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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 13, 2024, Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call from a young woman to report her brother who had allegedly assaulted her younger sister and was disturbing the peace in their family home in the village of Nu’uuli.
The defendant, Albert Fanene was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 13, 2024, the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call from a concerned neighbor alleged that his neighbor was causing a disturbance by yelling profanities.
The suspect was arrested and charged with Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance, a class B...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 12, 2024, a public high school teacher contacted the Fagatogo Central Police Station (CPS) to report an unknown man allegedly assaulting a woman across from the Samoana High School gymnasium.
The man was arrested and charged with the following:
Count 1:...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In February, a young man was reported for allegedly causing a peace disturbance and threatening to kill his stepfather.
Sone Wilson, the 21-year-old suspect, was apprehended and charged with the following:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance — a class C misdemeanor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 11, 2024 a woman contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report that she was allegedly assaulted by her husband.
The husband was arrested and later charged with the following charges:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV) — a class B misdemeanor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In the High Court on Tuesday last week, a six-member jury unanimously found Tagatanu'u Aki a.k.a. Nu'u guilty beyond a reasonable doubt on five counts, which includes two counts of Rape of a young girl under the age of 16 on two separate occasions in the family home, one...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 3, 2024, an inmate who broke out of prison robbed a store and held the victim hostage with a crowbar.
The inmate was captured and charged with the following:
Count 1: Robbery in the First Degree — a class A felony punishable by a term of life imprisonment, or...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 3, 2024, a man contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report a male individual threatening him at his workplace.
The suspect, Jerry Malaga, was apprehended and charged with the following:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance — class B misdemeanor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 67-year-old man pulled over for a traffic violation was later found to be driving with a suspended driving license.
Kalaniua Fia, a.k.a. John Fia was arrested and later charged with Count 1: Felony Driving — a class D felony punishable by imprisonment of at least 90...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 1, 2024, the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call regarding a hit and run accident in Mesepa, involving a vehicle and a motorcycle.
The suspect — Pati Lafaele, the alleged driver of the vehicle — was arrested and charged with the following:
Count 1:...