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Apia, SAMOA — The village mayor of Apia, Tuiletufuga Fritz Tuiavi'i, was arrested for driving under the influence after a traffic incident.
He was fined for breaching the State of Emergency Orders by being on the streets during the curfew hours when arrested on Thusday.
The acting Police...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a pickup truck, in which investigators allegedly found four small stamp sized baggies containing a white crystalline substance and drug paraphernalia, has been arrested and charged with unlawful possession of drugs.
Anesi Taualai, made his initial...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man whose driver’s license was suspended by the Court last November after his second conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol was arrested by police last month after he was found driving while under the influence of alcohol.
Sinoti Teofilo made his initial...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An Administration bill to amend the ASG Code Annotated to extend the time an individual’s driver’s license may be suspended after refusing to be tested for driving under the influence — for both drugs and alcohol — was discussed during a House Public Safety Committee...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A school bus driver was arrested when police officers pulled over the school bus he was driving after a student inside the bus called his father’s cell phone and informed him that the driver was speeding and would swerve the vehicle from time to time.
The driver, Joseph...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 42-year-old man accused of receiving stolen goods has admitted to the allegations against him.
Siaosi Kamuta, a taxi driver who has been in custody since his arrest last year, appeared in court last week for a Change of Plea hearing.
He was initially charged with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a truck that was pulled over by police last month for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) is also being charged with unlawful possession of drugs.
Uale Siitaga, who has a pending drug case in High Court from 2019, made his initial appearance in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was during the sentencing of a 29-year-old man convicted of stealing a vehicle while he was intoxicated that the Court stated that any time a person is intoxicated and drives a vehicle on the road, the vehicle becomes a deadly weapon.
Vena Taulaga, who had been in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A driver of a pick-up truck pulled over by police officers last month for failure to stop at a stop sign is now charged with violating local drug laws and driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI).
Emele Lisona was taken into custody when police discovered two small...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old man from Mapusaga accused of violating local drug laws told the court through a combined plea agreement with the government that allegations against him are true. He was later released to await sentencing next month after the court accepted his change of...