Man Facing Weapons Charges
An incident last Friday where an unregistered firearm was fired in Malaeloa led to the arrest of a man now facing weapons charges. Kenken Sinapati is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, ...Read more
An incident last Friday where an unregistered firearm was fired in Malaeloa led to the arrest of a man now facing weapons charges. Kenken Sinapati is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, ...Read more
A man from Samoa whose immigration ID expired six years ago was finally nabbed by police earlier this month after managing to get away from officers who were chasing him on foot, and in vehicles, ...Read more
Two former drug convicts are back in court after separate searches by police of vehicles they were driving and their persons found drugs, paraphernalia associated with drug use, and money. The two, ...Read more
A man from Samoa, convicted of a drug crime, has been given a chance to renew his immigration status and remain in the territory. The Samoa News reports that Associate Justice Fiti Sunia gave Fala ...Read more
The discovery of crystal methamphetamine on suspects is now a common occurrence, but a case now in District Court indicates that cocaine is also on island. Gaisoa Mapo has been charged with two ...Read more
Two defendants have been charged for the beating of a pregnant woman. Samoa News reports that Prince Palepoi, a 22-year-old male over stayer and Robeta Paepae, a 25-year-old female — both from ...Read more
The father of a four year old child who took a handgun to his kindergarten class at the Manumalo Baptist pre-school in Samoa has been charged. The father, Junior Mosese, was charged with possession ...Read more
A 36 year-old man has been charged with the rape of a 14 year-old girl on several occasions in 2018. Moronae Soe is charged with five counts of rape and is being held on bail of $50,000. According ...Read more
Samoa Police report that a criminal complaint has been filed by the victim of an assault which was filmed and posted on social media. Samoa Observer reports the filmed attack went viral and ...Read more
A former President of the Journalist Association of Samoa, Apulu Laneselota Polu was convicted and fined $3,500 tala in the Supreme Court on Friday for using a forged document. Last week, his ...Read more