COVID - 19 RELEASE (66)


28th May Nine people were arrested over the last 24hours for COVID-19 related breaches.

Four of the nine arrests were for breach of sporting activities in the Southern Division.

The four which included a 17year old juvenile were found playing touch rugby in Tacirua.

The Southern Division recorded seven arrests in total, four for sporting activity breach and three for curfew breach.

The three arrests were made in Tamavua-I-wai whereby a woman and two men were found drunk and moving around during curfew hours.

The Western and Northern Divisions both recorded one report of breach of curfew each.In the Northern Division a 25year old man from Soasoa was arrested after Police pursued the suspect after he failed to stop his vehicle at a checkpoint. 

COMMISSIONER OF POLICE 

Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho