Results for Police and Crime

62 kava plants worth $6,200 pa’anga were stolen from a plantation in Masilamea on October 19.

A 37-year-old Palangi woman from New Zealand residing in Neiafu, Vava’u, allegedly obtained $9,720 from nine tourists as payment for whale watching activity, which was not booked when they arrived in September. Police confirmed today, 23 October, that the woman was not a Tongan as initially stated. Legitimate tourism operators in Vava'u complained today that there are many illegitimate foreign operators selling holiday packages online during the three month whale season and undermining the tourism industry.

195 kava plants worth $19,500 pa’anga were stolen from a plantation at Vaimalo in Vava'u on October 9.

Three people have died following a fatal accident in the early hours of last Saturday morning, 14 October, in Neiafu, Vava’u. They were passengers in the open back of a double-cab van heading towards Neiafu, when the driver lost control of the vehicle in a steep area.

Solar equipment worth more than $4,000 pa’anga was stolen from a home in Ma’ufanga during a break-in.

No arrest has been made in relation to the theft of Tongan mats and other items worth $3,950 pa’anga from a home in Ha’ateiho between September 25-31.

A 22-year-old man has been charged with reckless driving which injured his passenger, when he allegedly was speeding, causing the car he was driving to overturn at Nualei on October 2.

No suspect has been arrested in relation to an alleged arson at a home in Sopu on Sunday afternoon, October 1.

Police Remembrance Day honouring police officers who passed away over the past year was held at the Tonga Police Headquarters in Longolongo on September 29.