Tonga Police allege that alcohol was involved in the road accident where two people died in the early morning of 21 September on Taufa’ahau Road at Nualei. The deceased were the driver, a 28-year-old man from Veitongo, and a passenger a 19-year-old woman from Pātangata. Three people remain in hospital with serious injuries.
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Friday 23 September 2022
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Nuku'alofa,
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Wednesday 21 September 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two people have died from a fatal road crash this morning, 21 September, on Taufa'ahau Road at Nualei. Three other passengers, who sustained serious injuries, remain in the Intensive Care at Vaiola Hospital.
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Tuesday 20 September 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 26-year-old man was found dead at a residence in Puke on Saturday, 17 September. It is reported to be a suicide but an inquest this week will determine the cause of death.
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Saturday 17 September 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Children at Nakelo Montessori Kindergarten learned about policing in a special day with Tonga Police officers, on 14 September at Tu’atakilangi. Sergeant Tu’uholoaki, a Trainer at the Police College, urged parents not to teach children to fear the police, “Teach their children the truth: a police officer’s job is to help them in time of trouble or when they need help, and to keep them safe."
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Friday 16 September 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The search has been called off for two men and a teenager, who have been missing at sea for over two-weeks now, after their small boat sank between Niutoua and 'Eueiki. Six men were in the boat: two have survived, one died and three are missing.
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Saturday 10 September 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two men have been arrested in the seizure of counterfeit Tongan currency from a home at Popua this week. Tonga Police asked the public to report any fake currency in circulation.
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Wednesday 7 September 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A seven-year-old boy died in a shooting incident at a residence in Ha'ateiho, Tongatapu, on Friday evening, 2 September. Tonga Police said children found a loaded .22 rifle in their family vehicle. The 40 year old father of the children has been arrested.
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Friday 2 September 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 20-year-old woman died on the morning of 1 September, after crashing her Toyota Rav-4 on ‘Alaivahamama’o By-Pass Road at Halaleva, in Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 30 August 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three road fatalities were reported over the weekend, one on Tongatapu, where a child beside the road was hit by a swerving vehicle; and two young men died in a collision in Neiafu, Vava'u. Another person sustained severe injuries.
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Wednesday 24 August 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Police believe that two separate brawls involving students in Nuku'alofa last Friday were, in some cases, instigated by youths who are no longer in school and that alcohol was a contributing factor.
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Wednesday 17 August 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police Commissioner Shane McLennan met with Neiafu Police staff on 11-13 August on his first visit to the outer islands. In a meeting with district and town officers, church leaders and school principals, the Commissioner raised the importance of Police being in tune with the community of Vava‘u by considering matters of importance to the general public.
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Monday 8 August 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police custody management training for frontline officers is being held by Tonga Police, following two deaths in police custody at Mu’a Police Station in July.
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Thursday 4 August 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police officers has this month made safety reinforcement visits to schools on Tongatapu, after several complaints from concerned parents revealed incidents of suspicious men attempts to lure young children into their vehicles.
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Friday 29 July 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 76-year-old man was arrested today for the indecent assault on a minor under the age of 15, after a family member reported the offence.
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Friday 29 July 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two police officers have been suspended during an investigation into the second death in police custody at Mu’a Police station, last Saturday. An inquest panel concluded yesterday that Feleti Manutahi Pouono of Lapaha died from suicide.
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Wednesday 27 July 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 50th intake of the Tonga Police recruitment started their training on 25 July at the Tonga Police College in Longolongo. “Policing is not easy, it has challenges including risks to life. Helping to keep your families and communities safe, may be the best reward you will get,” Commissioner Shane McLennan told the 35 new recruits.
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Tuesday 26 July 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An inquest is scheduled to be held on Thursday, 28 July over the death of a 22-year-old man in a cell at Mu’a Police Station. It is expected that details will be released relating to his identity and cause of death after.
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Monday 25 July 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 22-year-old man was found dead in a cell at the Mu'a Police station on Saturday with hours of his arrest. It was the second death in police custody at the same station this month. Police claimed that the circumstances indicated suicide, as they did with the earlier death in custody on 4 July.
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Wednesday 20 July 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 20-year-old man was confirmed to have committed suicide in Ha’ano, Ha’apai over the weekend.
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Tuesday 12 July 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new Tonga Police Motorcycle Squad will be deployed to enhance Police capabilities in escort and close protection duties, as well as in traffic and road safety enforcement. The third Police Motorcycle Squad received their certificates this month, after completing a three-weeks Level 1 Motorcycle Training Program.
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