Crime
Woman guilty of abandoning child
Friday May 10, 2019A foreign worker has pleaded guilty to a charge of abandoning a child in Matavera, Rarotonga, last year will be sentenced next week by Judge Judith Potter.
Custody escapee placed in remand
Monday May 06, 2019A youth who escaped from police custody on April 24 after being questioned and arrested at the Avarua Police Headquarters is being remanded.
Meth case adjourned, bail extended
Monday May 06, 2019A methamphetamine case involving Tehananaia Maeva Haas has been adjourned to June 6.
Four teens questioned
Friday May 03, 2019Four young teenage suspects have been identified by the Cook Islands Police for allegedly taking three rental cars for joy rides over the weekend.
Drivers escape serious injury
Tuesday April 30, 2019Drivers of two separate vehicle incidents escaped serious injury on Saturday night.
12 forbidden to drive
Wednesday April 24, 2019Police stopped more than a dozen people from driving after they were found to have been consuming alcohol or not wearing a helmet during the long Easter weekend.
Careless driving tops court matters
Tuesday April 23, 2019Thirty-one people appeared in the Cook Islands High Court before Justice of Peace John Whitta last Thursday.
Man faces 13 charges
Tuesday April 23, 2019A man facing 13 separate charges appeared at the Cook Islands High Court on Thursday.
George to appeal suppression refusal
Saturday April 20, 2019Lawyer Norman George is expected to file an appeal for a permanent name suppression for a client after Justice of Peace John Whitta did not accept his application for it.