Results for Police and Crime

Tonga Police are learning how to interview vulnerable witnesses through a Families Free of Violence Program conducted by Australian Federal Police in Tongatapu, Ha’apai and Vava’u during May.

A 30-year-old man who was stabbed by a man with a knife at Ma'ufanga is currently being treated at Vaiola Hospital for his injuries. The suspect has been arrested and charged with causing bodily harm.

A 42-year-old mother, who was hospitalised from the road crash at Pea earlier this month, succumbed to her injuries on Friday, 19 May. Her three children and her husband, who was the driver, were injured and are being monitored at Vaiola Hospital.

𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫, 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐒erbatoio was farewelled from Tonga by the 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐜𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞, on 17 May. He has spent two years as the 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥ies 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

Five people including a 30-year-old male driver were injured in a road crash at Pea on Sunday, 14 May. While a 22-year-old woman was injured at Ma’ufanga, when she crashed her vehicle the following day.

Tongan police officers, Chief Inspector Palepina Tonga, Chief Inspector Siosaia Tongamohenoa and Inspector Fuka Talanoa, have left for an International Leadership Programme, to be held at the College of Policing in the United Kingdom from 15 May to 9 June. 

A 28-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman from Matahau have been arrested for allegedly importation of over 1kg of methamphetamine from the United States, last month.

Lemoto Manu (35) a prisoner, died of suicide at Hu'atolitoli Prison on 19 April on Tongatapu, Tonga Prison stated.

A two-year-old passenger died when the vehicle she was in crashed into a tree on the side of a road at Navutoka, eastern Tongatapu on Saturday evening, 29 April.