Media Releases

Sep 01

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Munda Police Station in Western Province are investigating a traffic incident resulting in the death of a male adult person at Bibolo, Munda on 22 August 2020.

It has been reported that the deceased was allegedly drunk and walked across the road in the Bibolo area of Munda when a PRADO vehicle travelling on the road hit him. The deceased was rushed to the Helena Goldie Hospital by bystanders and but was later pronounced dead

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Aug 31

The Central Response Unit (CRU) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Honiara City today (31 August) started a two-day Public Order Management (POM) Level 1 and 2 Training for frontline officers serving in the City.

Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara City, Superintendent George Paikai says, “The frontline officers are from Naha, White River and Central Police Stations. The training is to fill up a few gaps in the capability development of officers especially when there are multiple situations happening in the City and the country as whole.”

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Aug 31

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Henderson Police Station east of Honiara have arrested a male suspect for allegedly stealing a large amount of cash from a residential house in the Henderson area between Friday night and early morning of Saturday 29 August 2020.

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Aug 27

The recently appointed Commissioner of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Mostyn Mangau and his senior executive are currently at Tulagi, Central Province on a two-day retreat that started today and will end tomorrow (28 August 2020).

Commissioner Mangau says, “As the new Commissioner I have decided that it is necessary that I and my senior executive spend some time at a retreat to bond, establish a better rapport with each other to build a stronger relationship amongst ourselves.”

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Aug 27

The National Crime Prevention Department (NCPD) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) today met with communities in Honiara at the Rove Police Headquarters to outline the RSIPF commitment to crime prevention in the capital city.

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Aug 26

JANUS, the Joint Task Force between the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT) yesterday (25 August 2020) arrested and charged a Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) employee with one count of Embezzlement by Public Servant contrary to Section 273(b) (ii) of the Penal Code Chapter 26.

JANUS is based in the National Criminal Investigations Department at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara.

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Aug 26

The Deputy Commissioner Operations in the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) Juanita Matanga held a musters with the front line officers at the Kulitanai Police Post in the Shortland Islands in Western Province on 25 August 2020 to thank them for their work despite the challenges faced during the COVID-19 operation.

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Aug 26

The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) Deputy Commissioner Operations Juanita Matanga has met with the Council of Chiefs on Mono Island in the Western Province on 25 August 2020 to discuss the issue of access to islands for police operations at the western border during the COVID-19 State of Public Emergency.

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Aug 25

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) appeals to members of the public to report to their nearest police station any officer who demands an on-the-spot fine for any alleged offences.

“While I have not received an official complaint, it has come to my attention that there are allegations of police officers issuing on-the-spot fines to members of the public for alleged traffic offences. I want to advise members of the public there is no such thing as an on-the-spot fine under the laws of the Solomon Islands,” says RSIPF Commissioner, Mostyn Mangau.

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Aug 24

The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Central Province have received operational equipment worth $30,000.00 from the Central Provincial Government during a ceremony at Tulagi on 21 August 2020.
The equipment included four supper torchlights, a generator, ten VHF radios, a base radio and four loud hailers.

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