7 ‘Okatopa, 2016. Koe’uhi ko e fiema’u ke mea’i ‘e Hou’eiki mo ‘ilo ki ai ‘a e Kakai ‘o e Fonua, ‘oku loto ai ‘a e ‘Ofisi ‘o e ‘Ateni Seniale ke fakaha ‘a e tukunga ‘o e ngaue ki hono fakafoki faka-Pule’anga ‘o Dean Jay Fletcher mei Ha’amoa ‘Amelika ki Tonga ni.

5 October, 2016. An American man who escaped custody in Tonga and sailed out of the country after a dramatic high-seas standoff has been detained in American Samoa.

2 ‘Okatopa, 2016. ‘Oku kei hokohoko atu pe a’e fekumi ‘a e kau polisi ki he pōpula hola mei ‘Amelika ‘a ia na’e hola mei he tauhi fakalao ‘e he kau Polisi ‘i Vava’u. Ko e matāpule foki ‘eni ko Dean Jay Fletcher ‘a ia na’e tauhi fakalalo ‘e he kau Polisi ‘o tukuaki’i ki he’ene fakapoongi hono mali.

30 September, 2016. Police were forced to pull out of a pursuit of the yacht, Sea Oak at 4.30pm today.

29 September, 2016. A 54yr old man, Mr. Dean Jay Fletcher, currently awaiting charges of murder escaped from police custody at Vava’u Police Station at approximately 3.30am this morning, 29th September 2016.

22 Sepitema, 2016. Na’e tu’utu’uni ‘e he Fakamaau Lahi ko Cato ke tukuange ‘a e Faka’iloa koe ‘Ofisa Polisi ko Fatai Malupo ‘i he Fakamaau’anga Lahi ‘i he ‘aho 31 ‘o ‘Aokosi. Na’e tukuaki’i foki ‘a Malupo ki he ta mo e fakatupu lavea lolotonga ‘a ‘ene ngaue atu ki hano puke mai ha tokotaha na’e launga’i mai ki he kau Polisi.

19 September, 2016. Na’e ‘ikai tali ‘e he Tu’i Fakamaau Lahi Owen Paulsen ‘i he ‘aho Tusite 13 ‘o Sepitema ‘a e fokotu’u mei he ongo Talatalaaki Tomifa Paea mo Simana Kami ki ha tu’utu’uni Fakamaau’anga ke fakafoki (injunction) ‘a e tu’utu’uni ‘a e Minisita Takimamata Hon. Semisi Sika ke fakamalolo’i kinaua mei he Poate Ma’u Mafai ki he Takimamata.

Nuku’alofa, 15 Sepitema 2016. Na’e tautea foki ‘i he Fakamaau’anga Lahi ‘e he Fakamaau Lahi ko Cato ‘i he ‘aho Tu’apuleulu 21 ‘o Siulai ke ngāue pōpula ta'u 'e 4 ‘a e tangata pisinisi ko Kusitafu Tonga ‘o Fasi mo e Afi.