Media Releases

Jan 14

Police at Auki have arrested three men in relation to the burning of a vehicle at the Wairokai Logging Camp in West Are’Are, Malaita Province on 14 January 2019.

Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Inspector Peter Kinita says, “Early this morning (17 January 2019) police in Auki arrested three suspects for the alleged burning of a Hilux vehicle at Wairokai Logging Camp in West Are’Are, Malaita Province, and they have been brought to the Auki Police station to be questioned in relation to the incident.”

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Jan 17

Police at the Kukum Traffic Centre in Honiara have recently charged 40 vehicle drivers for various offences during a one-week traffic operation.

Director of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Traffic Department, Superintendent Fredrick Satu says, “Over the period from 7-16 January 2019, my officers arrested and charged 40 vehicle drivers for various traffic offences in Honiara during police traffic checks.”

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Jan 16

Police in Auki is investigating the recent arson of a vehicle at the Wairokai Logging Camp in West Are’Are, Malaita Province.

Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Inspector Peter Kinita says, “My office was briefed yesterday, 14 January 2019 on the incident of the burning of a Hilux vehicle owned by the Camp Manager of the Wairokai Logging Camp.”

He adds: “A case has been established and investigations have begun after investigators and officers were deployed yesterday (14 January 2019).”

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Jan 16

Police in Guadalcanal Province have arrested a 28-year-old male suspect in connection with an alleged attempted sexual assault incident in 2017 at Boneghe Beach in North West Guadalcanal.

The victim is a 45-year-old female foreign national who was at the Beach on 17 September 2017 with two other colleagues for recreation purposes.

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Jan 17

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team will conduct a live demolition of bombs at Hells Point, in the Alligator Creek East of Honiara on Thursday 17 January 2019.

Supervising Officer In-charge (OIC) of EOD, Senior Sergeant Peter Ririvere says, “The Hells Point Demolition Range in Central Guadalcanal area will be active from 8am to 12 midday, 17 January 2019.”

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Jan 10

Police in Guadalcanal Province arrested a 50-year-old male on 7 January 2019 for the allegation of rape.

The arrest came about after police Aluta area in Malaita Province are urged to assist the PRT officers know the man was in Honiara since Christmas and New Year 2019 festivity.

It was alleged the suspect allegedly raped a 13-year-old female person on unknown date of the month of October in 2018 at Papangu Village in the Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL) one area.

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Jan 10

Police arrested a 26-year-old male person yesterday, 9 January 2019, following an accident at Koridge road in Central Honiara.

The driver was tested with Breathalyzer Machine, and the presence of alcohol in his blood is 0:204%, which was above the prescribe level of 0:05%. He was charged with two counts being for Careless driving and Presence of alcohol in person’s blood he had been released on bail to appear at the Honiara Central Magistrate court on 5 February 2019 at 09:00Am.

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Jan 10

Police in Central Province (CP) arrest three male juveniles recently for alleged rape of a 13-year-old female person at Ghole Village on Small Ngella Island, Central Province.

The three suspects’ ages ranges from 13 -14 years after police obtain their details.

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Jan 04

Police this week arrest and charge another suspect for armed robbery of Capital Park that happen on 22 December 2018 in East Honiara.

Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara, Superintendent Barry Rush Saukiu says, “The 19-year-old suspect was arrested on Friday night, 4 January 2019 at Henderson area in East of Honiara, in a public transport.”

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Jan 07

A 52-year-old murder suspect surrenders himself to Gizo police with the help of Buleana community leaders at Vela La Vela in Western Province on 7 January 2019.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu says, “Buleana murder suspect has given himself to the police and currently he is in police custody in Gizo this morning (07 January 2019).”

PPC Lenialu says, “This morning police has received a telephone call from Buleana community leaders requesting police to go down to the village and get the murder suspect.”

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