Three people have been arrested and charged in relation to the cultivation of 106 cannabis plants seized at two different plantations in 'Eua on Monday, September 18.
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Tuesday 19 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Friday 15 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 26-year-old man was arrested for possession of 17 cannabis seeds and a few homebrew beer bottles at a home in Kolonga, on September 13.
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Friday 15 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 33-year-old man was arrested on September 14, the latest in four arrests made in relation to the theft of tools that belonged to an Australian team of heart surgeons on August 30.
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Thursday 14 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A male suspect was arrested by police for allegedly beating up and robbing a 32-year-old man of Asian origin on September 5, at Pea. Police are seeking a second man who was involved.
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Thursday 14 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police are looking for seven cows that were stolen from a plantation at Nualei in Tongatapu on 25 August.
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Thursday 14 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 52-year-old man is remanded in police custody for grievous bodily harm after he allegedly hit his wife on the foot with an iron bar on Saturday, September 9.
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Monday 11 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police today confirmed they are treating the death of Kevini Maka (22) whose body was recovered from a waterway next to Popua Park as a homicide.
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Friday 8 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police are waiting for a post mortem report on the death of Kevini Maka (22) to determine whether there are any suspicious circumstances. The decease's body was recovered from a waterway next to Popua Park in Tongatapu on Tuesday, September 5.
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Thursday 7 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 29-year-old man was reported to have committed suicide on Monday, September 4.
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Thursday 7 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Kevini Maka (22) has been identified as the man whose body was found dead in a waterway next to Popua Park on Tuesday, September 5.
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Wednesday 6 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police have located missing woman, Hivakakala Lango’ia (20) boarding the MV ‘Otuanga’ofa ferry at Queen Salote wharf at around midnight last night, September 5. Her messages that she was held captive in 'Eua were found to be false.
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Tuesday 5 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A body of a man was found dead in a waterway next to Popua Park this afternoon, 5 September. Police are investigating the cause of death and his identity.
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Tuesday 5 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police are looking for Hivakakala Lango’ia (20) who has gone missing in ‘Eua. She last contacted her father in Tongatapu on Sunday, September 3, messaging that she was being held captive by a man.
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Tuesday 5 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A man remains in custody after being arrested for stabbing his girlfriend on the leg with scissors on 25 August at Tokomololo.
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Tuesday 5 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police are looking for two men who forcefully snatched a 60-year-old woman’s handbag on a road in Kolofo’ou on 31 August. The woman suffered bruising when she fell during a struggle with the men.
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Friday 1 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three suspects have been arrested and charged for allegedly entering a room at the Tanoa Hotel early on August 30 and stealing a laptop and four flash drives, belonging to a team of Australian heart surgeons.
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Tuesday 29 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Police have yet to receive a medical report to confirm the death of a 13-month-old baby girl, who is alleged to have drowned after being found in a bucket of water in Ma’ufanga on Monday, August 21.
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Monday 28 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 33-year-old male patient at the psychiatric ward at Vaiola Hospital has been charged with murder in relation to the death of another male patient on Friday, August 25.
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Monday 28 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 45-year-old man was arrested on Friday night, August 25, after police seized 178 cannabis plants, which he allegedly cultivated at his plantation in Fua'amotu.
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Thursday 24 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Leadership training for 92 Tongan Police officers and staff has focused on accountability, authority and responsibility. Tonga's Police Commissioner Stephen Caldwell said yesterday he expected to see a shift in police attitude when exercising their power.
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