Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Gizo, Western Province have arrested and charged three brothers from the Gizo Top hill area for alleged common assault following an incident on 6 September 2019.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu says, “The suspects, in their 20’s, are part from Shortland Islands and part Bougainville.”
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will farewell the Royal Solomon Islands Police Vessel (RSIPV) Lata on 11 September 2019 at Aola Base, Point Cruz in Honiara.
Assistant Commissioner Operations, Chief Superintendent Alfred Uiga says, “The Police Patrol boat Lata was gifted by the Government of Australia to the RSIPF in 1988 to the RSIPF under its Regional Defence Cooperation Program. It was named Lata, after the capital town of Temotu Province.”
The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) is advising bus owners, drivers and conductors servicing Guadalcanal Plains in North Guadalcanal that their new bus bay is opposite the Fair West Shipping Office access road down to the old Sea King Restaurant in Central Honiara.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara City, Chief Superintendent Stanley Riolo says, “Starting on 9 September 2019 all buses providing services to the people of North Guadalcanal must use this new bay.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Kirakira in the Makira Ulawa have questioned 16 people for an allegation of injuring a father and his son at Naharahau Village, East Wainoni in East Makira on 26 August 2019.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Supervising, Makira Ulawa Province, Inspector Jerry Muaki says, “On Monday 26 of August 2019 Kirakira police received a report from Naharahau Village that a father and his son received injuries to their bodies due to land disputes.”
A man believed to be in his 70’s has died after being allegedly killed by a crocodile at Olive Village in the Roviana Lagoon, Western Province during the afternoon of 2 September 2019.
Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Officer Commanding Munda Police Station, Sergeant Rachel Lilo says, “The body of the man, who was from Olive Village in the Roviana Lagoon, was found beside the island of Belobelo, in the Roviana Lagoon.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Auki, Malaita Province are investigating an allegation which appeared in the media accusing officers of the misuse of a police vehicle in the provincial capital.
Operation Manager, RSIPF Malaita Province, Inspector Charles Edward Koto says, “We were made aware of the allegation when the Solomon Star newspaper carried the story on 2 September 2019.
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Honiara City have arrested 15 people in connection with the Father’s Day celebrations during the weekend.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara City Chief Superintendent Stanley Riolo says, “The Police operation in Honiara during the weekend arrested 15 people but 11 of them were warned and released.”
“Four suspects were formally arrested and charged for consuming liquor in a public place. The suspects will appear in the Honiara Central Magistrates’ Court on 16 September 2019.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have arrested and charged thirteen people in relation to alleged incidents relating to Father’s Day celebrations in Western Province over the weekend.
The incidents happened in Gizo and Munda.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu says, “Seven suspects were arrested and charged for Consuming Liquor in a Public Place while the other two were charged for going armed in a public place and common assault.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Guadalcanal Province continued with their visits to night clubs and pubs on 30 and 31 August 2019 at premises in the province.
During the visits, Officers checked that the night clubs and pubs displayed their licenses and that those people under 21 years old were not inside in the premises according to the Liquor Act.
They also continued with deterrence patrols at some hot spot areas within the province.
Officers from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Western and Choiseul provinces and the Police Response Team (PRT) joined staff from National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) and other Government Agencies (OGA) agencies in Taro for the commencement of the 2019 Coastwatchers Exercise on 28 August 2019.
The ‘Exercise Coastwatchers’ is a bilateral Exercise between the Australian Defence Force (ADF), the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF), and OGAs in Solomon Islands.
