Police were forced to pull out of a pursuit of the yacht 'Sea Oak' Featured
30 September, 2016. Police were forced to pull out of a pursuit of the yacht, Sea Oak at 4.30pm today.
The escaped prisoner, Dean Jay Fletcher had fired several flares at the police boat in a 5-hour standoff. Fletcher was believed to be holding a bottle of benzene liquid and threatened to set fire to the police boat with the use of the inflammable benzene and flares.
The police were not in a position to counter the threat and did not have the capacity to maintain the pursuit in open water.
“The decision made by the police officers, to end the pursuit in all the circumstances was the right one, and now our energy goes into locating this desperate man and returning him to face justice for the charge of murder” says Commissioner Steve Caldwell.
International police services, Maritime networks and commercial flights have been alerted.
Police are appealing for public assistance on sightings of the yacht “SEA OAK”.
-Tonga Police
5 comments
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vakai pe pule polisi ne CEDAW ia mo e popula
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ilo koa kau polisi 'enau ngaue pe ikai. taimi ke disband e polisi ka e fkmo'ui ha private security
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Kou mahalo au na'e lele atu pe kau polisi ia ke fakahehengi'i e palangi ke fai mo hola 'o puli mei he tahi o Tonga ni, telia na'a puke mai kae ha'u ia 'o lea. He na'a nau 'osi 'ilo pe na'e 'ikai ha'anau me'a tau pe me'a malu'i, kae lele fakamole penisini atu pe moe ngaahi fu'u taula ke fefee'i.
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te'eki ketau sio he kau polisi vai mo'oni kapau ko e 'atunga ena ia 'enau ngaue pea ta 'oku 'ikai malu e fonua ia mo e sosaieti he 'oku fu'u vaipelo 'aupito e kau 'ofisa polisi ia. 'ikai 'ilo pe ko e ha e fa'ahinga training ne nau fai 'i he recruit. oli'ia lahi mo'oni ko e palangi ia he kau polisi 'a tonga ni pea ta ne'ine'i ke fou mai e kau tila maliuana ia 'i he'etau konga tahi he 'oku mohemohe pe kau polisi.
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He ta koe nge'esihina penisini ia ne hiki hake 'e he palangi ke fakapaaki mai 'aki e fo'i 'one va'inga kuo li atu 'e he kautama ia e tauveli. Kaikehe fakapotopoto ho'o mou foki na 'oku mei kei vale koaa kimoutolu he kakau kae toe fakahela ki he fonua hhhhh malo Polisi Tonga e fai e ngaue 'ofa ke toe hokohoko atu ho'o mou mohe kae hola e kau popula ia hhhhh