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Two men arrested in connection with series of Iqaluit break and enters

Post office, arena and high school among locations targetted
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Junior Kakee and Akavak Mangitak have been charged in relation to seven break and enters in Iqaluit. Black Press file photo

Two men have been charged in relation to break and enters in Iqaluit.

Junior Kakkee, 27, has been charged in connection to break-ins that occurred at Inuksuk High School on Oct. 31, the Frobisher Inn central storage on Nov. 6, and the Arctic Winter Games Arena on Nov. 12. He faces three counts of break and enter, three counts of failing to comply with a release order, two counts of possession of a break and enter instrument, theft over $5,000, mischief over $5,000, and use of a mask to disguise his identity while committing an indictable offence.

Kakkee was taken into custody, and was scheduled to make a court appearance in Iqaluit on Dec. 10.

Akavak Mangitak, 39, was charged in connections to break-ins that occurred at the Iqaluit post office on three different occasions, as well as Canadian North Cargo on Dec. 1. He is charged with four counts of break and enter, two counts of failing to comply with a probation order and theft of mail.

Mangitak was remanded into custody and his next court appearance is set for Jan. 7, 2025, in Iqaluit.



Kira Wronska Dorward

About the Author: Kira Wronska Dorward

I attended Trinity College as an undergraduate at the University of Toronto, graduating in 2012 as a Specialist in History. In 2014 I successfully attained a Master of Arts in Modern History from UofT..
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