Representatives of communities in West Honiara are attending a two-day workshop on the Crime Prevention Strategy organised by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Rove Police Headquarters 14 to 15 January 2020.
More than 30 participants including male and female leaders of some communities in West Honiara are attending the workshop.
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Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Western Province have arrested a man for the alleged attempted murder of his cousin brother at Guratokovolale Village, Vella la Vella on 8 January 2020.
The accused and his cousin brother were reportedly drinking homebrew at their Village prior to the incident.
It is alleged that an argument broke out between the two men and as a result, the accused attacked the victim on the head several times with a stick resulting in the victim falling unconscious on the ground with wounds to his head.
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Auki, Malaita Province have arrested a 66-year-old grandfather for allegedly raping his 9-year-old granddaughter last year 2019.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Superintendent Solomon Sisimia says, “The RSIPF Auki Family Violence team is currently investigating the alleged sad incident of a grandfather raping his 9 year-old granddaughter.”
“The alleged rape occurred on five different occasions since last year in a village in the East Kwara’ae region.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) are investigating the suspicious death of a 40-year-old man at Rarata Village, on North East Guadalcanal on 2 January 2020.
Acting Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province, Superintendent Nixon Manetoga says, “On 2 January 2020 at about 10 am Tetere Police received a report from Rarata Village that there was a dead body found in a cocoa plantation behind the Village."
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) confirms that the two persons from the Visale area on West Guadalcanal who went missing at sea during a fishing trip on 28 December 2019 are now safely ashore at Tangerare.
Director Police Maritime, Chief Superintendent Charles Fox Sau says, “The boat landed safely yesterday (30 December 2019) at Tangarare while fishing.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) are continuing with its ‘Operation Hunt Man’ after three inmates escaped from the Correctional Services Solomon Islands (CSSI) Rove Prison on 15 December 2019.
Acting Commissioner RSIPF Mostyn Mangau says, “It’s been more than two weeks and we appeal to the general public to supply more and accurate information to your police so that we recapture the three convicted inmates. We urge members of the public to contact your nearest police station if you see or have any information on the whereabouts of the escaped prisoners.”
The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) appeals to the good people of Solomon Islands to have a crime-free and safe New Year 2020 celebration throughout the country.
“I want to remind our good loving people to have a crime-free and safe New Year 2020 celebration. My message to you all is, always do the right thing and more importantly respect each other,” says Acting Commissioner of RSIPF Mostyn Mangau.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) calls on members of the public to quickly report any person missing at sea after two persons from the Visale area in West Guadalcanal went missing at sea during a fishing trip on 28 December 2019.
Director Police Maritime, Chief Superintendent Charles Fox Sau says, “It’s not good to report such an incident after 48 hours. My office only received this report just this morning (30 December 2019) after the incident happened on 28 December 2019.”
The Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Makira-Ulawa Province, Superintendent Peter Sitai thanks people in the province for a peaceful Christmas celebration despite few reports received by police of incidents during the festivities.
PPC Sitai says, “I wish to thank everyone more especially the chiefs, youth, church and women leaders, and everyone else for contributing to a peaceful celebration."
“I know the New Year celebration is still coming up. As your PPC, I wish to call on everyone not to allow alcohol consumption to dominate your celebrations."
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) are investigating the discovery of the body of a three to four-month old female baby floating at sea close to the Vila area in West Guadalcanal on 26 December 2019.
Acting Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province, Superintendent Nixon Manetoga says, "It is believed the incident happened between 3:30 pm and 9: 30 pm on 26 December. Police further believe that the infant baby girl belongs to a woman from Savo Island who is staying at Vila.”
