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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 6, 2025, a concerned mother contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported her son for allegedly assaulting his wife and causing a disturbance.
The suspect was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Assault in the Third Degree (DV), a class A...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Search and Rescue has officially suspended the search for a 15-year-old boy who went missing while swimming at Lealā Sliding Rock on Tuesday, last week.
Utumoe Alefosio, the director of the Department, confirmed with local media that the search...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Maiava Sinasina Saveasiūleo William Joseph Langkilde peacefully departed this world on August 8, 2025, in American Samoa. His passing was sudden.
Although he was known as Maiava or Sinasina to many, to his loved ones and friends he was simply “JOE”.
Joe was born on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 5, 2025, a victim of a domestic dispute called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) seeking assistance regarding her husband who allegedly assaulted her, her daughter and her daughter-in-law.
The suspect was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1 & 2: Assault...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 7, 2025, a man called the Leone Police Substation (LPS) to report his sister-in-law who allegedly assaulted him and his wife at church.
The suspect was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Assault in the Third Degree (DV), a class A misdemeanor punishable by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 1, 2025, Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call transferred from the headquarters in Fagatogo regarding a distressed grandmother seeking assistance regarding her grandson who was allegedly causing a disturbance at their home.
The suspect fled the scene...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 1, 2025, a victim of a domestic dispute called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported that her boyfriend had allegedly assaulted her in her home.
The suspect was later apprehended and charged with:
Count 1: Assault in the Third Degree (DV), a class A...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This week Governor Pulaali’i Nikolao Pula met with LTC Hope Hashimoto and SSG Joshua T. Fale to discuss an exciting partnership between the American Samoa Department of Health and the 1984th U.S. Army Hospital-Pacific.
Through the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT)...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A collection drive for scrap metal and bulky waste will begin this Friday, according to the Deputy Director of the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA), who announced the drive during a recent Department of Health (DOH) press conference.
Discarded scrap...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 30, 2025, police officers responded to an alleged public peace disturbance (PPD) at the LBJ Medical Center regarding two employees who got into an altercation.
The suspect was later arrested and charged with: Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B...