Media Releases

Feb 01

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Auki, Malaita Province have arrested a 40-year-old husband from Aefa’ai Village in North Malaita after striking the forehead of his 30-year-old wife on 13 January 2021.

Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Inspector Michael Ramosaea says, “It is alleged that the suspect grabbed her wife’s hair and started punching her face repeatedly. He kicked her lower abdominal, took a piece of firewood and struck her forehead wounding her.”

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Jan 29

The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) reminds members of the public to take extra precautionary measures during the bad weather currently experienced throughout the country.

RSIPF Commissioner Mostyn Mangau says, “Avoid walking or driving through floodwaters. Avoid camping or parking along streams, rivers, and creeks during heavy rainfall. These areas can flood quickly and with little warning.”

“If there is a chance of flash flooding, move immediately to higher grounds. Flash floods can cause weather-related deaths.”

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Jan 23

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Auki are searching for a missing person at Langalanga lagoon on 22 January 2021.

Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Inspector Michael Ramosaea says, “The male person went to a fishing trip on 22 January early in the morning around Auki Island in Langalanga lagoon but not return as expected.”

Supervising PPC Ramosaea says, “A search party was conducted but did not find the missing person. His dugout canoe was found by the villagers of Auki Island but without the person.”

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Jan 18

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Gizo have arrested seven suspects for homebrew related incidents at Barakoma Village in Vella la Vella Island, Western Province on 17 January 2021.

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Jan 11

Four female police officers will become the first drone operators of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) currently undergo four days training at Rove Police headquarters.

Four Police Officers are Sergeant Florence Wasi from the Close Personal Protection (CPP) Unit, Police Constable Elizabeth Tome from Naha Police, Ethel Leamana from RSIPF Forensic Unit and Lucy Binuika from White River Police.

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Jan 07

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Auki are investigating a wounding incident of a passenger who boarding a transport to Atori in East Malaita on 5 January 2021.

Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Inspector Michael Ramosaea says, “The incident was happen along the east road to Atori at the night on the 5 December 2021.”

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Jan 04

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Henderson have arrested third and fourth suspect in relation to Winwin robbery incident in Central Guadalcanal.

The third suspect was arrested on the 31 December 2020 at Aligetor Creek in East of Honiara and the fourth suspect was arrested at Tanatita Village in Central Guadalcanal on 2 January 2021.

The third suspect is a 27-years-old male person from Malaita and the fourth suspect is a 42-year-old male person from Central Guadalcanal.

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Dec 18

Nine officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have been promoted to different senior positions within the Force during a brief ceremony at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara today (18 December 2020).

Speaking at the ceremony, Commissioner Mostyn Mangau told the officers, “Your promotions are challenging as you take on the new leadership positions to drive the RSIPF.”

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Dec 14

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Henderson Police Station in Guadalcanal Province this morning (14 December 2020) arrested a male suspect in relation to an alleged robbery incident at the Winwin mining company operating in Central Guadalcanal last week.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province, Chief Superintended Alfred Uiga says, “Police have arrested a 40-year-old male suspect from Malaita Province around 10 am this morning behind Henderson airport following a tip off received by police.”

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Dec 10

About 32 participants from wards five, six and seven on small Ngella in Central Province have benefitted from a one-day Crime Prevention Workshop that was conducted by officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Vuturua Village on 4 December 2020.

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