Media Releases

Mar 24

As part of its support for the government agencies leading the fight against a potential coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country, officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the Rove Police Headquarters and a health worker in Honiara are travelling to the provinces to conduct awareness talks to police officers starting today (24 March 2020).

Following the presentations the Provincial officers will then share this information with communities to assist the Ministry of Health in raising awareness about prevention and hygiene.

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Mar 24

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has begun awareness talks about the corona virus to its own officers and members of their families as the country continues to prevent the virus from entering the country.

On 20 March 2020 officers of the RSIPF Human Resource Department at the Rove Police Headquarters conducted awareness talks at the Headquarters, the Rove Police Married Quarter, the White River Police and the Cops Land Executive Quarters. A second team also visited the Tetere and Henderson Police Stations on Guadalcanal as well as their Married Quarters

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Mar 24

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the White River Police Station are conducting a general enquiry into the sudden death of an adult male person at Tasahe A in West Honiara on 23 March 2020.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara City Chief Superintendent Stanley Riolo says, “Police were called to the place of incident and officers from the Police Forensic Department secured the area and conducted an enquiry at the scene while the St John Ambulance transported the body of the deceased to the National Referral Hospital (NRH).”

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Mar 24

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the National Traffic Centre in Honiara have arrested a male Chinese national following a fatal accident on 21 March 2020 in the Ranadi area of East Honiara.

The Chinese national is an employee of the AJ Hardware Company Limited.

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Mar 23

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Henderson and Marau Police Station have arrested 21 suspects following the alleged murder of an adult male person at Malaisu Village in south Guadalcanal on 19 March 2020.

According to Sergeant Nester Koloni, who is leading the investigation into the incident, the first group of nine suspects were transported to Honiara on Saturday 21 March 2020 and a further 12 suspects were transported to Honiara on Sunday 22 March 2020.

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Mar 20

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the Naha Police Station are conducting a general enquiry into the death of an adult male person who allegedly committed suicide at the Gilbert Camp area in east Honiara on 17 March 2020.

An initial report received by police says early in the evening of 17 March, the deceased appeared drunk when he arrived home at Gilbert Camp.

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Mar 20

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the White River Police Station have arrested two male suspects on 16 March 2020 following an alleged incident at the Solomon Motor Limited in the Tandai Area of West Honiara in the early hours of 14 March 2020.

Properties including the windscreen of a vehicle, the glass windows of a shop and a fuel pump were damaged during the alleged incident.

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Mar 20

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the Henderson Police Station are investigating the alleged malicious damage of runaway lights at the Honiara International Airport on 11 March 2020.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province, Chief Superintendent Ishmael Vunagi explains, “Police received the initial report that there were 11 runaway lights including five on the north side, five on the southern side and one on the turning side of the airport were either smashed or pulled out with their stands.”

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Mar 20

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the Taro Police Station together with an officer of the Immigration Department have arrested a male person from Papua New Guinea on allegation of entering Solomon Islands illegally on 13 March 2020.

The male person was arrested at Taro and placed in custody after being charged with three counts under the Immigration Act.

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Mar 19

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Professional Standard and Internal Investigation (PSII) has completed its investigation into the traffic incident involving police officers in a police vehicle near Auki, Malaita Province allegedly hitting two pedestrians on 29 February 2020.

Acting Commissioner of Police Mostyn Mangau says, “After receiving the report from the PSII, the Commissioner’s office will take further action against the three officers based on the evidence provided in the report.”

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