Media Releases

Taro Police have arrested a 25-year-old male suspect on 6 November 2024 for raping a 14-year-old girl at a logging camp in Northwest Choiseul.

Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau said it was alleged that the suspect raped the victim on different occasions in different locations.

Commissioner Mangau said this rape incident is sad; the victim of this rape incident is a student who was residing with her parents at the logging camp when the incident happened.”

The New Zealand Police have deployed two new advisors to the Solomon Islands under the Solomon Islands Police Support Programme (SIPSP) recently and will be here for a year.

The advisors will work alongside our RSIPF colleagues as part of the National Crime Prevention Department.

The NZ advisors support and assist the RSIPF staff with all aspects of training and crime prevention initiatives to reduce harm and victimisation in the community.

Senior Sergeant Beth Purcell is from Levin in New Zealand and specializes in community and prevention work with her community.

A 60-year-old man has been charged for raping a 13-year-old girl at a logging camp in West Makira.

It was alleged that the suspect had invited the victim with her aunty to spend the night with him, and he allegedly raped the victim after having beer with them.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Makira-Ulawa Province, Superintendent Peter Sitai, said the defendant took advantage of the drinking situation and forced the victim to have sexual intercourse with him.

Buala police is calling on those who intend to operate bottle shops in the province to obtain a liquor license from the Isabel Provincial Government Revenue Payment Unit (IPGRPU) through its application process before operation.

The Provincial Police Commander (PPC) of Isabel Province, Inspector Harry Vanosi, said the call has come about when a huge amount of beer has been confiscated recently at Buala wharf by police officers after they checked that the owners have no license to operate in the province.