Police Catch Two Suspects in West Side Robberies
Police took into custody yesterday two more suspects wanted in connection with a series of store burglaries in the Western District. A ninth store was robbed on Wednesday in broad day ...Read more
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Police Arrest Suspect in West Side Robberies
Police have nabbed a suspect in a series of robberies in the Western District. In the span of two months, eight stores were robbed. Some were armed robberies using a gun, knives and sticks. Police ...Read more
Man to Be Charged in Sex Crime at Auasi
A twenty two year old man is in custody awaiting charges in relation to a sexual crime involving a 5 year old girl. The alleged incident happened in Auasi on Saturday. Police were alerted about the ...Read more
Man Jailed for 28 Months in Domestic Violence Case
A man charged with raping and sexually abusing a woman that he had a husband and wife relationship with will serve 28 months in jail. Aska Laulu faced six counts including assault in the 3rd ...Read more
Sexual Abuse & Assault Cases Take Place While Parents at Bingo
Bingo was a contributing factor to teenage pregnancy in American Samoa says Samoa’s Associate Minister of Health Salausa Dr. John Ah Ching. This was his observation after more than 20 years ...Read more
Two Men Face Assault Charges for Beating a 15 Year Old
Two men have been charged for beating up a minor in Fagaima. The co-defendants Reuben Faoatau and Sio Faoatau, were charged with third degree assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and public ...Read more
Police Questions DBAS Employee for Alleged Threatening Remarks
The president of the Development Bank of American Samoa, Ruth Matagi Faatili, is not answering KHJ News questions about the bank’s interest freeze program for some members of the bank board, ...Read more
Walk Focuses Attention on Human Trafficking
Since the human trafficking law was signed, no one has been charged with the crime in the territory. Advocates for victims of human trafficking say there’s a need to educate the public about what ...Read more
Vaimoso Village Council Deals with Gang Members
In Samoa, the village council of Vaimoso has punished twenty two young gang members for offences such as stone throwing, assault, and theft. One of the village matais and former MP, Aulavemai ...Read more
Tonga Clamps Down on Alcohol Fueled Crime
Dozens of people have been arrested in Tonga in a weekend police operation to clamp down on alcohol-fueled crime. The Tongan police said they arrested 137 people mostly in the capital ...Read more
