More than 200 officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) from Honiara City and Guadalcanal Province will be mounting an operation for the upcoming events that will be held in the capital city from today 28 June 2018 until 10 July 2018.
These events are the Melanesian Spear Head Group (MSG) meeting, the Melanesian Arts and Cultural Festival (MACFest) and the celebration of Solomon Islands 40th Anniversary of Independence.
Police in Honiara are investigating the death of a male adult in the Mbokonavera area in Central Honiara on 25 June 2018.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara City Chief Superintendent Alfred Uiga says, “We received the report in the afternoon of Monday 25 June and my officers attended to the scene sending investigators and forensic officers.
PPC Uiga says, “The deceased was discovered lying in a small room build underneath a leaf house.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have concluded four weeks of Public Order Management (POM) intensive training at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara in preparation for the National General Elections in 2019.
Assistant Commissioner (AC) Corporate Support Simpson Pogeava says, “The Public Order Management (POM) and Operational Safety Training (OST) training was aimed at qualifying the officers to become trainers to qualify other officers across the whole RSIPF.”
The Fire and Rescue Services of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is investigating the burning of a house at the Kukum Campus of the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) in East Honiara on 23 June 2018.
Director of the Fire and Rescue Services, Superintendent Rodney Kuma says, “The fire incident was reported to us at about 2pm on Saturday 23 June and we responded accordingly.”
Police at Kirakira in the Makira Ulawa-Province are investigating an incident of grievous harm which allegedly occurred at the Kirakira Correctional Centre on 2 June 2018.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Superintendent Peter Sitai says, “The alleged incident happened when the suspect got angry after losing a card game conducted in the compound.”
PPC Sitai says, “Police have arrested the inmate alleged suspect and was charged to appear before the Magistrate Court on 3 July 2018.”
The Magistrates Court at Kirakira in the Makira-Ulawa Province has sentenced seven male youth on 21 June 2018 after being found guilty on charges relating to an incident at the Pirupiru Community High School on Ulawa Island.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Makira-Ulawa Province, Superintendent Peter Sitai says, “The Court heard that on 28 May 2018 the seven youth entered the Pirupiru Community High school on Ulawa Island with bush knives and threatened the students and staff as well as damaged school property.”
Police at the Henderson Police Station in Guadalcanal Province are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at Tanagai in North West Guadalcanal on the afternoon of 23 June 2018.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Superintendent Nixson Manetoga says, “My officers attended the accident after we received a report from the Police National Communication Centre (PCC) that a traffic accident happened opposite Tanagai School West of Honiara.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in the Western province are investigating the death of a male adult while travelling on board a motorised canoe in the Roviana Lagoon on 22 June 2018.
Police officers at the Central Police Station, Honiara City have arrested and charged two male persons for consumption of liquor in a public place on 16 June 2018.
“The two accused were drinking outside of the Telekom Office at Point Cruz when police officers sighted them drinking what was suspected to be kwaso,” says Provincial Police Commander Honiara City, Chief Superintendent Alfred Uiga.
Officers at the White River Police Station have arrested and charged a 22-year-old male person for allegedly wounding his wife in the Tasahe area in West Honiara on 24 June 2018.
“It was alleged that the couple had an argument and the accused became angry, grabbed the victim’s leg and cut it with a kitchen knife,” says Provincial Police Commander Honiara City, Chief Superintendent Alfred Uiga.
He adds: “Police attended the scene when the incident was reported and assisted the victim to the National Referral Hospital where she was admitted.”
