Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson has ordered all weapons issued to all qualified officers to be turned in to his office. This, he says, is not part of an internal police investigation that is currently underway regarding the incident involving a police officer,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Seventy-two cadets from the 28th Police Academy took the oath of office to become new police officers for the Department of Public Safety during a packed graduation ceremony at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium.
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga, his cabinet members, ASG officials...
Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson has responded to Tualauta Rep. Larry S. Sanitoa’s request — on behalf of several residents of Fogagogo — for police assistance in patrolling the Fogagogo road more frequently.
“Several residents have reported that many vehicles including buses are constantly...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaking at Monday’s cabinet meeting, Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson confirmed the dates of this year’s annual holiday enforcement, which kicks off today Dec. 20th and runs through Jan. 2, 2020.
And if a cabinet member is arrested during enforcement and taken to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At a hearing last Friday, the Senate Public Safety Committee questioned two government officials on a pair of Senate bills — one which seeks to increase the law enforcement fees collected by the court, and one to amend current driver’s license fees.
The committee,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sen. Fonoti Tafa’ifa Aufata voiced her sadness — and concerns — yesterday over what she said she saw yesterday morning on her way to the Senate chamber.
Fonoti said she noticed five police motorcycles, parked in front of a restaurant in Nu’uuli while morning traffic was...
![Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson and Deputy Treasurer Tina Vaa appeared before the House Budget and Appropriations Committee yesterday to testify on a bill to buy new motorcycles for DPS. [photo: AF]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Lei%20N%20Tina_0006.jpg?itok=kCimNd3t "Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson and Deputy Treasurer Tina Vaa appeared before the House Budget and Appropriations Committee yesterday to testify on a bill to buy new motorcycles for DPS. [photo: AF]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House Budget and Appropriations Committee is awaiting financial reports from the ASG Treasury Department before they make a decision on two House bills that were discussed during a hearing yesterday morning.
One House bill appropriates $198,621 to fund the local...