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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 13, 2024, the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call from a concerned neighbor alleged that his neighbor was causing a disturbance by yelling profanities.
The suspect was arrested and charged with Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance, a class B...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 12, 2024, a public high school teacher contacted the Fagatogo Central Police Station (CPS) to report an unknown man allegedly assaulting a woman across from the Samoana High School gymnasium.
The man was arrested and charged with the following:
Count 1:...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In February, a young man was reported for allegedly causing a peace disturbance and threatening to kill his stepfather.
Sone Wilson, the 21-year-old suspect, was apprehended and charged with the following:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance — a class C misdemeanor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 11, 2024 a woman contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report that she was allegedly assaulted by her husband.
The husband was arrested and later charged with the following charges:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV) — a class B misdemeanor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In the High Court on Tuesday last week, a six-member jury unanimously found Tagatanu'u Aki a.k.a. Nu'u guilty beyond a reasonable doubt on five counts, which includes two counts of Rape of a young girl under the age of 16 on two separate occasions in the family home, one...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 3, 2024, an inmate who broke out of prison robbed a store and held the victim hostage with a crowbar.
The inmate was captured and charged with the following:
Count 1: Robbery in the First Degree — a class A felony punishable by a term of life imprisonment, or...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 3, 2024, a man contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report a male individual threatening him at his workplace.
The suspect, Jerry Malaga, was apprehended and charged with the following:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance — class B misdemeanor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 67-year-old man pulled over for a traffic violation was later found to be driving with a suspended driving license.
Kalaniua Fia, a.k.a. John Fia was arrested and later charged with Count 1: Felony Driving — a class D felony punishable by imprisonment of at least 90...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 1, 2024, the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call regarding a hit and run accident in Mesepa, involving a vehicle and a motorcycle.
The suspect — Pati Lafaele, the alleged driver of the vehicle — was arrested and charged with the following:
Count 1:...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 29, 2024, Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received several calls from concerned neighbors regarding a peace disturbance near their apartment complex in Ottoville. A woman was apprehended when police officers discovered an intoxicated minor vomiting in her house...