{"id":5648,"date":"2021-04-27T21:56:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T08:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talamua.com\/?p=5648"},"modified":"2021-04-27T21:56:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T08:56:25","slug":"police-seek-public-help-in-hit-and-run-incident-at-vaitele","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talamua.com\/?p=5648","title":{"rendered":"Police Seek Public Help in Hit and Run Incident at Vaitele"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5649\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5649\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5649\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talamua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Auapaau-Filipo-Logoitino.jpg?resize=740%2C397&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Auapaau Filipo Logoitino\" width=\"740\" height=\"397\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Deputy Police Commissioner &#8216;Au&#8217;apa&#8217;au Logoitino Filipo.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>By Lagi<\/p>\n<p><strong>APIA, SAMOA \u2013 27 APRIL 2021:<\/strong> The police are seeking the public\u2019s assistance for information regarding a hit and run incident that killed a university student at Vaitele last Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Police Commissioner \u2018Au\u2019apa\u2019au Logoitino Filipo said the young man known as Ituau was to celebrate his 19<sup>th<\/sup> birthday last Saturday. Police said there were severe injuries on his body found on the roadside at Ma\u2019ali Street in a suspected hit and run incident.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5650\" style=\"width: 324px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5650\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5650\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talamua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/deceased-young-man.jpg?resize=314%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"deceased young man\" width=\"314\" height=\"281\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The university student who died in the incident<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>As of yesterday, police still have not got any leads and have placed a notice and a photo of the deceased on their Facebook page in the hope someone might have information that could help police with the case.<\/p>\n<p>Police is also seeking public help with information on a fire that burnt a family home at Aleisa on the day before the general election early this month.<\/p>\n<p>A Japanese citizen was suspected but \u2018Au\u2019apa\u2019au said the man was brought into the office and detained for questioning and later released.<\/p>\n<p>He said there was not enough evidence to hold or charge him, and police is asking the public for any information that may help with this case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lagi APIA, SAMOA \u2013 27 APRIL 2021: The police are seeking the public\u2019s assistance for information regarding a hit and run incident that killed a university student at Vaitele last Wednesday night. The Deputy Police Commissioner \u2018Au\u2019apa\u2019au Logoitino Filipo said the young man known as Ituau was to celebrate his 19th birthday last Saturday. 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