Although there were 40 arrests related to alcohol on Saturday night, and heavy traffic build-ups following the Mate Ma’a Tonga’s historical win over New Zealand, Tonga Police were generally pleased with public behaviour, Tonga Police Commissoner Stephen Caldwell said today.
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Monday 13 November 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Saturday 11 November 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 32-year-old woman from Ma’ufanga has been charged with obtaining money by false pretences when she allegedly lied to a seasonal worker that she would submit her visa application for Australia.
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Saturday 11 November 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 68-year-old man is detained in custody after being charged with attempted carnal knowledge of a minor, an eight-year-old girl in Ha’apai.
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Saturday 11 November 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 21-year-old female student at the St Joseph’s Business College suddenly died on November 1, after collapsing at the school compound in Fasi.
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Wednesday 8 November 2017
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East Oakland-California, USA
The Tongan Community in East Oakland of California, are mourning the passing of 18-year-old Soane Mausia, who was shot and killed outside his home. Soane’s 16-year-old brother was injured in the shooting but is reportedly recovering in hospital.
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Wednesday 8 November 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four men were arrested last week, after Tonga Police executed search warrants and seized cannabis at separate properties in Tongatapu.
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Wednesday 1 November 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A police investigation is underway regarding allegations from the family of a 16-year-old student from New Zealand that he was assaulted by a police officer and badly bruised during an arrest for offences relating to disorderly behaviour on Sunday night, October 29. He was with a group of youths who were celebrating in Nuku'alofa after watching on television Tonga’s National Rugby League team Mate Ma’a Tonga defeat Scotland in a Rugby League World Cup match.
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Wednesday 1 November 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The owner of Super Cheap, a closed car dealer in Tokomololo has been charged with obtaining money, reportedly $7,500 pa’anga by false pretence from a client.
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Wednesday 1 November 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A couple was arrested with cannabis and methamphetamine at a home in Kolomotu’a on October 26. They are due in court on Friday, November 3.
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Friday 27 October 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 37-year-old man lost five teeth in an alleged assault at Dupincia Bar in Ma'ufanga on October 18.
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Friday 27 October 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three robberies at various homes in Tongatapu have targeted valuable Tongan mats, stolen by thieves who are still on the loose.
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Tuesday 24 October 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Police are seeking two men who committed armed robbery of a man of Asian origin at his home in Fasi on Sunday, October 15.
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Tuesday 24 October 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
More kava plants were reported to have been stolen from a plantation in Neiafu over the weekend, after kava was stolen at Vaimalo the previous week.
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Tuesday 24 October 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
62 kava plants worth $6,200 pa’anga were stolen from a plantation in Masilamea on October 19.
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Tuesday 24 October 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
27-year-old man has been charged with raping a 26-year-old woman alleged to have occurred at a bush allotment in Tokomololo, on October 19.
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Friday 20 October 2017
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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.
Friday 20 October 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two men have been arrested after they were allegedly found with cannabis and methamphetamine at a home in Tu'atakilangi on October 12.
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Friday 20 October 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
195 kava plants worth $19,500 pa’anga were stolen from a plantation at Vaimalo in Vava'u on October 9.
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Friday 20 October 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A man from Hala-‘o-vave has been charged with reckless driving causing bodily harm when he crashed into another vehicle injuring its driver at Malapo.
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Thursday 19 October 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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.
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