A 30-year-old man of Tongan descent in the United States, Otto Halafihi of Oakland, was sentenced on 5 March to 12 years imprisonment for the assault and theft of an elderly woman in Martinez, San Francisco Bay Area last year. The victim, a 93-year-old woman Ann Marie Pederson, was hospitalized and died less than a month after the assault.
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Thursday 7 March 2019
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San Francisco, USA
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Saturday 2 March 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Tonga Police Drugs Enforcement Taskforce raid seized 31 packs or 14.53 grams of methamphetamine and 1 pack or 0.72 grams of cannabis from a home in Kolomotu'a on Thursday night. Two men were arrested.
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Friday 1 March 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tevita Moa Taufa (26) is the passenger who died after the vehicle he was travelling in collided a power pole at Fatai, on February 28.
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Friday 1 March 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 26-year-old man from Nukunuku died early this morning, February 28 when the vehicle in which he was a front passenger collided with a power pole at Fatai.
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Friday 1 March 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police are investigating two reported break-ins at homes in the Nuku’alofa area, where Tongan valuables were stolen earlier this month.
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Friday 1 March 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 45-year-old man has been charged in relation to the seizure of a supply of liquor and beer, which he had no license to sell in Ma'ufanga.
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Tuesday 26 February 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 19-year-old man from Vaini is reported to be in a stable condition at Vaiola Hospital after falling off the Hufangalupe cliffs into the ocean on Saturday, February 23.
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Friday 22 February 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Police have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian Federal Police, New Zealand Police and Fiji Police to combat serious organized crimes in the region.
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Thursday 21 February 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Seven suspects were arrested by Tonga Police with 14 packs of methamphetamine and two packs of cannabis, in a series of drug busts in three different locations in Tongatapu today, February 21.
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Wednesday 20 February 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Police investigation is underway to determine the cause of Tonga's submarine fibre optic cable cut after receiving a report from Tonga Cable Ltd. earlier this month.
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Tuesday 19 February 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in relation to the stabbing of another male teen, who remains in critical condition at Vaiola Hospital, after a fight broke out in the Nuku'alofa CBD on Saturday.
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Monday 18 February 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Eleven people were arrested after being found in possession of methamphetamine and cannabis in a drug bust over the weekend in Ngele'ia.
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Friday 15 February 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
No arrest has been made in the seizure of 29 cannabis plants from a bush allotment at Fonongahina near Sia’atoutai on February 12.
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Friday 15 February 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 26-year-old man was arrested with cannabis seeds and ammunition at a bush allotment in Havelu on February 12.
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Friday 15 February 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two men have been arrested after photos of them holding firearms and what appeared to be a grenade were posted on Facebook.
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Thursday 14 February 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 50-year-old man is in critical condition at Vaiola Hospital after his vehicle collided with a power pole on Monday, February 11.
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Tuesday 12 February 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Five men charged with murder in the death of Sione Feimoefiafi (49) who was beaten at and outside Tali’eva Bar, are due to appear in Court on Monday, February 18.
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Wednesday 6 February 2019
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Five men have been charged with murder in the death of Sione Feimoefiafi (49) who was fatally injured in a beating at and outside the Tali‘eva Bar in broad daylight in the Nuku'alofa CBD, on February 4.
Tuesday 5 February 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Five men have been arrested in relation to the death of a 49-year-old man. The victim died after he was assaulted at Tali’eva Bar in the Nuku'alofa CBD on Monday afternoon, February 4.
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Friday 1 February 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A man has been arrested in relation to inuring a 22-year-old man whom he allegedly stabbed during a fight in Ngele’ia on January 22.
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