RCMP Arviat investigate arson

October 4, 2021
Arviat, Nunavut

News release

Arviat, NU – October 1, 2021

On October 1, 2021, Arviat RCMP responded to a fire at a residence where the Arviat Fire Department was already on scene extinguishing the fire. After an investigation, Melvin Irksuk, age 23, was arrested and charged with two Criminal Code offences:

- S. 433, arson: disregard for human life; and
- S. 264.1(1), uttering threats.

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Contact information

For more information, contact:
RCMP "V" Division Media
Iqaluit, Nunavut
Media Cell: (867) 222-3977
Email: VDIV_MEDIA@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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