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Dec 18
RSIPF arrests four people during kwaso raid in Guadalcanal Province

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have arrested four people in the Monga area in North East Guadalcanal following a raid on alleged kwaso brewing on 11 December 2019.

Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province, Superintendent Nixson Manetoga says, “The raid, which is a joint operation between the Guadalcanal Provincial Response Unit (PRU) and the Honiara City Central Response Unit (CRU), happened after police received a number of complaints from people in Aola who travel by truck from Honiara.”

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Dec 17
RSIPF in Temotu Province appeals for responsible Christmas celebrations

The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Temotu Province is appealing to the good people in that Province to celebrate Christmas and New Year responsibly with the true meaning of the occasion.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Temotu Province, Superintendent James Toaki says, “With only a few days before Christmas Day and about two weeks before the New Year 2020, I would like to appeal to the good people of Temotu Province to be law abiding citizens.”

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Dec 16
RSIPF to maintain presence during National Congress in the Shortland Islands

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) are maintaining a presence during the one-week the Divine Mercy National Congress being held at the Nila Catholic Mission Station in the Shortland Islands from 16 – 21 December 2019.

The Congress, which is the first of its kind to be held in the Shortlands region, is expected to attract about 2,000 participants from within Solomon Islands and overseas.

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Dec 16
RSIPF continues with high security at common border with PNG

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) under Operation Bougainville Referendum are still maintaining a high security alert at the Solomon Islands common with Papua New Guinea (PNG).

The Operation is monitoring and protecting traditional border crossing to and from the Shortland Islands in the Western Province and parts of Choiseul Province as well as keeping an eye out for any illegal crossing of the common border with PNG.

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Dec 16
RSIPF and CSSI call on members of public to look out for three prison escapees

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and the Correctional Services of Solomon Islands (CSSI) call on members of public especially in Honiara to report any sighting of three prison inmates who escaped from the Rove Correctional Services facility last night (15 December 2019)

Acting RSIPF Commissioner Mostyn Mangau says, “The three escapees are Frank Firimolea, Willie Olo and Dilo Faiga. They escaped from the Rove CSSI facility between 6 and 9 pm last night 15 December 2019. Police encourage the public to not approach the escapees.”

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Dec 16
RSIPF second recruit group for 2019 starts training

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) second recruit group for 2019 has started their training at the Police Academy at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara today with a call on them to serve the government and people of the country with integrity, professionalism and respect.

There are a total of 69 new recruits from Honiara and throughout the provinces including 13 female candidates.

Before officially opening the 26 weeks training program, Acting Commissioner Mostyn Mangau congratulated the new recruits for their selection to join the RSIPF.

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Dec 16
RSIPF in Makira Ulawa Province thank public for good behaviour during recent election

The Provincial Police Commander (PPC) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Makira Ulawa Province, Superintendent Peter Sitai has thanked members of the public in that Province for the good behaviour shown during the Provincial Assembly Election for the twenty wards and the East Makira Constituency Bye-Election.

PPC Sitai says, “The polling on 11 December and the counting of ballots from 12 December 2019 conducted at the provincial capital Kirakira has been peaceful.”

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Nov 05
RSIPF arrests four people in relation to incident of damage of properties at Henderson, East of Honiara

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have arrested four people in relation to an incident of damaging properties in the Henderson area East of Honiara in the evening of 3 November 2019.

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Nov 05
Fruitful tour of police and magistrate to Utupua and Vanikoro islands

Three adult male persons have been ordered to pay fines during a police and magistrate tour to Utupua and Vanikoro islands in Temotu Province recently.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) of Temotu Province, Superintendent James Toaki explains: “The tour was from 21 – 31 October 2019 when two of my officers and a magistrate from Lata travelled to Utupua and Vanikoro islands on a court circuit.”

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Nov 05
RSIPF monitors security in Malaita Province

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) are continuing to monitor the security situation in Malaita Province following a report of the presence of ex-combatants in Auki since last Friday (1 November 2019).

RSIPF is independent of any political activity. Its mandate is to ensure law, order is maintained, and citizens feel safe to move around the community.

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