Crime
PM's nephew jailed for 'up-skirt' filming
Tuesday 17 May 2016 | Published in Crime
A nephew of prime minister Henry Puna has been jailed for 20 months in New Zealand after being caught seeking out young women in shopping malls and filming up their skirts.
Offenders ignore drink-drive warnings
Wednesday 11 May 2016 | Published in Crime
Warnings on the dangers of drink-driving seem to be falling on deaf ears, says Police Commissioner Maara Tetava.
Rape cases still under investigation
Wednesday 20 April 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime
Police are still investigating the two rape cases, including an alleged brutal rape, which took place in Rarotonga last month.
Police confiscate 22 vehicles
Tuesday 19 April 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime
Twenty-two people were forbidden from driving and had their vehicles confiscated by the police over the weekend.
NZ police here to investigate death
Monday 18 April 2016 | Published in Crime
The Auckland Coroner’s office has ordered an inquest into the death in New Zealand of a 24-year old Australian man who fell ill while being held to “sober up” at Cook Islands Police headquarters.
Drunk drivers a continuing problem
Tuesday 12 April 2016 | Published in Crime
Drivers are still failing to heed police warnings about drink-driving.
Alcohol cause of weekend incidents
Tuesday 5 April 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime
Alcohol abuse was once again the cause of major incidents that caught police attention over the weekend on Rarotonga.
Push to criminalise marital rape intensifies
Tuesday 5 April 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime
Calls to speed up law changes as they apply to marital rape have intensified following a story in CI News last week.
Easter marred by drink drivers
Tuesday 29 March 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime
Police attended to four motor vehicle crashes involving alcohol and speeding over the weekend.
Police investigate rape claim
Thursday 24 March 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime
Cook Islands police are investigating another alleged rape, this time involving a female tourist visiting Rarotonga on holiday.
Fine for local man caught with cannabis
Wednesday 23 March 2016 | Published in Crime
A local man caught with 1.64 grams of cannabis was fined $400 and sentenced to six months’ probation when he appeared before Judge Justice Dame Judith Potter for sentencing in the Cook Islands High Court on March 18.
'Hit hard on sexual crime'
Thursday 17 March 2016 | Published in Crime
Teimurimotia MP Selina Napa wants the perpetrators of sexual offences to be punished much more heavily than they are now.
Rape inquiry continues
Monday 14 March 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime
The police investigation into the brutal rape which allegedly took place in the early hours of Saturday last week, is still underway with no suspects yet arrested.
Drink drivers ignore police pleas
Monday 14 March 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime
The motoring carnage continues on Rarotonga’s roads with five accidents – including two involving drink driving – reported to the police over the last week.
Hefty fine but no prison on cannabis charges
Thursday 10 March 2016 | Published in Crime
A 56 year old man escaped imprisonment but was fined $900 when he appeared on two cannabis changes at the Cook Islands High Court on March 7.
Theft leads to conviction
Tuesday 8 March 2016 | Published in Crime
TRAVEL Tuainekore Tei was convicted and ordered to appear court for sentencing in six months if called upon, when he appeared for sentencing in the Rarotonga High Court on a charge of theft on February 23.
Police seek help in alleged rape case
Tuesday 8 March 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime
Police are seeking help from the public to solve the rape complaint they received over the weekend.
Police investigates brutal rape report
Monday 7 March 2016 | Published in Crime
A Cook Islands woman in her early 20s received serious injuries after being allegedly raped and brutally assaulted in the vicinity of Atupa village in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Money theft lands woman in court
Wednesday 2 March 2016 | Published in Crime
A teacher aid charged with stealing money from CITC supermarket where she worked part-time, has been ordered to come up for sentencing in six months if called upon.
42 criminal cases in the High Court
Monday 29 February 2016 | Published in Crime
Cook Islands High Court Justice of Peace John Whitta dealt with 42 criminal cases in the High Court on February 25. Here are some of the details.