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Le’i Sonny Thompson
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — High Talking Chief, Le’i Sonny Thompson, passed away last Tuesday, in American Samoa, after a prolonged illness. He was 73 years old.
Lei retired from the US Air Force as a major after 20 years of service, returning to the territory with his family when he was recruited...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Former Police Commissioner, Le’i Sonny Thompson is in support of the move by the current Administration to separate the Territorial Correctional Facility from under the umbrella of the Department of Public Safety (DPS).
“One of my concerns during my time as the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pay increases for police officers are budgeted in the Department of Public Safety’s financial plan for fiscal year 2021 “and we request [for it] to remain as is,” declared Police Commissioner, Le’i Sonny Thompson in a public plea — which appears to be directed to the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson defended his previous statement that only 6 out of 251 applicants passed the entrance exams for the current Police Academy, and the “results are really bad”, during his appearance before the House Public Safety Committee last week...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Commissioner of the Department Public Safety (DPS) Le’i Sonny Thompson told members of the House Public Safety committee during a hearing last week that DPS will hold a new Police Academy (PA) to train the police recruits hired to become certified police officers.
Le’i...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Vice Speaker of the House, Rep. Fetu Fetui Jr told Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson during a Wednesday hearing that he should not be publicly involved in any election campaign.
When given the chance to express his opinion to the committee regarding this issue , Le...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga, has requested from Police Commissioner, Le’i Sonny Thompson, a report providing details on the “apparent trend of inmates escaping” from the Territorial Correctional Facility.
Lolo’s request follows concerns raised by KHJ News, directed at the...
![olice Commissioner, Le’i Sonny Thompson [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Lei_0413_6.jpg?itok=w3PBl-su "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...
![DPS officials after the House Public Safety hearing last week, where issues at TCF and the Fire Division were discussed. [photo by AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/DPS%20officials_0073.jpg?itok=ZbsubCrU "DPS officials after the House Public Safety hearing last week, where issues at TCF and the Fire Division were discussed. [photo by AF]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Firemen who were assigned to guard inmates at the Territorial Correction Facility (TCF) have been returned to their regular jobs, according to Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson during a hearing with the House Public Safety committee last week.
Rep. Manumaua W....
![Police Commissioner Le’i S. Thompson with DPS police officers during the 2016 flag day parade at the VA stadium in Tafuna. [archive photo: AF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/DPS%20n%20Lei_0543.jpg?itok=nJJJdd6u "Police Commissioner Le’i S. Thompson with DPS police officers during the 2016 flag day parade at the VA stadium in Tafuna. [archive photo: AF]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Attorney General’s Office is reviewing a complaint from a concerned citizen, accusing two senior police officers of abusing their powers of law enforcement over an incident that began with one of the senior officers, who was off-duty at the time, and escalated into...