see the crackdown on crime. Bcc needs more “clients” so we can clean up our town.
RCMP need to release the security video a of these incidents, someone in iqaluit can easy recognize there body language and the way they walks or there body move.
Someone knows something or has a clue, or two. Please speak up.
Never seeking help when it comes to resident housing. Or the 100 bikes stolen in the summer or all the vehicles vandalized, why should i care about there precious bussinesses