A single mother gives birth to a baby boy and after she drowned him in a bucket of water at Sirovanga village in North West Choiseul, Choiseul Province recently.
Taro police received the information and proceeded to Sirovanga to conduct an inquiry as the initial stage of police investigation.
It was alleged that the single mother locked her house and gave birth and drowned the baby in a bucket of water.
The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) Commissioner Mr. Mostyn Mangau attended the 51st Pacific Islands Chief of Police (PICP) Conference in Tonga.
The PICP Conference officially opened with a theme, “Our Blue Pacific on the Global Stage” at Fa’onelua Conference Center in Nuku’alofa on 2 September 2024. The theme reflects the commitment of the Pacific police leaders to address key regional policing priorities.
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The Community Policing Team at Buala conducted an awareness program at Guguha Community High School on 29 August 2024.
The National Community Policing coordinator for emerging issues Sergeant Tamaeri Cheong and New Zealand police advisors collaborated with Buala police to conducted an awareness program to more than four hundred plus students including teachers.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Isabel Province, Inspector Harry Vanosi says, “The main objective of the awareness was to engage students for positive learning and safety awareness.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Kirakira, Makira/Ulawa Province have trained Chiefs and elders on roles and responsibilities in the community at Kaokaona village in Central Bauro from 26 to 27 August 2024.
The training is part of the continued rollout of the RSIPF Crime Prevention Strategy (CPS) in the province to control and manage crime in the communities.
A 26-year-old husband burnt down a dwelling house to ashes after he argued with his wife over homebrew beer at Uzamba village in Vella La Vella Island, Western Province recently.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Superintendent Wilken Miriki said, “The husband with his wife who reside downstairs of the same dwelling house have an argument over a container of locally made homebrew the suspect is looking for after he wakes up.”
Poitete Police in the Western Province have recovered a missing dinghy that was reported missing at the small Baru anchorage in Noro on 30 August 2024.
The stolen dinghy included a mercury Outboard Motor and was found at poitete in Kolombangara.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province Superintendent Wilken Miriki said, “Police are currently investigating the matter and two suspects have been arrested in relation to the missing boat.”
PPC Miriki said, “The suspects are currently in police custody as investigation into this matter continues on.”
An infant dead baby girl was found behind a girls' dormitory at Jones Adventist College (JAC) at Vela La Vela in Western Province recently.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Superintendent Wilken Miriki said, “The dead infant was found during school work time in the afternoon on 15th of August 2024.”
Supervising PPC Miriki said, “It was alleged that the mother of the infant baby is from Kolobangara island who is a form five student at JAC.”
A 31-year-old woman died after a 41-year-old male suspect rape her at new Vuhuha village, big Ngella in Central Province recently.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province, Inspector George Mouli said, “The woman died due to heavy bleeding after the suspect rape her.”
PPC Mouli said, “It was alleged that the suspect rape her after a family gathering close to her house.”
Auki police have conducted an awareness talk at Afio and Anololo community in Central Kwara’ae on kwaso and marijuana recently.
The awareness talk conducted as the issue of kwaso (homebrew) and marijuana is rising from bad to worse.
The two communities have been complaining of anti-Social behaviour as a result of main drivers of crime known as kwaso and marijuana.
Community leaders call for police intervention as the issue is ascending from bad to worse as the community established Crime Prevention Committees (CPCs) were weakening.
Taro police have rescued two Bougainville ray boats a few kilometres away from Taro island recently.
The two Bougainville ray boats loaded with luggage and passengers travelled to Choiseul Province for a Church program but ran short of fuel before reaching Taro island.
Luckily, they were drifting on a location that had access to the mobile coverage and they called Taro police for assistance.
Officers at Taro police responded with fuel before they arrived safely at Taro station for check out with Immigration before proceeding with their church activities.
