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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 26, 2024, a couple contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report a male individual who allegedly tried to steal their vehicle.
The defendant was detained by the husband and was later arrested by police and charged with:
Count 1: Burglary in the First...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 9, 2024, Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call regarding a male individual who was allegedly blocking the road with piles of rocks and causing a peace disturbance.
The defendant was later apprehended and charged with Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 26, 2024, Tafuna Police Station (TPS) received a domestic violence call from a victim stating she was assaulted by her husband.
The defendant was later apprehended and charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class C misdemeanor punishable by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There’s some good news for American Samoa’s community, the territory’s inflation rates have plummeted since the high in 2022 during the COVID pandemic. However, the Consumer Price Index for the 3rd Quarter of 2024 (July-Sept.) increased by 0.1% — a slight increase from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 19, 2024, a male individual contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report that his girlfriend allegedly assaulted him.
She was arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Assault in the Third Degree (DV), a class A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A total of 15 State Energy Offices (SEOs) and the American Samoa Territorial Energy Office (TEO) have been selected to enter negotiations for $27.98 million from the Energy Auditor Training (EAT) grant funds. The selectees have been unveiled by the U.S. Department of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Selected from a worldwide pool of applicants to join a cohort of 13 from across Oceania and North America, Samoana High School Earth & Space and Physical science teacher Lottie Haleck set sail this week as a Science Communication Fellow in a deep ocean exploration...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) received word of funding on Tuesday from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service for Last Stand: Preserving NAUMATI Lowland Rainforest, Tafuna Plain, Tutuila Island, American Samoa. Under...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S territories – American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) – have faced an array of longstanding fiscal and health challenges that were exacerbated by somewhat recent natural...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 19, 2024, a mother walked into Tafuna Police Substation to report an alleged sexual assault of her daughter by the stepfather. The alleged victim is 14 years old.
The defendant was arrested and charged with the following:
Count 1 & 3: Sodomy (DV), a class B...