A 29-year-old male has been arrested by police at the Henderson Police Station in Guadalcanal Province for alleged arson of a permanent house in the Betikama area in Central Guadalcanal over the weekend.
It is alleged the man set fire to the house at Betikama on 1 February 2018, when the owner was away.
The man has been taken to Honiara Central Magistrate Court and was remanded in custody.
Police at the Tetere Police Station in the Guadalcanal Province have uprooted 570 marijuana plants in the Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL) One and Totoba areas in North Guadalcanal on 3 February 2018.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander Superintendent Nixson Manetoga says, “On Saturday 3 February at about 4am Tetere Police officers raided two marijuana gardens at different locations following information from the communities.”
“The alleged suspects, who farmed the marijuana plants, fled before the police arrived,” Mr Manetoga says
Police at Noro, in the Western Province are investigating the sudden death of an adult male person in the township this morning 6 February 2018.
Provincial Police Commander, Western Province, Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu says, “Information is still not clear but initial reports say the deceased and two of his relatives were walking along the Noro main road opposite to the Telekom Office when all of a sudden the deceased fell down on the tarmac and hit his head."
The Royal Solomon Islands Police are concerned some people are using the Central Market in Honiara for illegal activities.
Provincial Police Commander, Honiara City, Chief Superintendent Alfred Uiga says, “ Such activities like sale of marijuana, kwaso (home brew), causing nuisance in the public places like the market area and consuming liquor in such areas are all offences.”
PPC Uiga says, "Police will not tolerate any one involved in such activities at the Central Market area. The market place supposed to be a crime free zone for our market vendors.”
Police at Kirakira in the Makira-Ulawa Province have been approached to assist in the search for two male persons, in their 20s, missing at sea between Tawaroga village and Mami village in the East Makira since 3 February 2018.
It is alleged that on 2 February 2018, four male youth in their 20s, left Mami Village in ward 14, in two dug-out canoes and travelled to Tawaroga Village also in ward 14, to collect betel nuts. The boys arrived and spent the night at Tawaroga Village.
Police in Western Province have rescued twelve (12) people travelling in a white ray boat powered by 40 HP Yamaha engine which sunk yesterday (04 February 2018) at Point Kuri Passage, via Goldie area in Western Province.
It is alleged the boat from Ghatere village, Kolombangara was travelling to Beulah Provincial Secondary School to drop off 2 students and one student at Dunde Community High School when it sunk.
The passengers include three women, five men including the driver, two female students, one male student and a three-year- old female child.
Nineteen (19) Police officers in Central Islands Province (CIP) were involved in a walk from the Tulagi provincial police headquarter to the Diocese of Central Solomon and back to the provincial police headquarter today (02 February 2018).
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Inspector Hugo Maelasi says, “The march is part of the police high visibility as well maintaining the physical fitness of Police officers in the province. Police at Tulagi also want to maintain RSIPF code of discipline and have confidence to address any public disorder within the CIP.”
A total of 189 liquor outlets within Guadalcanal Province is a threat to communities in the province with the increase in alcohol related crime.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander, Guadalcanal Province, Nixson Manetoga says “Alcohol related crime has increased in communities throughout the province due to ready access to alcohol through the 189 bottle shops as well as black markets and kwaso brewing.”
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is currently on standby to respond to any incident that might occur during this current bad weather affecting the country.
“In the past week all of Solomon Islands have been affected badly by the weather and we are continuing to work with the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) on monitoring the weather affecting the country,” says Police Commissioner Matthew Varley
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) commends members of the public in Honiara who turned up at the Henderson International Airport this morning (1 February) to see the FIFA World Cup trophy during a brief stopover as part of the world tour.
“Several hundred members of the public turned up at the Airport and the event went on smoothly without any disturbance and I am so proud of the outcome,” says Commissioner of Police, Matthew Varley.
