Thirteen Police officers from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have been promoted to the ranks of senior sergeants and sergeants today (17 May 2018) at the Police headquarters at Rove in Honiara.
These officers include some serving in the provinces. Three female officers are among the promoted officers. They are promoted to the rank of sergeant.
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will benefit from a fully equipped gymnasium recently completed at the Rove Police Headquarter in Honiara.
The Solomon Islands Police Development Program (SIPDP) funded the facility under its infrastructure assistance to the RSIPF. SIPDP has also provided a Technical Instructor with the gym.
“The facilities would enable RSIPF officers to acquire and maintain required health and operational fitness conducive to their line of duty,” says Supervising Commissioner of Police, Gabriel Manelusi.
The Honiara Central Police Station has resumed normal services following the completion of renovations at the Station.
“The renovation work which started late last year 2017 has now been completed and the Frontline Office at the Station has returned to its usual location at the front desk and the services to the public have returned to normal,” says Provincial Police Commander, Honiara City, Chief Superintendent Alfred Uiga.
Police at the Tulagi Police Station, Central Province have mediated a suspected case of sorcery at Soso Village within the Sandfly area in the Florida Islands on 14 May 2018.
It is alleged that a false rumour was spread within the communities that a 50-year-old man alleged to have used black magic to kill another man in December 2017. This has caused ongoing hatred between the two parties.
Police at the Tulagi Police Station, Central Province have arrested a 43-year-old male for sale of Liquor (beer) without license and has been charged to appear before court on 16 July 2018.
It is alleged that on 9 May 2018, the man sold Liquor (beer) without a license at Toa Village on Small Ngella Island.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province Superintendent Patricia Leta says, “Yesterday my officers responded to information provided by public and confiscated a good number of alcohol including beer and spirits which will become court exhibits.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Western Province, Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu urges members of communities in the province against illegal alcohol activities.
PPC Lenialu says, “On 4 May 2018, my officers at Noro Police Station arrested and charged two men for alleged brewing alcohol without authorization from the Minister responsible for Liquor License. Both men were released on bail to appear in the Gizo Magistrate Court at a later date.”
Twenty five officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Honiara and Guadalcanal Province as well as departmental directors are attending a-week long Media Awareness Training from 14 – 18 May 2018 at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara City, Chief Superintendent Alfred Uiga officially opened the training.
“I am honoured to officially open this five-day Media Awareness Workshop and look forward to learning a lot from it,” says PPC Uiga.
Police at Henderson Police Station and members of public at Lungga area are currently searching for a missing Asian man at the Lungga River since yesterday (13 May 2018) evening.
“It is alleged that an Asian man from the Philippines went fishing yesterday evening at the mouth of Lungga River east of Honiara between 6pm to 7pm with two other colleagues when he went missing,” says Superintendent Nixon Manetoga, Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province.
Police at the Henderson Police Station, Guadalcanal Province have arrested a 20-year-old male in the Henderson area East of Honiara for an alleged rape incident on 11 May 2018.
The alleged incident happened in South Guadalcanal on 8 May 2018 and the matter was reported to police at the Henderson Police Station.
“My officers received the report and attended to it by visiting the scene and assisted the victim for medical attention,” says Superintendent Nixon Manetoga, Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Guadalcanal Province.
Police in Central Province plan to soon mount an operation in the provincial capital Tulagi to clean up on anti-social behaviors like black markets, causing nuisance at night, marijuana, illegal brewing of alcohol, drunk and disorderly.
