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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “We were never trained to do CPR when it comes to an emergency.” This was the response from several police officers Samoa News asked last week amid criticism from members of the public about the way DPS and EMS crews responded to an emergency when a player at a pickle...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Training of Dept. of Public Safety (DPS) officers on alternative approaches to individuals with mental illness in crisis, was among the Office of Protection and Advocacy for the Disabled’s (OPAD) “Education and Training on Mental Illness” programs last year, according to...
Police Commissioner, Lefiti F. Pese, along with his assistants
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the House of Representatives calling for the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to close down the well known locations where crystal methamphetamine or “ice” is sold in the territory, a hearing this week before House Public Safety Committee was called and revealed...
DPS officers pose for the Samoa News camera during the 2018 holiday enforcement.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaking at Monday’s cabinet meeting, Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson confirmed the dates of this year’s annual holiday enforcement, which kicks off today Dec. 20th and runs through Jan. 2, 2020. And if a cabinet member is arrested during enforcement and taken to...
ASCC students and DPS officers outside the Fagatogo police station
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Students at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) majoring in Criminal Justice had the opportunity earlier this month to observe firsthand the inner workings of the local law enforcement system when 14 of them participated in the first field trip by College...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A look at the van used by the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) to transport detainees. At a glance, it looks decent. But closer observation reveals problems that question the safety of not only the detainees, but also of the DPS officers whose duty it is to...
Former DPS police lieutenant, Siaosi Aiono
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The former DPS police lieutenant convicted of sexually harassing a fellow female officer while in uniform earlier this year in April is going to jail. Siaosi Aiono, who told Samoa News via a telephone interview in April this year that he did not sexually harass a female...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The DPS Vice & Narcotics Unit is investigating the case involving seven packages containing a crystalline substance that were discovered in the LBJ Hospital's mail last week. So far, no person has been arrested or treated as a suspect in this case. Samoa News...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The former DPS cop wanted locally in connection with drug related crimes was arrested and charged last month at King County Superior Court in Seattle, WA for domestic assault and battery. According to information received by Samoa News, Steven Tuato'o is accused of...
olice Commissioner, Le’i Sonny Thompson [SN file photo]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Several firefighters from the local Fire Bureau, a division of the Department of Public Safety (DPS), together with their families have voiced their frustrations with Police Commissioner, Le’i Sonny Thompson, for continuing to ignore them and always putting the needs of...

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