Cracks in Criminal Justice System not Helping
Now that the territory has a mental health facility, the psychiatrist for the Department of Health, Dr. Peni Biukoto is questioning why individuals with mental conditions are still being ...Read more
Now that the territory has a mental health facility, the psychiatrist for the Department of Health, Dr. Peni Biukoto is questioning why individuals with mental conditions are still being ...Read more
The majority of police officers have not been trained to handle defendants with mental illnesses. The Head of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Department of Public Safety, Captain Pou ...Read more
Police officer Semi Sago begins serving a 30 day jail sentence today for hitting another man at an auto shop in Aua last June. District Court Judge Fiti Sunia handed down a 12 month jail term which ...Read more
Members of the public are wondering why there’s been no news about a traffic accident that took place in the early evening hours around the vicinity of the Territorial Correctional Facility and ...Read more
Director of Health Motusa Tuileama Nua apologized to District Court Judge Fiti Sunia for the misunderstanding and his misinterpretation of a letter he received ordering his appearance in court for ...Read more
Eighty-seven year old Joseph Yandall of Iliili will appear in District Court again today for a hearing before Judge Elvis Patea. The defendant faces three felony charges including molesting a child ...Read more
Patients hospitalized at the LBJ Hospital received a visit from First Lady Cynthia Malala Moliga and Lt. Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga and their merry group of elves yesterday. They came bearing ...Read more
Two young men were in District Court today charged with public peace disturbance stemming from a fight among several Fagasa, Fagatogo and Pago Pago youths last night. Garfield Himphill and Divine ...Read more
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
A woman who turned up at the Post Office to pick up a package ended up in jail pending police investigations of drugs found in a package she claimed. Chief of Customs, Moetului Sipili Fuiava, says ...Read more