Wednesday 23 December 2015 | Published in Crime
Twenty four criminal cases were brought before the High Court and Justice of the Peace Georgina Williams on Thursday December 17.
Monday 14 December 2015 | Published in Crime
Three young men have been given a second chance by police after they were found breaking into a business in Avarua and stealing alcohol.
Monday 14 December 2015 | Published in Crime
The community is reeling from the fifth fatality on Rarotonga roads this year.
Tuesday 8 December 2015 | Published in Crime
Four people were forbidden from driving and had their motorbikes confiscated for speeding and “bad driver behaviour” last weekend.
Tuesday 1 December 2015 | Published in Crime
A case involving the theft of 400 pineapple shoots in Aitutaki has the community outraged.
Tuesday 1 December 2015 | Published in Crime
In a strange turn of events, an act of goodwill has left a local man with no cell phone after an incident outside Hidies nightclub early on Saturday morning.
Thursday 26 November 2015 | Published in Crime
Justice Christine Grice has returned to Rarotonga and will preside over the Cook Islands High Court until Friday, December 4.
Monday 23 November 2015 | Published in Crime
A number of burglaries at various locations around the island were reported to police over the weekend.
Thursday 19 November 2015 | Published in Crime
Twelve assault-related cases were brought before the High Court and Justice of the Peace John Kenning on Thursday, November 12.
Tuesday 10 November 2015 | Published in Crime
Fifteen criminal cases were brought before the High Court and Justice of the Peace Bernice Manarangi on Thursday, November 5.
Monday 9 November 2015 | Published in Crime
One visiting rugby player’s dreams of a great experience at the Rugby Sevens in Heaven tournament came crashing down in the early hours of Sunday morning when he smashed a rental vehicle at Blackrock, Nikao.
Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Crime
Three cases were called before Justice of the Peace Carmen Temata in the High Court on Tuesday, November 3.
Friday 6 November 2015 | Published in Crime
Fifteen cases were brought before Justice of the Peace Georgina Williams in the High Court on Thursday October 29.
Tuesday 3 November 2015 | Published in Crime
Speculation surrounds how the Cook Islands Herald obtained a leaked legal opinion which led to a court injunction being issued against the weekly newspaper.
Tuesday 3 November 2015 | Published in Crime
The government is taking steps to stop a legal opinion about its financial processes being made public, with police trying to arrest Cook Islands Herald publisher George Pitt yesterday.
Tuesday 3 November 2015 | Published in Crime
Police warnings are beginning to sound like a broken record as they again ask the public to stop drinking and driving on Rarotonga’s roads.
Thursday 29 October 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime
In a bid to better understand ways of handling the rising number of domestic violence cases in this country, officers from the Cook Islands Police Service have been taking part in a training programme in Fiji.
Thursday 29 October 2015 | Published in Crime
Twenty-two cases were brought before Justice of the Peace Bernice Manarangi in the High Court on Thursday, October 22.
Tuesday 27 October 2015 | Published in Crime
Domestic violence fuelled by alcohol continues to a community concern for police.
Wednesday 21 October 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime
A Cook Islands-flagged ship has been detained by Italian police after the vessel was found carrying more than 20 tonnes of cannabis with an estimated street value of NZ$336m.