Police in the Makira Ulawa Province have applauded assistance by people at Ubuna Village in West Makira after arresting a man in his 20s in connection with an alleged arson at the village on 4 March 2018.
It is alleged that the man started a fire which completely burnt down a temporary classroom building at the Ubuna Primary School.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) female officers took part in the march alongside other women in Honiara to mark International Women’s Day, today, 08 March 2018.
The RSIPF Commissioner, Matthew Varley during the police media weekly conference highlighted that the police is committed to the gender equality and progress of women in the police force.
More than seventy women police officers took part in the event, in Honiara.
The Police Response Team (PRT) of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force as part of its preparation for any public order management conducted a training exercise with Central Response Unit (CRU) and Guadalcanal Police Response Unit (GPRU) at Hells point on 6 March 2018.
Director National Response Department, Chief Superintendent Stanley Riolo Says, “Officers who attended the training are mostly operators from Honiara City Police, Guadalcanal Province Police and PRT.”
Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Makira-Ulawa Province, Superintendent Peter Sitai urges his officers to learn as much as they can from the Media Awareness Training underway at the Kirakira Police Station and use what they learn to assist them in their policing work.
Twelve participants including the PPC and Heads of Units at the Kirakira Police Station as well as two officers of the Makira-Ulawa provincial disaster response office are attending the training which is being held from 5 – 9 March 2018. Two female are among the participants.
The Commissioner of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has suspended a senior police officer after a crash on 01 March 2018 at Lower Kola ridge road above Florence Young School in East Honiara.
It was alleged the officer was under the influence of alcohol and driving a private car when it went off the left side of the road and hit an electricity post.
There has been a drastic decrease in number of careless driving incidents in Honiara as reported by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Traffic Department at Kukum for the period 23 February – 01 March 2018.
Acting Director of RSIPF Traffic Department, Inspector Brian Surimalefo says, “I am pleased to announce that there has been an improvement to careless driving, compared to the previous, especially with vehicles creating an extra third lane along the roads."
Police have arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly injuring his wife over the weekend, 17 February 2018, at Gilbert Camp area in East Honiara.
The matter was reported to police by a community leader alleging the man injured his wife with a weapon. Police then responded, obtained evidence and then arrested the man who was allegedly involved in the incident.
It was alleged the man got angry after his wife accused him of being under the influence of alcohol which led to an argument, as a result the man attacked the wife with a weapon believed to be a plate cutter.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Superintendent Timothy Apaesi welcomes the week-long Media Awareness Training which started at the Auki Police Station today (19 February 2018).
Fifteen participants including the Provincial Police Commander, Heads of Divisions and other senior officers are attending the training. Three female officers are also participating.
Police in Kirakira, Makira Ulawa province are searching for a man in 30’s who fell off from an outboard motor canoe into the sea while travelling in the sea area outside the Ngorangora Airport at the provincial centre at mid-day 15 February 2018.
The alleged accident happened when the 18 feet banana boat powered by a 40 horse-power yamaha engine was returning from dropping late boarding passengers on MV KCB 2 on her way to Honiara from Kirakira.
Police in Kirakira, Makira Ulawa Province have arrested an elderly man for damaging a vehicle at the Ngarihau settlement in Central Makira on 6 February 2018.
The vehicle is owned by Chia Tai Logging Company currently operating in Central Makira.
“It is alleged that the incident occurred as a result of a disagreement over benefits of the logging operation,” says Provincial Police Commander, Makira Ulawa Province, Superintendent Peter Sitai.
