The Tonga Police are hunting four to five male suspects who broke into a home in Sopu early this morning and tied up the occupant, a woman in her 40's who was home alone. One of the men is alleged to have raped the woman during the robbery.
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Tuesday 10 June 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 33-year-old woman has been charged with stabbing two sisters in the early morning of Saturday, May 10 in central Nuku’alofa.
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Tuesday 27 May 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Senior Police Constable ‘Amanaki Kisina (40) died in Neiafu, Vava’u from fish poisoning in the early morning of Saturday, May 24.
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Friday 23 May 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A fugitive from justice in California, United States, who was wanted by the FBI, was arrested in Tonga earlier this month and will appear in court here on Tuesday to appeal a removal order.
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Tuesday 20 May 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Paea Winston Helu (32) the man charged with the murder of a 19-year-old youth in Nuku’alofa on Sunday, May 11 remains in custody after appearing at the Nuku’alofa Magistrate’s Court today, May 20.
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Tuesday 13 May 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 32-year-old man, who turned himself in to the Tonga Police, has been charged with the murder of a 19-year-old man from Ha‘afeva, who was found lying injured in front of the Government Primary School at Hala-‘o-Vave on Sunday morning.
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Thursday 8 May 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 26-year-old man who was a suspect in a stabbing investigation in Nuku'alofa, has committed suicide, Tonga Police reported today. A woman who was stabbed is recovering in Vaiola Hospital.
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Tuesday 29 April 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four former Westpac bank employees have been sentenced to jail for embezzlement and false accounting, by Mr Justice Cato in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court.
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Monday 14 April 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 38-year-old security guard has been charged with the murder of a 27-year-old man from Malapo, in the Nuku’alofa CBD at the weekend.
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Monday 14 April 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 38-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the death of a young man at the Digicel Square in central Nuku’alofa early Saturday morning, April 12.
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Tuesday 1 April 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A police investigation continues into the suspected homicide of a shopkeeper at Halaleva. The body of Dao Zin He (31) has been released to his family who were arranging for his return to China.
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Wednesday 26 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Twelve-men, identified as Liahona High School ex-students and students have been charged in connection with a school fight in Nuku’alofa on March 6.
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Wednesday 26 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The owner of a Chinese food Restaurant in Nuku'alofa was arrested and charged with the processing of sea-cucumbers without a license.
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Thursday 20 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 42-year-old man from Halaleva has been charged with making counterfeit currency after police seized $10 pa‘anga counterfeit notes amounting to $150 on March 19.
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Thursday 13 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Five men, identified as Liahona ex-students, have been arrested and charged in connection with a school fight in Nuku‘alofa on March 6. Another eight suspects were to be arrested today, according to Tonga Police.
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Wednesday 12 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police are still seeking two Tongan men in relation to the homicide death of a Chinese shopkeeper on Friday, February 21. No arrests have been made.
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Tuesday 11 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Mu’a Community Police Station constructed at a cost of $976,353 pa'anga was opened by Prince Tungi on March 10 at Tatakamotonga.
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Tuesday 11 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 44-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the rape of a 17-year-old girl at Hofoa on February 8. The accused was remanded in custody as a police investigation continues.
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Tuesday 11 March 2014
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A 45-year-old man from Navutoka died from decompression on March 5, while hookah diving at Kelefesia Island in Tongatapu. Another man has been charged with manslaughter by negligence in the diving fatality.
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Friday 7 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Amid growing concern over the escalating schools violence in Nuku‘alofa, Tonga Police beefed up their patrols around the seafront bus station and CBD today following yesterday's street fight and the arrest of two men.
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