A 45-year-old man has been arrested and charged in relation to 249 cannabis plants uprooted and seized during a search warrant executed by police at a bush allotment in Lokupo on 'Eua island on April 10.
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Tuesday 18 April 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Tuesday 18 April 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Forty-seven people were arrested for drunk driving and drinking alcohol in public places mainly in central Nuku'alofa, during the Easter weekend from April 14-17.
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Monday 17 April 2017
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California, USA
A senior US police officer in California, Capt. Joe Duffy of the Douglas County Sherriff’s Department, has expressed his concern with the presence of deported criminals and gang members in Tonga.
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Tuesday 11 April 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police are investigating a male police officer whose vehicle allegedly crashed into a fence and power pole early Monday morning, 10 April on Hihifo Road.
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Friday 7 April 2017
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Memphis, Tennessee
Details of a homicide investigation concerning the death of Uti Makasini (23) reportedly Tongan, from Redwood, California, have been released by Police from the US city of Memphis in Tennessee.
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Wednesday 5 April 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two men have been arrested and charged with theft, after snatching a purse from a Chinese shop owner in Nuku’alofa on 1 April.
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Monday 3 April 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 24-year-old man was reported to have committed suicide in Folaha on Saturday, April 1, said Tonga Police today.
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Friday 31 March 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 14-year-old boy was reported to have committed suicide on Saturday, March 25, Tonga Police reported.
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Tuesday 28 March 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two men have been arrested and charged after being found in possession of cannabis, ammunition and firearm in two separate homes in Nukunuku on, Friday 24 March.
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Friday 24 March 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 45-year-old woman who was arrested following a complaint that she had at numerous times assaulted her 68-year-old mother at a home in Ma’ufanga has been charged with assault.
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Thursday 23 March 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A nine-year-old boy remains in Vaiola Hospital with a fractured leg and bruises after being hit by a three-tonnes quarry truck on Taufa'ahau Road at Hoi on Monday, March 20.
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Thursday 23 March 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 17-year-old under-age driver has been charged after his vehicle crashed into the Tanoa International Dateline Hotel fence on the waterfront on Saturday March 18.
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Tuesday 21 March 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Ministry of Health driver (54) has been arrested and charged in relation to the death of a 60-year-old male pedestrian whom he allegedly hit at Ha’ateiho on Monday, March 20.
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Tuesday 21 March 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 23-year-old man died on Monday afternoon, March 20 at Havelu when he was electrocuted while getting breadfruit using an iron rod, which swung and hit a power line.
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Tuesday 21 March 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 45-year-old woman was arrested following a complaint on the radio that she had been assaulting her 68-year-old mother at a home in Ma’ufanga.
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Monday 20 March 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Australian Government has committed AUD$750,000 to support the continuation of a Tonga Police Development Program (TPDP) for 2017-18.
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Friday 17 March 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Customs seized more than $230,000 pa'anga worth of gold jewellery along with cash, a firearm and ammunition on Saturday, March 11 during an operation led by Tonga Customs at a business and home in Nuku'alofa.
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Wednesday 15 March 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four people have been arrested and charged after being found in possession of packets of cannabis in separate areas in Tongatapu from March 8-11.
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Monday 13 March 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two men have and been arrested and charged in relation to forgery over Tongan passport applications.
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Monday 13 March 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An inquest has confirmed that a fisherman from Patangata, Sioeli Tu'akalau (72) died from drowning on March 7.
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