Media Releases

Nov 05

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Taro Police Station in Choiseul Province commends members of the public for their good behaviour shown during the election of the new Choiseul Provincial Premier on 1 November 2021.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Choiseul Province, Superintendent Vincent Eria says, “I would like to thank members of the public for the great behaviour shown until the result of the election of the Premier. This shows people have respect for the democratic process and allow their leaders to make decisions.”

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Nov 03

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (RSIPF EOD) team will be conducting bomb-blasting tasks at Munda area on New Georgia and Ringgi on Kolombangara Island.

Officer In-charge (OIC) of the RSIPF Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team, Inspector Clifford Tunuki says, “The dates and times of the tasks will be from 9am to 4 pm from 5 to 10 November 2021.”

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Nov 03

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have witnessed reconciliation between the family of the suspect and the deceased in relation to the fatal incident, which occurred at the Fishing village area on 1 November 2021.

Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara City, Superintendent Jimson Robo says, “The party of the suspect was led by his father and accompanied by his wife, other family members and met with the family of the deceased.”

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Nov 01

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the National Traffic Department in Honiara have arrested a male person following a fatal accident on 31 October 2021 at the Fishing village area, East Honiara.

Director National Traffic Department Superintendent Fredrick Satu says, “It is alleged that the deceased was hit by a white double cabin Hilux in the early hours of Sunday (31 October 2021).”

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Nov 01

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Tigoa Police Station in Renbel Province have arrested three male suspects aged 19, 28 and 30 year-old for producing kwaso on 29 October 2021.

Assistant Commissioner (AC) Provincial Mr Joseph Manelugu says, “Police received information about kwaso production at Ta’akitonu settlement. Police attended and arrested the suspects and placed them in police custody.”

AC Manelugu says, “Cooking utensils that used to produce kwaso (homebrew) were also confiscated and recorded for court exhibits.”

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Oct 29

The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) would like to correct an error contained in an article published in relation to the investigation involving a break-in incident last weekend at University of South Pacific (USP) 4th Campus at KG VI area in East of Honiara.

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Oct 28

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Tulagi Police Station together with the Community Governance and Grievance Management Project (CGGMP) have witnessed the launching of Mboromole community by-law on 23 October 2021.

The Launching was successfully done after several meetings and consultations by community chiefs, Crime Prevention Committees’ (CPCs) and elders of Mboromole community.

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Oct 28

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force at Tulagi Police Station in Central Province have arrested a 22-year old male suspect for assaulting a male person in his 40s on 24 October 2021.

Initial report said that the victim approached his son in-law whom was the suspect at Komumatanga village, Savo Island for not paying the bride price of his daughter and compensation in relation to an incident occurred last year that the suspect stabbed his daughter on the head using a scissors. The suspect failed to pay for the claims and continue living with the victim’s daughter.

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Oct 28

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police force (RSIPF) in Honiara City Police have arrested three male suspects for common nuisance at the Oxfam area in West Honiara on 23 October 2021.

Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Commissioner Mostyn Mangau says, “The suspects were under the influence of liquor and played loud music causing disturbance to the nearby houses. A senior police officer warned them in the morning and on his way home in the evening the boys continued causing disturbance with their loud music.”

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Oct 28

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Naha Police Station are investigating a break-in incident at China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) over the weekend at KG VI area in East of Honiara.

Commissioner of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Mostyn Mangau says, “It will be alleged that a total of one hundred and fifty nine thousand plus dollars’ worth of building construction items was stolen from CHEC.”
Commissioner says, “The break-in incident must have occurred between 23 and 24 October 2021.”

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