Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) are investigating an alleged armed robbery that occurred at the head office of the Elites Enterprises (SI) Limited at Ranadi in East Honiara on 8 February 2018.
It is alleged that at around 1 am on Friday 8 February 2018, a group of around 15 to 20 masked men entered the company’s compound and ransacked the head office including residents at the same building.
Police in Guadalcanal Province is investigating a fatal accident at Titinge II Ridge, North West Guadalcanal on 10 February 2019 during which one person died and three critically injured.
The accident involved a double cabin Hilux.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province, Superintendent Nixson Manetoga says, “The three injured persons are currently receiving medical attention at the National Referral Hospital and their condition is allegedly reported to be stable.”
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and police from Bougainville on the Papua New Guinea (PNG) side of the common border are working together to find suspects in the recent armed robbery incident at Maleai Village in the Shortland Islands, Western Province on 6 February 2019.
RSIPF Assistant Commissioner (AC) for Provincial Police, Joseph Manelugu says, “RSIPF officers and police from Bougainville met at Tuha Village near Nila in the Shortlands on 10 February 2019 and agreed to work together to find the suspects.”
Senior officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force as well as officers of the Community Policing Department are being deployed to communities in Honiara and throughout the provinces to brief the public on the role of the police as well as expectations of the public during the National General Election (NGE) set for 3 April 2019.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has formally opened its first Recruit Course for 2019 when a total of 69 - 42 male and 27 female, officers were formally welcomed into the Force today 11 February 2019.
Speaking at the opening ceremony Supervising Police Commissioner Gabriel Manelusi says, “On behalf of the RSIPF Executive and all members of the Force as well as our working partners from the Solomon Islands Police Development Program and the Solomon Islands Police Support Program I would like to welcome you into the RSIPF.”
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A 37-year-old man in Malaita Province is facing a charge of assault causing actual bodily harm when he appeared in the Auki Magistrates Court on 7 February 2019.
Malaita Provincial Police Criminal Investigating Officer (PCIO), Inspector James Teilo says, “The case of the 37-year-old man was adjourned for 14 days by the Auki Magistrates Court.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Choiseul Province attended five reports and made two arrests over the period 31 January to 6 February 2019, compared to a total of 13 reports during the previous week.
The first group of new recruits into the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) for 2019 will start their training at the Police Academy at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara on 11 February 2019.
The Officer In-charge (OIC) of Police Recruitment in the RSIPF Learning and Development Department-Police Academy, Inspector Clive Talo says,
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, (RSIPF) National Traffic Department have recorded a total of 10 traffic incidences in the period 1 to 7 February 2019 for Honiara, compared to the 44 reports received during the previous week.
“This week, we have a total of four careless driving, one for permitting unlicensed motor vehicle, one permitting uninsured motor vehicle, three for presence of alcohol and another one permitting unlicensed driver,” says Director Traffic, Superintendent Fred Satu.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) considers the latest armed robbery incident at Maleai in the Shortland Islands in the Western Province on 6 February as very serious and is taking immediate action with the deployment of about 30 officers from Honiara to the common border with Bougainville.
As part of its immediate response, officers of the RSIPF Police Respond Team arrived in the Shortlands yesterday to support officers from Gizo and Lata Police Stations who initially responded to the incident on 6 February 2019.
