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 03 May 2018.
Officer In-charge (OIC) of EOD, Inspector Clifford Tunuki says, “The Hells Point Demolition Range in Central Guadalcanal area will be active from 8am to 2pm on 03 May 2018.”
The Minister for Police, National Security and Correctional Services, the Hon. Moses Garu is today leading the Solomon Islands Delegation to the 3rd Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Police Minister’s Meeting in Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
The delegation comprises of the Commissioner of Police Matthew Varley, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services Karen Galokale, the Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea Barnabas Anga and Chief of Staff to the RSIPF Commissioner Evelyn Thugea.
Provincial Police Commanders and Directors of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force are attending their annual conference for this year at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara from 30 April to 5 May 2018 with the theme “Drivers of change through Community Partnership”.
The conference will focus on the police results for the past year and develop departmental and provincial business plans for the year ahead. They will also take part in refresher training on Command Control and Coordination (C3) and re-qualify in Operational Safety Training (OST).
Police officers in Taro, Choiseul Province have arrested a German national for illegally entering Solomon Islands through the Solomon Islands Papua New Guinea (PNG) border on Sunday 29 April 2018.
“The accused was arrested after Police in Taro was informed of his presence at Supizae Island, near Taro Station on 26 April 2018,” says Operations Manager, Taro Police Station, Senior Sergeant Rolland Lapo.
He adds: “Police then invited him to Taro police station for questioning and at the same time notified the Immigration Department.”
Police at Lata in the Temotu Province are investigating a road block allegedly erected on a road leading to the Neano’ole Ward on Santa Cruz Island on 22 April 2018 by a group of people opposed to a prospecting licence issued to an overseas company.
The road block was erected to stop a company representative from visiting the area where prospecting will take place.
Communities in Temotu Province will benefit from a stabi craft handed over to police at the Lata Police Station on 25 April 2018.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Superintendent James Toaki received the key for the stabi craft from Mr Abel Gilbert from the Solomon Island Police Development Program (SIPDP) with sea safety equipment. Mr Gilbert also handed over a 40-horse power Yamaha engine that will be allocated to the Peu Police Post on Vanikoro Island.
The Media Awareness Training held for officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Lata, Temotu Province from 23 – 27 April has been described as a ‘bonus’ for the participants during and after their time with the Force.
Ten officers serving at the Lata Police Station including three female officers attended the training.
Police at Lata in Temotu Province have arrested a 60-year-old man from Naban Village on Santa Cruz Island on 12 April 2018 for the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl from the same village on four separate occasions in 2017.
Provincial Criminal Investigation Officer (PCIO), Sergeant Ezekiel Menoia says, “Police here at the Lata Police Station have charged the man with three counts of alleged sexual intercourse with a child under 18 years old and one count of alleged indecent act on a child under 18 years with three other related charges.”
Police at the Tulagi Police Station recently supported the Central Provincial Government Children’s Division during a joint advocacy tour to communities and schools in Florida Islands, Ngella.
Members of the public in the Central Province have expressed appreciation to the police at the Tulagi Police Station for assisting in what was described ‘a tense land hearing’ held at Semege substation between17-19 April 2018.
It is alleged on Monday 16 April 2018, a heated argument broke out between disputing parties, where the plaintiff in the matter was nearly attacked by angry people. The hearing was called off because of this. The Deputy Premier of Central Province then formally requested police presence at the next hearing, which police attended.
