Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo Ale says a delay in taking action against the two police detectives involved in a night club incident in Pago Pago is because the Attorney General’s office is conducting its own investigation into the incident, which occurred in October, 2014.

The two detectives in question are Johnny Paselio and Geoffrey Tagaloa, who were identified by Police Commissioner William Haleck last month, when he stated, “the hammer will fall where it needs to fall.”

Samoa News has been receiving calls from police officers voicing their disappointment over how this is being handled by DPS and the AG’s office.

Last month Deputy Attorney General Mitzie Jessop confirmed that their office had received the report of the investigation by Internal Affairs, led by Captain Pierre Clemens, but it appears the AG is not using that report — as he has ordered his people to conduct their own investigation.

Talauega declined to comment on the ongoing investigation but confirmed, “We are conducting our own investigation,” and said he ordered it last month.

Samoa News asked the AG when he anticipates completion of the investigation and he replied that it’s unclear, but stated that upon completion, their office will take the necessary actions in this matter.

Samoa News understands that the club owner has withdrawn the complaint she filed against the two detectives, saying that the policemen have already paid for the window that was damaged.

However, according to disgruntled police officers, there was also a firearm involved.

When the incident was first reported by Samoa News in its Oct. 31, 2014 issue, a “bat” was identified as the alleged object one of the off duty officers took out of his vehicle and had in hand as he walked back to the night club. He was stopped by police officers, who arrived on the scene, at that time, stopping the incident from escalating.

Soon after the incident, and the Samoa News report, we received calls and emails from witnesses, who were at the scene, saying that it was not a bat, but a “firearm” that was pulled out of a “police” vehicle, not a personal vehicle. Apparently, the detectives had used a police vehicle, assigned to the Vice And Narcotics Unit to get to the nightclub.

The police vehicle in question had been parked across the street from the nightclub. Samoa News understands Paselio drives it to and from work.