Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Global News is reporting that Samoa’s Police Service responded to 823 calls from the public throughout the festive season averaging 75 calls a day over the 11 days from 23 December 2019 to 03 January 2020.

Responding to questions from Samoa Global News Police Commissioner Su’a Fuiavailiili Egon Keil said 170 arrests were made in the space of only 11 days included 1 man charged with murder, while the majority were for Drinking Under the Influence (DUI) and general acts of disorderly behavior.

Sadly also for Samoa, the Police Commissioner confirmed that police responded to three “unconfirmed suicides.”

“At the top of the list for the most callouts was drunkenness or disorderly acts,”

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